Second Chance with Love by Alana Hart, Ruth Tyler Philips Page B
Authors: Alana Hart, Ruth Tyler Philips
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Scott rushed to her.
Nathan turned around to see Melanie at the kitchen entrance. "Mel, hi. Heard what I was asking Scott?"
"Nathan." Melanie shooed the panicked Scott away. "You should give Hilda a little time to figure out what she's going to do. She had help, but I'm sure, now that you know Aaron is your son, it is overwhelming for her." Melanie walked to the kitchen island and sat on a stool.
"But I can't just leave her to run away again. My brain is wracked at the moment. I won't even be able to sleep until I see Hilda and my son."
"She doesn't know that Scott and I have known you were the father. All this would be too much. Let me speak with her first, okay?" Melanie covered her hand over Nathan's, which trembled a little. Speechless, he nodded his assent.
Nathan headed to the office as soon as he left Scott and Melanie's place.
"Any business calls?" Nathan asked his secretary Wendy.
"Just a few messages about next Thursday's meeting. Oh, and Mr Grady called."
"Thanks, Wendy." Nathan headed towards his office. He wanted to get all of his engagements sorted out and take a few days off. He couldn't sit still. He paced his office with balled fists. He felt helpless and pathetic. But he trusted Melanie.
Looking around his office he saw various things, his targets and projects. He looked over at the wall and saw the calendar, which had red marks on most of the days, indicating times when he was either having meetings or going away to handle affairs relating to his business. The previous night he had prayed for the opportunity to be in Aaron's life. And as he stared at the board, he realized what had to be done.
"Wendy." Nathan stepped out of his office to see her typing.
"What's up, Nathan?" She raised an eyebrow and smiled with her lips parted in a usual seductive manner that Nathan had always chosen to ignore.
"Cancel all of my engagements. I'm taking the month off. If anyone asks, tell them I have family matters to deal with."
Wendy leaned forward, "Are your parents okay?"
"They're fine." I just have to go.” And with that Nathan left the office.
Chapter 15
The moment her cell rang, Hilda answered. Aaron had been put to bed and Hilda relaxed in front of the TV.
"I was debating whether to call and check on you. Mel, you read my mind."
"Hey, Hilda. Call away, between sleeping, TV, and thrashing Scott at backgammon, I'm bored out of my mind."
Hilda giggled. "He'll never get better at it, will he?"
"Nope."
Hilda noticed an awkward silence between them. There had never been an awkward silence whenever they spoke.
"Everything okay with you Melanie?"
"Yeah, everything's fine on my end. I'm just waiting for him to come out. How was the mission?"
"Adventurous." That was the first word that popped into Hilda's mind.
"Hilda..."
"What's the matter, Melanie? Something's not right."
"Okay, I'll come right out with it. I know about you and Nathan. I've always known."
At hearing this the hairs on the back of Hilda's neck spiked. "Oh."
"I know what happened between the two of you in the past and I know what happened in Guatemala."
Hilda got up, switched off the TV, and found herself a wall to lean against. She cradled the cellphone and closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. What happened was between you, Nathan, and God. I wanted to leave it up to you to tell me, if you wanted."
"So, you knew all along." Hilda's mind went into overdrive. "You've been so helpful to me. When I told you I was pregnant, that same month I was given an interview for the position as medical secretary, did you have anything to do with it?"
Melanie sighed. "Yes."
"I thought you might have put a good word in for me. You've been looking out for me all this time."
"Please, don't think it was charity..."
"No, thank you. You held me and Aaron from the beginning. Without your help I wouldn't have passed the secretary course, my head was in shambles at the time. Thank you. But why tell me this now?"
Melanie was
Nathan turned around to see Melanie at the kitchen entrance. "Mel, hi. Heard what I was asking Scott?"
"Nathan." Melanie shooed the panicked Scott away. "You should give Hilda a little time to figure out what she's going to do. She had help, but I'm sure, now that you know Aaron is your son, it is overwhelming for her." Melanie walked to the kitchen island and sat on a stool.
"But I can't just leave her to run away again. My brain is wracked at the moment. I won't even be able to sleep until I see Hilda and my son."
"She doesn't know that Scott and I have known you were the father. All this would be too much. Let me speak with her first, okay?" Melanie covered her hand over Nathan's, which trembled a little. Speechless, he nodded his assent.
Nathan headed to the office as soon as he left Scott and Melanie's place.
"Any business calls?" Nathan asked his secretary Wendy.
"Just a few messages about next Thursday's meeting. Oh, and Mr Grady called."
"Thanks, Wendy." Nathan headed towards his office. He wanted to get all of his engagements sorted out and take a few days off. He couldn't sit still. He paced his office with balled fists. He felt helpless and pathetic. But he trusted Melanie.
Looking around his office he saw various things, his targets and projects. He looked over at the wall and saw the calendar, which had red marks on most of the days, indicating times when he was either having meetings or going away to handle affairs relating to his business. The previous night he had prayed for the opportunity to be in Aaron's life. And as he stared at the board, he realized what had to be done.
"Wendy." Nathan stepped out of his office to see her typing.
"What's up, Nathan?" She raised an eyebrow and smiled with her lips parted in a usual seductive manner that Nathan had always chosen to ignore.
"Cancel all of my engagements. I'm taking the month off. If anyone asks, tell them I have family matters to deal with."
Wendy leaned forward, "Are your parents okay?"
"They're fine." I just have to go.” And with that Nathan left the office.
Chapter 15
The moment her cell rang, Hilda answered. Aaron had been put to bed and Hilda relaxed in front of the TV.
"I was debating whether to call and check on you. Mel, you read my mind."
"Hey, Hilda. Call away, between sleeping, TV, and thrashing Scott at backgammon, I'm bored out of my mind."
Hilda giggled. "He'll never get better at it, will he?"
"Nope."
Hilda noticed an awkward silence between them. There had never been an awkward silence whenever they spoke.
"Everything okay with you Melanie?"
"Yeah, everything's fine on my end. I'm just waiting for him to come out. How was the mission?"
"Adventurous." That was the first word that popped into Hilda's mind.
"Hilda..."
"What's the matter, Melanie? Something's not right."
"Okay, I'll come right out with it. I know about you and Nathan. I've always known."
At hearing this the hairs on the back of Hilda's neck spiked. "Oh."
"I know what happened between the two of you in the past and I know what happened in Guatemala."
Hilda got up, switched off the TV, and found herself a wall to lean against. She cradled the cellphone and closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. What happened was between you, Nathan, and God. I wanted to leave it up to you to tell me, if you wanted."
"So, you knew all along." Hilda's mind went into overdrive. "You've been so helpful to me. When I told you I was pregnant, that same month I was given an interview for the position as medical secretary, did you have anything to do with it?"
Melanie sighed. "Yes."
"I thought you might have put a good word in for me. You've been looking out for me all this time."
"Please, don't think it was charity..."
"No, thank you. You held me and Aaron from the beginning. Without your help I wouldn't have passed the secretary course, my head was in shambles at the time. Thank you. But why tell me this now?"
Melanie was
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