FULL CIRCLE
Chapter 36
Miles pulled into the driveway of his childhood home and sat going over once again the words he'd rehearsed on the way over there. As he got out of the car, he glanced around at the carefully manicured grounds and brightly blooming flowers. At least some things hadn't
changed, he decided. With quick steps he headed for the front door and rang the bell.
The door was opened almost immediately by a blonde haired woman wearing a sundress and sandals. "Can I help you?" she asked.
"Yes. I'm looking for John McCabe. Is he home?" Miles asked.
"Not right now. But he should be shortly. Who may I ask stopped by?"
His son," Miles replied and turned to leave.
"Wait," she said and reached out a hand to touch his arm. "You must be Miles. Please come in." She held open the door.
"Maybe for a few minutes," Miles told her. His headache was starting to bother him and sitting down for a while before driving back to the hotel wouldn't be such a bad idea. This was, after all, still his home.
"Can I get you something to drink?"
A glass of ice water if you don't mind," he answered, sitting down in a comfortable chair.
"I don't mind at all," she replied. "I think I'd better introduce myself. I'm Rachelle McCabe--John's wife."
"His wife?" Miles asked in stunned surprise. She didn't look old enough to be his stepmother.
"He never told you?" Rachelle asked.
"No," Miles said, shaking his head. "He never did. I-I think I should be going." He started to get to his feet.
"At least let me get you your ice water," she told him.
"All right," Miles answered. He looked around the room and wondered what else his father hadn't told him.
Rachelle came back from the kitchen with a glass of ice water and set it on the table beside Miles. "Miles, there is someone I want you to meet," she said quietly.
"Mommy," a small child's voice said plaintively. Miles turned around to find himself looking at a little girl. A little girl who bore more than a striking resemblance to himself.
Rachelle took the child by the hand and led her over to the chair. "I want you to meet Mikayla Ann McCabe. Miles, this is your sister."