Becoming a Family (Cutter's Creek Book 6) by Annie Boone & Cutter's Creek

Author:Annie Boone & Cutter's Creek [Boone, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Janine and Thad arrived at church about the same time Nick and Jemma did. The children were neat and bathed, a feat Jemma had no idea how Janine had managed. Little Delilah's hair was pulled neatly back into pigtails with bright blue ribbons tied around each one.

She ran to her aunt and threw her chubby little arms around her legs. Jemma bent and picked her up.

“I missed you so, Aunt Jemma!” Delilah exclaimed.

“I missed you, too, sweetheart,” Jemma told her precious niece.

Nick saw the interaction between Jemma and Delilah and his heart warmed. Janine joined them and she looked very well put together. She was dressed just as smartly today as she was the day Jemma met her on the train platform in Chicago.

“I hope you had a pleasant evening, Jemma and Nick,” Janine said with a wink and a smile.

Tim asked his aunt, “What did you do last night?

“I had dinner with Mr. Jansen.”

“Why would you do that?” the boy asked innocently enough.

“Because it pleased me to do so, Tim. Now, don't be rude,” Jemma said.

Tim gave a sidelong glance at Nick and then ran off to his new best friends, the twin boys.

Jemma apologized to Nick quietly, “I'm sorry for his rudeness, Nick. I'm not sure where that’s coming from.”

Janine interjected, “I think he might be a little bit jealous of the attention being shown between you two.”

Thad approached the group, grabbed his wife's hand, and pulled her towards the church.

“Come on Janine. Remember my comments about what’s your business and what isn’t?” he said laughingly.

Jemma and Nick followed the couple into the church. They slid into the pews and the children rounded out the group. The small choir was already singing the opening hymn and everyone grabbed the hymnals and joined in with great enthusiasm. The small piano was almost drowned out by the effort.

Jemma had never had such a sense of community at church. There was a lightness of spirit in this place. And she liked it very much. She felt faithful and close to God here.

The church picnic afterwards was full of festive laughter and fun. The children ran in and among the picnic blankets as the adults lounged and enjoyed their varied lunch provisions and jugs of fresh squeezed lemonade.

Jemma had never had so much family fun at one time. Days in the park in Chicago were few and far between. Lounging in the meadow behind the little red chapel was so picturesque. Talking and mingling with adults, teenagers, and children was just about the most fun she’d had in years. Of course, last night at dinner with Nick still topped the list in her mind.

Nick was attentive and took it upon himself to make sure she met just about everyone in town. Janine did her best to make sure there wasn’t a soul who didn’t stop to say hello. So between the two of them, Jemma was well entertained and never left alone.

About that time the Reverend Locket called for all the men to begin a horseshoe tournament over to the side of the church.

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