I glanced over to my left to see a woman quietly stocking shelves and waved.
“Yes, Miss, can I help you?”
“I hope so.I have a somewhat odd question.”
“Okay.”She smiled.
“I was just sitting here, looking out the window, and was wondering if you can tell me what the pink building across the street is?The one without a sign above the door.”
“Oh, that’s Miranda’s Miracle Foundation.”
I nodded as I watched Colton come back out, get something from his truck, and slip back inside.
“Oh, I’m not from around here.What do they do there?”
“No problem.My mom went there after she received her cancer diagnosis.There was no way she couldn’t afford treatments.When that happens, the hospital directs them to the foundation.They are the ones who help find sponsors for those cases.They put her in touch with a sponsor who could fund her treatment.She told me that a lot of actors and some players from major sports teams sponsor patients.”
“That’s amazing.”
“Some think so.Did you see someone famous go in the doors?”she questioned, glancing out the window.“I always like to watch and see if I can’t see someone famous go in.”
“Oh no, it just seems like a busy place.”I smiled.
“Oh, yes, it is, sadly.My mom actually met Kacey Kabert, you know, the leading actress from the made-for-TV Christmas movieChristmas Starsthat was such a hit last year.”
I did not know what movie she was talking about.I barely had enough time to catch the news most days, but I nodded and smiled anyway.
“My mother told me that while it’s great they donate, she’s heard that many of the actors and professional sports players are forced into sponsoring as some sort of penance.”
“Really?”
“Yes, unfortunately, but just as many if not more do it because they want to do good with their overabundance, or because someone they know or knew went through the same sort of thing, and they hated watching them suffer.”
“Wow,” I whispered, wondering why Colton was there.
“You know, I think of it often.If it hadn’t been for the woman who sponsored my mother, she wouldn’t be here today.I really should go over and make a small donation.I know it won’t make an enormous difference, but it’s what I can offer.”
“Never underestimate the power of a donation of any size.You never know who may get the treatment because of the donation you make and thank you for the information.”
“You are welcome.Thank you for your kind words.Is there anything I can help you find?”she asked, glancing at the two titles that sat on the table in front of me.“That’s a fantastic read,” she said, pointing to one title I’d picked up.
“Oh no, I think I’ve found what I was looking for.I’m just going to sit back and enjoy the rest of my hot chocolate before I get going,” I said, watching as Colton came out of the building, grabbed something else from the passenger-side door, and then went back inside.
“Enjoy your day and your books.”
“You too,” I said, pulling my phone from my purse.
I quickly searched Colton Fox to see if there was anything in the media to do with Miranda’s Miracle Foundation, but nothing came up.There was nothing listed on the Dominator’s website either, which told me he wasn’t there on behalf of the team.I went to the foundation’s website and checked out their public donor page, where I saw many other sports players, along with actors and actresses, but Colton wasn’t listed there either.
Why would he keep something like this a secret?If he were in fact helping someone, that would build his image so much more.Something like this might also stop the media from writing the articles they were and focus on all the good he was doing.
I made a note to ask him about this first thing tomorrow, drank down the rest of my coffee, and headed to the checkout with my books.
Friday
While Colton wasin the gym working out at the arena, I had a private meeting with Pamela.I’d gone over how well the event went the night before and how well Colton had handled everything.I wondered if I hadn’t been too harsh in thinking he was going to make things impossible for me, because he actually acted better than I’d seen since I’d gotten here.
“The team photographer got some great shots of the two of you at the photoshoot.We did use one of them for the article this morning.I hope that is okay.”
