Breaking All The Rules (Book 1 - Second Chances Series) by McKnight Rhonda

Author:McKnight, Rhonda [McKnight, Rhonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: God Cares Creations
Published: 2013-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

Me: I’m at Ethan’s. He’s making me dinner.

Gayle: Sounds romantic. You two are spending a lot of time together.

Me: He’s a really nice man. I can’t believe someone hasn’t snatched him up.

Gayle: Maybe he’s been waiting for you.

Me: He’s too young for me, Gayle.

Gayle: If you say so. He looks like a grownup to me.

I didn’t have a response to that. He was too young for me. Wasn’t he?

I heard the whoosh of the sliding glass door and Ethan rejoined me. He placed the tray in his hands on the table. It included bread, salad filled bowls and plates with covered domes.

I put my phone on vibrate and joined him at the table. He opened the lid to the grill, moved our steak and vegetables to the plates and then recovered them. I took a seat and moved my napkin to my lap.

“Wow, I’m impressed. Everything looks delicious. Are you sure I’m not going to go in there and see the chef heading out the front door?” I pointed towards the house.

Ethan chuckled. “Not tonight.” He took a seat. “Let’s hope it’s as good as it looks.”

He reached for a fork. I reached for his hand and tilted my head. “Grace?”

He nodded. “Of course.”

We closed our eyes and I hesitated waiting for him to say it. I opened one eye and found he still had his closed. Just when I was about to pray he found his voice and blessed the food.

We began to eat. The salad, a mix of super-greens that I recognized as Swiss chard, Bok Choy, spinach, and arugula along with shrimp, was tossed with a wonderful vinaigrette dressing that was flavored with ginger.

I shook my head as I let the flavors dance in my mouth. “This is the best salad dressing. What is it and can I get it in this country?” I asked.

“You can get it out of your own kitchen. It’s homemade.”

I dropped my fork. “Stop playing. You did not make this.”

“I did, but I’ve been making it for years, so I’ve pretty much perfected it.” He winked. “I made it with your delicate stomach in mind. It has ginger in it.”

I swallowed hard. I didn’t know how to take such a considerate gesture. I picked up my fork and pointed. “I want the recipe.”

Ethan smiled and dropped his eyes to his food. I sensed my compliment carried more weight than it should. With all his confidence and success it never occurred to me that he needed affirmation, but of course he did, we all needed it.

“So,” I said, “I’m not going to beat around the bush. Why don’t you go to church anymore?”

Ethan coughed. Picked up his water glass and took a long sip.

I shook my head and tried to resist laughing. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to torpedo you.”

“No,” he cleared his throat. “I just, one second we were talking about salad dressing …” he paused, stood and escaped inside the house.

I sat back against my chair. That might have been a

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