Chosen by Lisa T. Bergren

Author:Lisa T. Bergren [Bergren, Lisa Tawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-77812-3
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2011-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

APRIL 9

At eight-thirty sharp, Alexana heard a quiet knock at her door.

“Ridge?” she called out sleepily.

“Yes,” he answered eagerly, his voice muffled. “Good morning!”

“It’s not morning until ten!” she protested. “Come back later!”

“No way. You’re on CNN time, lady. I’ll see you at breakfast in thirty minutes.”

Alexana groaned mournfully, but did as she was told.

A short time later, Alexana met him in the spacious living room, fresh and pretty in a bright yellow blouse, white shorts, and Keds.

“You look like you’ve been primping for hours,” he said appreciatively, rising out of a wing-backed chair to greet her. “Not like you were rudely awakened half an hour ago.”

It was a gorgeous spring day, and the sun streamed through the plate-glass windows behind him and onto the wood floors below.

She smiled shyly. “Ready for breakfast, you workaholic?”

“After you.”

They dined on freshly baked scones with homemade jam, scrambled eggs, and fresh-squeezed orange juice, a specialty of the guesthouse. Alexana ate as though she hadn’t eaten for days, suddenly aware that Ridge had distracted her from her appetite.

Ridge grinned over his coffee cup as she took a second helping of eggs. She caught his gleeful glance and immediately felt defensive. “What? We have a big day ahead of us.”

“Right,” he said, raising his eyebrows. “It’s smart to eat a big breakfast.”

She took a spoonful of eggs and poised the ammunition to flick it at him.

He raised his hands. “Truce! Truce!”

“Eat another scone,” she said firmly.

“Taskmaster,” he teased. They smiled, each enjoying their camaraderie and silently mulling over the relationship they were building as they flirted across the table.

Their morning was spent in the Golan Heights at Gamla, just beyond the rusty tank and jeep wreckage that remained from the war of 1967. All around the verdant hillside, wildflowers sprouted in vast sheets of purple cosmos, yellow sweet peas, and red poppies.

They left the black basalt stones that made up the remains of the Jewish stronghold and synagogue, and headed south.

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