and I hope you can be friends again.”
“I think we already are. ”
“I’m glad to hear that. And how is Mou ntainview running this morning?”
“Looked like Julie had everything under control. I said I’d take over once I got back from town. Oh, and the horse, the one you took in, Wade found out why she’s been off her food. She’s pregnant.”
“Well, I’ll be darned. I’ve been around horses all my life , and even I didn’t spot that.”
“Wade’s the original horse whisperer.”
Emily leaned back and laughed. “Looks like I’ll have another mouth to feed and soul to look after , so it’s even more important I get out of here soon.”
“Richard Martin told me you’ll go before the judge later this morning , and he’ll ask for bail.”
“I can’t see why they wouldn’t let an old lady out.”
“You’re not old , Grans.”
She slapped the back of Soph ie’s hand. “If I’m not already, I’m getting there , honey.”
The police officer opened the door and told Sophie time was up.
“I’ll be at the arraignment and ready to take you home,” said Sophie, standing.
“Come here; let me give you a hug again.”
Sophie threw her arms around her grandmother and started cryi ng again but didn’t let Grans know. She quickly turned and left the room.
When she got back to the reception area, Wade was drinking a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper.
“Everything okay?”
“Oh Wade, just get me out of here, please.” With that she burst into tears again, and Wade wr apped his arm around her and le d her back out into the sunshine.
“Let’s go sit in my SUV for a bit,” he said.
He opened the door for her , and she slid inside. He got in beside her, rummaged t hrough his glove compartment , probably looking for some tissues for her , when a box of condoms fell out and landed on her right foot .
She bent over, picked up the box and handed it to him, wonde ring if he used them with Cathy or if they’d been there for some time. She tried to shake the image of him making love to another woman out of her mind because she was depressed enough already .
“Thank you,” he said, throwing them back into th e back of the glove compartment and slapping it shut. Neither of them said another word but sat looking out of the window.
“Wade.”
“What , Soph?”
“Would you hold me ?”
“Sure.”
He slid over toward her and threw his arms around her. She rest ed her head down on his chest, t ears splashing onto his shirt. A wet patch formed , and she made a circle around it with her pinkie.
He stroked the back of her head , and she suddenly felt like she wanted to go to sleep in his arms. Just being with him made everything seem better . H e’d always made he r believe miracles could happen any time and any place.
Sophie had never ever forgot ten the day when she was six and Grans had called her in after she’d been playing outside on her swing . Her parents had flown to Idaho for a meeting for her dad’s business , and her grandmother was looking after her.
“What is it , Grans?”
She could tell her grandmother had been crying and had wondered if she’d done something wrong.
“Now, come and sit down here with me , and I want you to be a b ig girl. Can you do that for me?”
Sophie had nodded , planting her butt on the spot of the couch Grans tapped.
“I have some sad news to tell you , and I’m sorry to say it’s go ing to change things for you .”
“What is it, Grans?”
“Oh Sophie, there was a plane crash and…”
Sophie had known something bad had happened because Grans was crying , and she knew her parents were flying home on a plane that day. It was their plane that had crashed. She’d tried to run away so she didn’ t have to hear it , but Grans had held her hands preventing her from doing so.
“ I know you’re a big brave girl , and you can understand what I have to tell you. There was a snowstorm , and the wing of the plane got ice on it , and
“I think we already are. ”
“I’m glad to hear that. And how is Mou ntainview running this morning?”
“Looked like Julie had everything under control. I said I’d take over once I got back from town. Oh, and the horse, the one you took in, Wade found out why she’s been off her food. She’s pregnant.”
“Well, I’ll be darned. I’ve been around horses all my life , and even I didn’t spot that.”
“Wade’s the original horse whisperer.”
Emily leaned back and laughed. “Looks like I’ll have another mouth to feed and soul to look after , so it’s even more important I get out of here soon.”
“Richard Martin told me you’ll go before the judge later this morning , and he’ll ask for bail.”
“I can’t see why they wouldn’t let an old lady out.”
“You’re not old , Grans.”
She slapped the back of Soph ie’s hand. “If I’m not already, I’m getting there , honey.”
The police officer opened the door and told Sophie time was up.
“I’ll be at the arraignment and ready to take you home,” said Sophie, standing.
“Come here; let me give you a hug again.”
Sophie threw her arms around her grandmother and started cryi ng again but didn’t let Grans know. She quickly turned and left the room.
When she got back to the reception area, Wade was drinking a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper.
“Everything okay?”
“Oh Wade, just get me out of here, please.” With that she burst into tears again, and Wade wr apped his arm around her and le d her back out into the sunshine.
“Let’s go sit in my SUV for a bit,” he said.
He opened the door for her , and she slid inside. He got in beside her, rummaged t hrough his glove compartment , probably looking for some tissues for her , when a box of condoms fell out and landed on her right foot .
She bent over, picked up the box and handed it to him, wonde ring if he used them with Cathy or if they’d been there for some time. She tried to shake the image of him making love to another woman out of her mind because she was depressed enough already .
“Thank you,” he said, throwing them back into th e back of the glove compartment and slapping it shut. Neither of them said another word but sat looking out of the window.
“Wade.”
“What , Soph?”
“Would you hold me ?”
“Sure.”
He slid over toward her and threw his arms around her. She rest ed her head down on his chest, t ears splashing onto his shirt. A wet patch formed , and she made a circle around it with her pinkie.
He stroked the back of her head , and she suddenly felt like she wanted to go to sleep in his arms. Just being with him made everything seem better . H e’d always made he r believe miracles could happen any time and any place.
Sophie had never ever forgot ten the day when she was six and Grans had called her in after she’d been playing outside on her swing . Her parents had flown to Idaho for a meeting for her dad’s business , and her grandmother was looking after her.
“What is it , Grans?”
She could tell her grandmother had been crying and had wondered if she’d done something wrong.
“Now, come and sit down here with me , and I want you to be a b ig girl. Can you do that for me?”
Sophie had nodded , planting her butt on the spot of the couch Grans tapped.
“I have some sad news to tell you , and I’m sorry to say it’s go ing to change things for you .”
“What is it, Grans?”
“Oh Sophie, there was a plane crash and…”
Sophie had known something bad had happened because Grans was crying , and she knew her parents were flying home on a plane that day. It was their plane that had crashed. She’d tried to run away so she didn’ t have to hear it , but Grans had held her hands preventing her from doing so.
“ I know you’re a big brave girl , and you can understand what I have to tell you. There was a snowstorm , and the wing of the plane got ice on it , and
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