Chapter 148

“Isn’t that the man that helped Gwen out of the river this afternoon?” asked Becky as she stood with the Andersons and watched her sister fawn over the small child while Gwen was extremely attentive to the girl’s father.

“You’re right! I have to thank him,” announced Paula as she started over to Gwen, followed by Lisa, Kate, and several friends.

“Thank you for helping my daughter out of the river today!” praised Paula as she gave the surprised man a hug. If Paula’s hug caught him off guard, he was soon totally flabbergasted as one beautiful woman after another gave him a warm hug and a sincere ‘thank you’ for helping Gwen.

Ms. Walker was speaking to the students from her school as they watched the interaction between the ragged looking man and Gwen’s entourage. “That’s why Gwen was elected to Congress and why she has so many important people here at her celebration. Every person is important to her. All lives matter. I overheard that he’s the man that helped her ou