Rising Bounty
“Roxanne asked when he came inside. He had been outside on the porch talking to his friend for a while on the phone. She could see that he was tense.
Abe smiled at her but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Aye. I thought I would grill steaks tonight. Does that sound okay?”
“Yeah. Do you need help?” She followed him into the kitchen.
“Abe, what’s wrong?” she whispered.
“After dinner, when yer mother and Cici go to bed, I need to talk to ye about something.”
“Okay.” She wanted to ask ...him more but if it was bad news, she didn’t want her mom or Cici overhearing it. She tried to put her questions to the side and focus on helping him get dinner ready. She went to the refrigerator worried that this was it — he was going to tell her that she was too much trouble and send her away.
Now faced with the possibility of never seeing Abe again, she realized just how much she didn’t want to leave him.MoreLess
Abe smiled at her but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Aye. I thought I would grill steaks tonight. Does that sound okay?”
“Yeah. Do you need help?” She followed him into the kitchen.
“Abe, what’s wrong?” she whispered.
“After dinner, when yer mother and Cici go to bed, I need to talk to ye about something.”
“Okay.” She wanted to ask ...him more but if it was bad news, she didn’t want her mom or Cici overhearing it. She tried to put her questions to the side and focus on helping him get dinner ready. She went to the refrigerator worried that this was it — he was going to tell her that she was too much trouble and send her away.
Now faced with the possibility of never seeing Abe again, she realized just how much she didn’t want to leave him.MoreLess
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