Kristina Knight - Rebel In A Small Town

“I guess you weren’t kidding when you said you had something to tell us,” he said. Collin put the ball cap he wore in the orchard on a peg in the mudroom, then continued into the kitchen. He grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and took a long drink.

“Collin,” Gran began, but Mara stopped her.

“It’s okay. Yeah, pretty big news. Something I thought needed to be shared in person,” Mara said. Her voice shook only a little, and for that she was thankful. Gran was the first hurdle in her family; Collin would be the second and probably the biggest. She and he had been close until she became pregnant. “I have a son.”

“He doesn’t look like a newborn.”

Mara swallowed. “I know. I had some things... I needed to figure out a few things. Before I told you and Gran and Amanda.”

“And the things are figured out now?”

Mara opened her mouth to say yes, but she didn’t want to lie. “Mostly.”

“You’re okay?”

She nodded. “Good job, good health benefits.” Mara wasn’t sure what more she could tell either Gran or Collin without first talking to James. “And now I’m home.”

Collin put the water bottle down and crossed the room. He put his index finger under Zeke’s chin, and the little boy grinned at him. “He looks like Amanda did when she was a baby.”

“He has your grandfather’s chin,” Gran added. “And his name.”

Collin’s eyes widened, and Mara nodded. “I call him Zeke.”

“Hello, Zeke,” Collin said after a long moment. “I’m your uncle, Collin.”

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