Bridge to Fruition by Laurie Larsen

Author:Laurie Larsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, first love, christian fiction, heartwarming romance, virgin love story
Publisher: Laurie Larsen

Chapter Ten

The following morning, Dax carried his bag out to his car and tossed it into the back seat. Jasmine trailed him, her heart like a big lump in her throat. He was going home. He had a job to return to in New York, and she had a job search to continue in Pennsylvania.

He turned and slipped his arms around her, pulling her in easily for an embrace. She tucked her face into his solid chest and squeezed him while she inhaled his scent. She had to remember it. Who knew when she’d see him again?

If ever?

That thought made her pulse trip, making her feel a little panicky. Of course she’d see him again. But when? And why? What reason did she have to entice him for another visit? He’d offered to help her with her photo shoot, and now that was done.

They parted and he said, “Thank you for your hospitality. It was nice.”

“Thank you for your modeling skills. Those photos are great and they’ll give me the start of a good portfolio for these employers.”

They stood quietly, staring into each other’s eyes, hesitant to say good-bye. Say something. If she let him drive off without a plan for a next get-together, she’d never forgive herself.

“So, let me ask,” she started, but she’d interrupted him. He’d spoken at the same time. “Go ahead.”

“No, you.”

She shook her head and laughed. “You.”

“Okay. I’m going to just put this out there. If you say yes, it’ll be a good drive home. If you say no, I can sneak off and lick my wounds.”

She smiled. “Yes.”

He laughed. “Yes what?”

“I don’t know, but of the two choices, yes sounds much better.”

He reached for her hands and squeezed them. “I’d like to see you again. In fact, I’d like to see where this … thing … might go. This relationship. I like you, Jasmine.”

“I like you, too.” She sounded like a little girl, professing her love and commitment to a boy on the playground. But he didn’t seem to mind because his face was beaming with happiness.

“Great.”

“Are you talking about a long-distance relationship? Like, boyfriend and girlfriend?”

“Yes. We see each other whenever we can. And we call, text or IM whenever possible.” He pulled her closer. “I know you deserve better. You deserve someone close by who can take you out every night and spoil you. And believe me, I have no idea if it’s going to work. But I have to wonder if God put us together for a reason. It’ll be hard being apart, but I’d like to give it a try. If you do.”

“I’d like that.” She had a boyfriend. Wow. When was the last time she could say that?

He pulled her closer and leaned his forehead against hers. He said in a whisper, “We are so different, Jasmine.”

She nodded. “I know we are. But just our pasts. I think who we are now, we’re more alike than you think.”

He pulled back and looked into her eyes. “What do you mean?”

She shrugged.

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