A Taste of Spring

Chapter 15

Two weeks after

DATE FOUR

Mr. Oliver lifted his cup to his mouth and took a drink. Sunlight reflected off his glasses as he slightly lowered his head, pulled the cup away from his mouth, and sat it on the table with a shaky hand.

"So, you are Summer's little sister?"

Spring smiled. She and Mr. Oliver spoke for over thirty minutes already. He talked about his wife mostly and she talked about...Dezmond. He was all she could think about still, a little over two weeks later, so she shared. What they didn't discuss yet was who she was.

"Yes, sir. I'm sorry she wasn't able to keep your date."

"If she had, I wouldn't have gotten to meet you." He winked. "How is she feeling?"

Spring moved her stirrer around in her coffee. "Better. She should be out and about within a day or so. She just didn't want to risk your health."

"Mrs. Waltman, please..."

Spring looked past Mr. Oliver to where a nurse was running after a woman who was presumably Mrs. Waltman.

is a runner," Mr. Oliver said,

Spring said then

here can. Pudding nights, it's

run amuck at bedtime because they were hopped up on pudding. By the way, Mrs. Waltman dodged the nurse, it was clear that the staff at the

may I ask how

the name of Brittney. You see, my wife Clara passed a couple of years before then and I was still mourning. So, in my grief, I made a promise

with her when she was alive. I needed a partner and I had no friends, so I decided to hire a partner. Your sister and I danced together every other week for three months. The first dance class of that fourth month, Summer refused

told me

shrugged. "Do you tell

her head.

two years ago," he said.

of water hit her arm. She raised her chin and moved her head back to look up into the sky. A drop

drinks, you push,"

drinks. She unlocked his wheelchair and pulled it and Mr. Oliver from under the table. The sky opened up as she ran, pushing the wheelchair as fast

Spring said to a woman

you go, young one," Mr. Oliver

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