Justice Is Always Ready (A Graham Family Story, 1) Read Online Free PDF

into the South Dakota
morning.
     
    * * * *
     
    Justice had a great visit with his
sister, but when his plane landed he was more than ready to be back
home. One thing was on his mind. Well not thing, but object. A
person. Ms. Kassidy. His Kassidy.
    He closed the door to his apartment
and headed for the shower. Once he was clean, Justice walked
through his kitchen in a pair of sweats and leaned against the
counter. His cell phone sat on the clean Formica top. Taunting him.
Mocking him. He wasn’t sure. Suddenly he was not as confident as he
wanted to believe. Justice reached out and bit his lip while
pressing the send button once he found the number he
wanted.
    “ Hello?” a tiny hushed
female voice said.
    He frowned. “May I speak to Kassidy,
please?”
    “ No.”
    “ Is she busy?”
    “ Talking to
Arlen.”
    Arlen. A man’s name. Justice scowled.
“Could you tell her Justice called?”
    A deep sigh. “No. Then she’d know I
was playing with her phone.”
    Young logic at its best. Justice had
to smile at that one. “I can see your dilemma.”
    Another large sigh. “Yes.
See, I should be sleepin’. But it started moving and I had to touch it.” The
voice rose with excitement. “Shhh!”
    He lifted onto the counter, totally
enchanted. “Right. Shhh, sorry.”
    “ Can you see me? I’m
hiding.”
    “ Sorry, I can’t. Where are
you hiding?”
    “ Under the desk. Uh
oh.”
    “ What
happened?”
    “ Busted.” Her voice was so
dejected.
    “ Give me that phone, young
lady, and get out from there.” Kassidy’s voice could be heard in
the background.
    “ I had fun hiding with
you. Bye,” the child said.
    The “Who are you talking to?” overrode
his own farewell.
    “ Hello?” Kassidy’s sweet
Southern tone slid like honey over him.
    “ Hello, my beautiful
Kassidy.”
    “ Justice.”
    The way she purred his name made him
think about another shower. Ice cold this time.
    “ Did you miss
me?”
    “ Tell me Sari didn’t call
you, did she?”
    “ You’re not answering my
question.”
    “ Neither are
you.”
    He chuckled. “No, she didn’t call. She
just answered. Sari is it?”
    “ Good. Yes, very cute and
very disquisitive.”
    “ Disquisitive?”
    “ I’m sure it’s in your
calendar.”
    Justice laughed and ran his hand over
his short hair. “Probably is.” He paused. “Kassidy?”
    “ I missed you,” she
informed him.
    He smiled. “Glad to hear it. Who’s
Arlen?”
    “ Sari’s
father.”
    Justice wanted more information than
that, but he kept his mouth shut on the subject. “Are you free for
supper?”
    “ I am.”
    “ Can I pick you up… say
about five then?”
    “ I’d like that.
Casual?”
    “ Casual. Unless, you’d
like to dress up.”
    “ Ohh, tempting, but I love
my jeans.”
    After getting her address, Justice
hung up, a huge smile on his face. At a few minutes before five he
drove up the driveway to her house. It was beautiful. Justice
immediately thought of his mother and how much she’d love the
landscaping. Getting out, he jogged easily up the steps to the door
and pressed the doorbell. He didn’t have to wait long before
Kassidy opened it with a smile.
    “ Hey, come on in. I’m
almost ready.”
    He stepped in and swept his gaze
around her house. Libby walked up to him, tail wagging, and he
scratched her head. “No rush,” he said.
    Kassidy had on a pair of hip hugger
jeans and a pale pink one-shouldered shirt. Her feet were bare and
he saw pale pink polish on her toes as she walked past.
    “ Can I get you anything to
drink?”
    Justice looked over the piano and the
pictures on it. “Please. Anything is fine.” He looked at pictures
of Kassidy throughout various stages of her life.
    “ Here you go.” She handed
him a glass of tea a few moments later.
    “ Thank you. Who do we have
here?” He gestured to the photos. Justice drank his tea as she
pointed out parents, grandparents, friends, and more family. Before
long they were on their way to dinner