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we read about the fire at The Lighthouse. We know Jon went back to work there.”
    â€œYes, it’s terrible news.” Without his job as chef, Jon was left with only his photography earnings tosupport the family. His work was displayed in a Seattle gallery and sold well, but the money he made wasn’t nearly enough to cover their living expenses, particularly now that Maryellen no longer had medical insurance.
    â€œJon’s not working anywhere else, then?”
    â€œHis photographs are selling nicely,” Maryellen felt obliged to tell her. “He’s so talented.” It was through his art that Maryellen had first come to know Jon Bowman. He’d brought his photographs for display at the Harbor Street Gallery, where she was employed as manager. They were among the most popular in the gallery.
    Unlike some of the other artists, Jon preferred to keep a low profile. It wasn’t until after Katie was born that she’d learned this man she loved had spent time in prison. In order to save their younger son, his parents had lied and Jon had been sentenced for a crime he’d never committed.
    â€œJoseph and I want to help,” Ellen insisted. “What can we do?”
    â€œI’m not sure…” She didn’t feel comfortable stating the obvious—that she needed someone here, in the house, looking after Katie, preparing meals, cleaning.
    â€œThere’s something wrong,” Ellen said sharply. “What is it?”
    â€œI’m—I’m having problems with the pregnancy,”she admitted. “I’m on complete bed rest.” The baby gave her a hard kick as if to remind her.
    â€œWhat about Katie? You can’t possibly be taking care of her if you’re confined to bed.”
    â€œI’m not. I can’t. She’s with her father,” Maryellen said. Jon was doing his best to sell his work and take care of their child, run the household, and everything else.
    â€œBut how can he do that?” Ellen asked, clearly concerned.
    â€œHe can’t.” Maryellen was unwilling to explain further.
    â€œWe’re coming,” Ellen announced. “You both need us.”
    Maryellen sighed, feeling a surge of relief and simultaneous anxiety about Jon’s reaction. “I can’t ask you to do that.”
    â€œYou didn’t,” Ellen said. “Our son will just have to swallow his silly pride. His family’s at stake here. As far as I’m concerned, this is God’s way of bringing us all back together. Jon can’t very well ignore us now. He’s our son, and Katie and this new baby are our grandchildren.” Ellen sounded like a force to be reckoned with.
    â€œLet me talk to him first,” Maryellen urged.
    â€œYou do that if you want, but it doesn’t make the least bit of difference what he says. Joseph and I are coming to Cedar Cove, and that’s that. Leave everything to me, Maryellen,” she insisted in a determined voice. “I’ll be in touch.”
    They ended the conversation and afterward Maryellen did feel better. She didn’t know what she’d say to Jon. Maybe she wouldn’t broach the subject, after all. Maybe she would leave everything to Ellen and Joseph. She was so weary of fighting him on this. He’d relented once and agreed to ask his family for help and then done nothing. She couldn’t face that battle again.
    Just as she was beginning to think it was time for Jon and Katie to return home, she heard a car pull into the yard. Trying to look rested and relaxed, she attempted a smile, waiting for her husband and daughter to walk into the house.
    Instead the doorbell rang.
    Visitors? In the middle of the day?
    Before Maryellen could move, the door opened and Rachel Pendergast and Teri Miller entered, letting in warm spring air and sunshine and laughter. They worked at Get Nailed, the salon where Maryellen had her hair and nails done. Or used