An Amish Homecoming by Amy Clipston

Author:Amy Clipston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2018-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Sarah waited until the following Saturday before she went back to Veronica’s house. The house she lived in with the man who had possibly drugged and impregnated Sarah. The more Sarah thought about it, the more she knew the monster would stay in her nightmares unless she faced Jayden.

Her father had taken her in his buggy to pick up her car the day after she’d left it at Dienner’s, so she could continue to look for work. She’d landed a job that she would start on Monday as the receptionist at the Stoltzfus Clinic, and the DNA test results should be ready by the end of the week. She wanted this behind her as she rebuilt her life. But to do that, she needed to know what actually happened. Perhaps she could have already done so, if Miriam’s paternity hadn’t hinged on that night.

She knocked on the door, and Veronica answered with Haley on her hip. “Hi! What a great surprise. Jayden is cooking us a late breakfast, so you’re just in time to eat.”

The thought of sitting down at the table with that man caused bile to rise in her throat until she felt like she might vomit. “Nee, nee. I don’t want to interrupt your meal.” She had been working on a way to talk to Jayden by herself, but she didn’t really have a plan. She might not need one when Jayden saw her. He’d probably throw her out before there was time to say too much. Sarah was surely the last person in the world Jayden would want showing up at his house.

Veronica giggled. “You still have the accent, like you’re Amish. And you still talk like you’re Amish.” She pushed the door open, and the aroma of bacon wafted up Sarah’s nose. She loved bacon. But she might never eat it again now. Would she think of this moment every time she smelled bacon? “Do you think you’ll ever be Amish again?” Veronica eyed Sarah up and down. She was wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt with Houston Astros World Series 2017 etched into the logo.

Sarah couldn’t think that far ahead. She couldn’t think past the next few seconds when she saw Jayden over Veronica’s shoulder, heading their way. He swung the door wider so he could see who was on their porch. When he locked eyes with Sarah, he smiled. The smile that had melted her resolve all those years ago. He’d said they were going to the bedroom to talk.

“Sarah, this is my man.” She boosted Haley up on her hip. “Jayden, this is an old friend of mine, Sarah. She lived here until about six years ago when she moved to Houston, but she’s back with her parents now. She lost everything in the hurricane.”

Sarah couldn’t move or breathe. She waited, but Jayden turned to his wife and took Haley out of her arms. “I told you, sweetie, don’t carry her around so much. You have another one to think about now.

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