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Are you thinking of staying here full-time? I was planning on it.
Canyon gave me a big grin. “Good, I’d like you to stay here. A position just opened up with search and rescue, and I could use a well-trained ex-military man.”
I raised my brows. “Really?”
Damon smirked at me. “I guess he’s offering you a job.”
“You’re serious?” I asked. With my history of losing Greg, I was shocked he would even consider me. My mind flashed back to that day.
Canyon’s grin nearly split his face. “My guy in charge of mountain rescue told me yesterday that he has to move for personal reasons.”
“You’d be great,” Damon said.
I hedged. “I’ll think about it.”
Canyon cocked an eyebrow. “You were a volunteer that day, and there were extenuating circumstances.”
“Yeah, bro.” Damon grunted. “Greg let go that day. He wanted you to save Ella.”
My heart raced, and I felt suddenly uncomfortable with everyone there. I sucked in a deep breath and put my hands over my head.
McCrae moved next to me. “Dude, you need to let this go.”
I thrust my hands down and said, “Really? That easy? Just let go of the fact that I’m the guy that killed him?”
“You’re not the guy that killed him,” Kayla said. “You’re the guy that tried to save him, and you did save his sister. You need to remember that.”
I squeezed my eyes shut and sucked in another long breath, willing the pain in my chest to disappear.
My siblings circled me.
“You tried to save him that day,” Kayla said, putting a hand on my shoulder.
“Right.” Damon touched my other shoulder.
Canyon spoke up. “Exactly. Take this position. I know you’ll never take anything for granted out there.”
“He’s right,” McCrae agreed. “I would be proud to have you calling the shots out there.”
I hesitated, then looked each of them in the eyes. “Thanks.”
A few minutes later, we walked out of the gym. Kayla, who was walking beside me, cleared her throat. “I’m going to say something to you that Mom or Dad would say.”
“What’s that?”
She grunted. “It seems like God has a plan.”
I didn’t know whether to agree or disagree with her, but I grinned. “Actually, Dad said it was God’s timing.”
Canyon, Damon, and McCrae all laughed.
They all got inside their cars, and I watched them drive away. It gave me a moment to chew on what they’d said.
Maybe all of thiswasGod’s timing.
Later that day, my phone buzzed. Bill was calling. “Hello?”
“It’s showing that everything was delivered. Is that right?”
