They both grinned like fools.
We have lunch for you, Ty said, gesturing toward the kitchen.
“Oh, bless you,” Lacy said right out loud, and she stopped at Jacob’s side as he settled onto the couch and handed him a burp cloth.He’ll have to eat soon. Are you okay with him?
Fine, Jacob said, his smile suggesting he was definitely more than fine.
Ty grinned and followed Mitch and Lacy into the kitchen.
I’m sure your family will bring a lot of food, he said.If I know the Glovers at all.
I think Link’s Momma has already been here. Lacy moved to the fridge and opened it.Yep, look at all these casserole pans. She closedthe fridge, beamed at Ty, and then took the wrapped sandwich Mitch handed her. “Thank you so much, Tyson. We really appreciate everything you’ve done the last few days while we’ve been gone.”
“Of course,” he said, speaking and signing, the way Lacy did. “I’m happy to do it.” He bent and patted William’s head. “I really liked having him with me at night.”
Did you?Mitch asked.Maybe I should have you take him more often.
It took Ty a moment to catch up to Mitch’s fast signing, and then he said,If you think he’s ready, I’d love to have him.
Ty didn’t need a full-fledged hearing dog, and he’d learned a lot from Mitch about how to train one. He’d learned so many things since returning to Three Rivers, including being kinder to himself and increasing his patience with everything.
Mitch’s hands flew again, and Ty caughtplace, but not much else. He grinned and said,You sign too fast for me.
Mitch chuckled, picked up Ty’s phone, and pointed.Looking at this place?
“Oh, yeah. I’m looking at it this afternoon,” Ty said.
Looks nice, Mitch said.At least the sidewalks aren’t all cracked up.
“I didn’t know you were looking for your own place,” Lacy said as she sat at the bar. “That’s great, Ty.”
“It’s not going great,” he said. “I’d really like something one level, but there’s not a lot out there. I want something already on flat ground, with immaculate buildings, no cracked sidewalks, and no trip hazards.”
He grinned at Lacy and picked up his own sandwich. “Wishful thinking, I know.”
“Mitch built the entire academy,” she said. “If there’s something you like about it, you can use the bones to flesh out everything else.”
Ty nodded. “I have a hard time envisioning the flesh.”
“Maybe you should talk to Ruby and Trap,” Lacy said. “Isn’t that what hedoes?”
“Yeah,” Ty said, thinking it over. “Maybe I should have him come on a few showings with me.”
Lacy nodded encouragingly and took a bite of her sandwich. After she swallowed, she asked, “How are things going with Winnie?”
“Good,” Ty said, and he didn’t even mind the question. “She’s really great.”
“Yeah, we really like her here,” Lacy said. “The students love her.”
She’s very…positive, Mitch said, and he didn’t seem super jazzed about that.
Lacy grinned at him. “He’s happy to have Winnie on board,” she said. “He just acts like positivity is a negative trait sometimes.”
I do not, Mitch said, and Lacy only laughed and shook her head.
Ty grinned at Mitch, because they were definitely cut from more of the same cloth than he was of Lacy’s. Lacy finished her sandwich and said, “I’m going to go feed the baby, and then maybe I’ll lay down for a nap too.”
Same, Mitch said, but he stayed at the counter, though he’d finished his lunch, while Lacy went into the living room. Ty caught her moving through the mouth of the hallway and down toward the master bedroom.
