DELBERT BRIGGS 20

delbert sat at the kitchen table his arm stretched across the table while norma was cleaning the hand. " i was hopeing to take these stitches out today, but we better wait a while longer" norma explained while she cleaned. she wouldnt look up at delbert. " ah its ok norma i just scratched it on a mesquite limb comming in here."delbert tried to convince her of the minor scratches not being anything . norma was spreading a thin film of antibiotic salve over the hand was was preparing to wrap the hand in a bandage. delbert pulled the hand back he turned it back and forth looking at it." looks good, i got a question tho. you have pitched in here helping at every angle. your doctoring on me why? you dont have to do these things , its sure not from a romance angle. ime appreciative believe me. but it dont add up." norma sat there looking at delbert. " i owe you. is that enough of a answer?" delbert sat back and thought for a minute" now how do you ow me? i should be paying you." " i worked at the bank. i did all the paper work on you buying this ranch. i knew it was set up as a scam. ime as guilty as jackson or mason." she ducked her head. delbert sat there a count of 20, " did you profit like they would have?" delbert asked. " no, i just did the paper work for them., but i knew better, they didnt have a soul." norma almost whispered. " well my dear it looks to me you were just doing your job. just what you were paid for. no hard feelings here. you got nothing to owe. i like have ing you here. but if you have something else to do feel free to go do it. ill hold nothing against you." delbert explained. when norm looked up her cheeks were stained with tears" i do like it here. but if you want me to ill go." " well hell who will bandage my hand if you leave. like i said i like haveing you around. your good company."delbert laid his hand back across the table and smiled at norma. she sniffed and started bandaging the hand.