Chapter 184

“I’m Joe Franklin, by the way. My son, Dave, had his leg broken in the tornado. He was operated on yesterday and won’t be released for a few days. I promised him I’d get his house covered before the next rain, but I’m losing confidence that it’ll get done.”

“I can’t stay too long right now, but I can help you with the shingles. I’m Steve Hammer and I’ll be in town all day. I leave around three tomorrow. Let me help you get started,” offered Steve as he easily placed a bundle of shingles on his shoulder and started up the ladder.

Steve had managed to haul half the pallet of shingles up to the roof before the governor’s group realized he was no longer with them. They had moved back to board the bus when Gwen revealed that Steve was not present.

“He told me was going to see if the older gentleman down the street needed help,” revealed Gwen. “Apparently he did and Steve’s helping him right now. If you have a tight schedule, Governor, you may want to carry on and Steve