Page 28 of Falling for Brody

As they watched Brody and the kids talking in front of them, another child came up to the group, with a beautiful woman walking with her.

Brody greeted the little girl and the woman with her with smiles and warm hugs.

See?She told herself.

He could have anyone he wanted.

"Now," Missus Hardy touched her knee, "tell me more about what kind of place you're looking to rent. I know a lot of people around here and there just might be something that hasn't been listed yet."

Rhea turned to the other woman with a big smile.

She likely did know more than what was in the ads.

Missus Hardy had lived in Fallport her whole life.

Rhea doubted there was much that happened in town that she didn't know about.

"Well, it's not a long list of wants. It's just me and Chip. I should also ask you about babysitting." Rhea felt her cheeks heat again. "Working as an EMT in town, I'll have long shifts. Where we were living there were day care services that catered to all kinds of hours and shifts. Here? I'm not so sure."

Missus Hardy turned slightly on the bench seat beside her. "My dear, dear girl, you've come to the right woman."

Rhea grinned and felt some of the weight lift off of her shoulders. "Actually, Chip seems to have gone to the right woman."

They both laughed as Missus Hardy started to ask her more questions.

As their conversation went on, Rhea felt more and more relieved about her choice of moving to Fallport.

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Brody lookedup at Heather Ross and saw her laughing along with him. "Thanks for coming over with Marisa."

Heather waved off his words. "Are you kidding? I was happy to see you and the kids." She looked at the mixed group of kids, and Brody knew what she was seeing. Both boys and girls, different ages. "It's a hodgepodge of kids and they look like they're having a great time."

He nodded. "See that boy over there? The one in the blue shirt?"

Heather leaned in closer to him and looked through the mass of kids. "The blond boy with the straight hair?"

Brody nodded. "That's Chip Russell. He and his mom just moved to Fallport. Rhea's going to be working with me on the ambulance."

"Oh?" She grinned. "Wonderful! How old is he?"

"Six." Brody nodded, remembering what he'd found out. "He'll be in the kindergarten class."

"Great. The town keeps growing."

Brody chuckled at that. "It's not quite a huge swing in population, but it's building."

They cheered on the kids for a few minutes before Brody looked over at the bench to see Rhea sitting beside Missus Hardy.

Rhea already looked like she fit right into the Fallport community.

"Who's that?"

Heather bumped his arm a little and lifted her chin in Rhea's direction.

"Someone you know?"

"That's Chip's mom sitting next to Missus Hardy under the tree."

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