A Time To Love by Barbara Cameron

Author:Barbara Cameron
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Love
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2010-10-20T22:00:00+00:00

Jenny went directly to the television studio when she got to New York City.

Sometimes she felt a little disoriented, a little disconnected, entering such a high-tech environment in a high-tech city after she'd been away overseas where life in a war zone was so basic.

This time she didn't feel the same kind of disconnect— she hadn't physically been that far away, and even though so many people had misconceptions about the lifestyle of Plain People, she hadn't felt like she'd visited some strange and alien country.

But she'd been away from the hustle of New York, the frantic pace of the studio; she found herself standing in the middle of the lobby unable to move. This had become the alien place somehow. She'd been away healing so long that it felt like someone else's place, not hers.

"Oh, my, look, it's Jenny!" someone cried.

Coworkers who'd become friends swarmed her, chattering, until David arrived to rescue her. "Jenny, there you are!" He hugged her and began leading her toward the elevator to a chorus of disappointment from the others. "I'll bring her back, I promise!" he assured them.

The doors shut, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, I should have come down to the lobby a few minutes early," he told her. "You can't blame them. They've been worried about you."

Jenny remembered what her grandmother had said once about not worrying because that was arrogant; it was acting like God didn't know His job.

"You're looking better," David said, giving her a critical look up and down.

She shook her head, smiling wryly. "Better than what? I felt positively dowdy next to everyone down in the lobby. You better have that hair and makeup person you promised."

"I do. She's waiting for you. The stylist, too." He brushed at a speck of imaginary lint on his expensive suit.

"You told her about—"

"Jenny, everyone knows what you've been through," David said quietly. "Now, do you trust me?"

"I wouldn't be here if I didn't."

"Okay, let's take you in to hair and makeup."

When he opened the door, his wife, Joy, and their four-yearold son, Sam, yelled, "Surprise!"

Jenny couldn't help it. She started crying as Joy and Sam hugged her. "Oh, I missed you guys."

"I know you and David have business," Joy told her. "But we wanted to stop by and say hi and make sure you'll have dinner with us later." She looked at her son. "Right, Sam?"

"Right," he said, grinning.

Joy was a tiny, red-haired dynamo who was a perfect match for David. She knew how to keep him from taking himself too seriously.

"I may need to take a rain check if I'm too tired."

"Of course." Joy shot David a look. "Don't let him railroad you into anything you're not comfortable with."

"Too late," Jenny muttered.

"Yeah, I figured." Joy gave her another hug. "You're looking just wonderful. Getting away to the country was good for you."

Jenny sat down so she could put Sam on her lap. He gave her a card he'd colored as she reached into her tote bag and pulled out a wooden train she'd bought for him at a store in Lancaster.

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