Charming the Vicar by Jenny Frame

Author:Jenny Frame [Frame, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635550306
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2017-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Bridge sat at her desk staring at her blank notepad and tapping her pen on the desk. She had just had another frosty meeting with Mr. Winchester, and her attempts at writing this week’s sermon appeared futile. She held her head in one hand and closed her eyes, thinking inspiration might strike, but only images of her nightmare last night played over and over in her eyes. Her mind kept jumping from the pain of Ellen’s memory to dancing with Finn in the club, and feeling intense passion and want. It was wrong, all wrong, especially today.

Normally her morning prayers helped any worries or concerns she had, but they hadn’t helped today. Guilt was the overwhelming emotion that coursed through her body, and it was not conducive to sermon writing.

Janice knocked and popped her head around the door. “Vicar? Ms. Kane to see you.”

Bridge sighed. Brilliant, just brilliant. Finn is the last person I need to see.

Finn walked in with the biggest smile she had seen on her. Bridge had thought after last night, Finn would be keeping a low profile, but the opposite seemed to be the case.

“Morning, Vicar. I thought I’d return the favour today and bring sandwiches and cake for lunchtime. Could I put them in your church hall fridge?”

It was the sweetest, most open gesture Finn had shown since coming to the village. She should be rejoicing at her progress, but instead all Bridge could feel was guilt and a desire to be anywhere else but here.

“Of course you can, but I’m going out soon, and I don’t know when I’ll be back.” Bridge said that more dismissively than she meant to and saw Finn’s smile falter.

“But I thought you’d like to rib me some more about your epic victory. I can wait till you get back.”

Bridge got up and started to put her jacket on. The last thing she needed was to feel things for Finn on Ellen’s anniversary. “I’m sorry, I haven’t got time today. I have the school service and then a few appointments after that.”

“What about later? I wanted to talk to you about something that happened to me today.”

Bridge placed a gentle hand on Finn’s shoulder. “Not today, Finn. Not today.”

She saw hurt in Finn’s eyes and those walls she had started to breach build themselves again.

Finn grabbed her bags, and said, “Fine, I won’t bother you.”

“Finn, I didn’t mean—”

But it was too late. Finn had left her office and slammed the door shut.

“Well done, Bridge. You handled that impeccably.”

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