Harvest Love Page #3

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What's it taste like?

Not Autumn.

This one's not ripe yet.

Come on, buddy.

Hey.

Hi!

So, how does it feel

to be back?

It feels great.

I'm kind of hungry.

Can I go inside

and get a snack?

Yeah, there's some granola bars

in the cupboard.

Thanks.

I have a question for you.

Shoot.

Where are

the ripest pear trees?

Those would be...

Over there,

where you thought

I was stealing them.

You know what?

You'll see.

One day, you'll think

that's a very funny story.

It's a funny story now...

Least the whole town thought so.

What?

Well, Pineview's a small town.

Word travels fast.

Noted.

-Hi.

-hi!

I brought you

a lasagne.

I wanted to thank you

for yesterday.

My gosh,

that is so sweet.

Please, come in.

Hi, Bobby.

Hey, Andy.

Do you play soccer?

Yeah.

Great, because

I have a ball in the car.

I was wondering

if you wanted to kick it around?

Sure.

Come on, let's go.

Bobby seems

no worse for the wear.

Like it never even happened.

How are you two

enjoying the farm?

I'm easing into it.

It's not too quiet out here

for you, is it?

Quiet is exactly

what we need.

I've been so

burned out at work,

I've barely spent

any time with Andy,

so it's been the

perfect place for us.

Sorry if

I scared you all,

but we have a bit

of an emergency.

I just got a call

about a tractor accident

at the hennessy farm,

and one of the farmhands

is injured.

The ambulance is

about 30 minutes out,

so I was hoping

that Dr. Gilson,

you would come on

out there with me

and see what

you could do.

Yeah, of course.

Don't worry, I'll

stay with the boys.

Thanks.

Need my help?

Yeah, might need

an extra set of hands.

All right,

I'll take my truck.

I'll follow you out there.

Hank, keep an eye on things

'til I get back.

Yeah, of course.

-You ready?

-Yeah.

Your mom's like

a superhero.

Yeah...

I guess she kind of is.

Come on, boys,

let's go inside.

Come on.

How bad is it?

Well, the good news is,

you're going to live.

The bad news is,

I think it's a broken tibia.

I'm going to need

to stabilize your leg

until the ambulance gets here.

Do we have anything

around here we can use?

Sure, if there's

a couple fence slats.

Would those work?

Yeah, that should work.

Here.

Thanks.

Okay.

You're going

to be fine.

I'm going to splint your leg

to immobilize it.

Once I do that,

we'll elevate it,

and your pain should subside.

Okay.

Easy...

Good job.

Hang in.

Hey, sheriff,

it just dawned on me...

How did you know

I was a doctor?

Don't look at me.

Well, you know,

there's no secrets

in a small town.

Yeah, so I've been told.

Nicole's married

to my cousin, Tom,

and I heard how

you checked out Bobby's knee.

Anyhow, I'm going

to follow the ambulance.

Will, would you mind

taking the doc home?

Yeah, sure.

Thanks again,

Dr. Gilson.

Of course.

How come this town

doesn't have a doctor?

I mean, it's not that small.

Last one retired.

We do have

three veterinarians, though.

I've got to say, doc,

your medical skills

are impressive...

Better than

your driving skills.

Yeah?

And to think

that I have been driving longer

than I've been

practicing medicine.

I'm still the one

who got the flat.

Which was my fault.

Yeah,

guess we can agree on that.

How'd it go?

He has a broken leg,

and he's on the way

to the hospital,

so he should be fine.

Thanks again so much

for staying.

Of course.

I think

the boys had a good time.

By the way, I noticed a leak

under your kitchen sink.

You don't want

to let that go too long.

I won't. Thanks

for letting me know.

I'll go grab Bobby.

Nice to see you, Will.

You know, I could fix

that leak for you,

if you'd like.

That'd be great.

Thanks.

Andy,

would you hand me

the channellocks up there?

These?

That's the one.

Thank you.

Actually, do

you want to watch,

or do you want to come

over here and help me?

I would, but I don't know how.

I'm not a plumber.

That makes two of us,

but you don't have

to be a plumber

to know how

to fix a leak,

and it's a pretty handy

thing to know how to do.

What do you say?

Sure.

All right.

Why don't you come

over here beside me?

I need somebody

with a strong hand

to tighten this slip

joint right here.

Like this?

Did I do it?

You did! You fixed

the leak. Good job.

Will, would you like

to stay for dinner?

Nicole brought over a lasagna,

and we have plenty.

I would.

There's still a few things

around the farm

I need to take care of

before it gets too dark.

Andy?

Andy, thanks for your help.

Couldn't have done it

without you.

Good night, Luna.

Bye, Andy.

Thanks, Will.

Hey, Andy!

What do you think about

doing a little project together

after dinner?

What kind of project?

Well, I found

my grandmother's recipe box,

and I was thinking

it might be fun

to make her famous pear cobbler.

Have you ever made

anything like that before?

No,

but I'm not afraid to try.

So, what do you say?

You want to be

my taste tester?

I'll bake, and you taste?

Call me when

you need me!

How do poached pears sound?

Like something I wouldn't eat.

Careful now.

You know, you shouldn't sneak up

on people

when they're halfway

up a ladder.

I wasn't going

to let you fall...

Though I do think

I should show you

the proper way

to pick a pear.

You know, I spent

quite a few autumns here.

I think I know

how to pick fruit.

Whoops.

Let me show you.

You need to lift

and slightly twist,

and if it's ripe,

it should just land

in your hand...

With the stem attached.

I think I've got

the hang of it now.

Thank you.

These smell

delicious.

I only hope I can

do them justice.

What are you planning

to make with them?

Well, I've botched a few

pear cobblers already,

so I was thinking

about making something

less ambitious,

like sliced pears

in a salad.

Well, if you botch that, too,

there's plenty of other pears

around this farm.

Yeah, so I've noticed,

so since these

are nice and ripe,

I assume the others

aren't far behind.

When Will you be

harvesting?

Next few days,

I'd imagine.

I'm going to check

the outer farm later today.

Then I guess it's likely

to be your last harvest here.

Mine too.

Parents tell you

their plan?

Yeah.

It took me by surprise

a little.

I mean,

I know I haven't spent

a lot of time here lately,

but there was just something

so comforting

about knowing

that the farm was here.

Does that sound silly?

No, no.

A farm is more than home.

It's heartland.

So what are you

going to do next?

Got an idea or two.

Hey, by the way,

why is there a lock

on the greenhouse?

Something in there

you don't want me to see?

No...

Just broken glass

and some planters

laying around,

and I didn't want

anybody wandering in

and getting hurt...

And I have to go back to work.

See ya, doc,

and say hi

to Andy for me.

Will do.

Hi!

Hi.

I see you found the

best bakery in town.

Yeah, I had to.

I failed at so many attempts

at the pear cobbler.

I promised Andy dessert tonight,

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