Come to the Table by Neta Jackson

Author:Neta Jackson [Jackson, Neta]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, ebook, Christian, Fiction
ISBN: 9781401687281
Google: UXEtaAAmkSwC
Amazon: B00DF8QA1W
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2012-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

A Pavarotti memorial concert? And it’s free? You’re kidding, right?” Kat’s mouth dropped when Nick told them what was on the schedule at the Millennium Park pavilion as they cleaned up the kitchen Friday evening. She wasn’t an opera buff, but a tribute to the famed tenor was sure to be fantastic.

“Nope, not kidding. There really is a memorial concert this month. Only problem. Wrong weekend. This weekend it’s Community Music School Night with local talent doing chamber and orchestral music.”

“Not—oh!” Kat snapped him with the dish towel she was holding. “You are so mean, Nick Taylor! Local talent? What does that mean? Oh, never mind. Whatever. What time are Livie and Elin getting in at the bus station?”

Bree fished out her notes. “They’re taking that new Megabus. Supposedly dirt-cheap. The one from Madison is scheduled to get in at . . . hmm, eleven Saturday morning. But it drops off passengers at Union Station, not the bus depot.”

Both Kat and Bree had traded shifts at the coffee shop so they could have Saturday free. Even Rochelle and Conny seemed excited by the plans for the weekend visit. On Saturday morning, while Kat, Bree, and Rochelle packed food for their day in the city, Nick and Conny made “Happy Birthday” and “Welcome, Olivia and Elin” signs to stick up all around the apartment.

Kat supposed it made sense to include Rochelle and Conny for their day in Chicago, since they were doing this as a household, not just the original friends. But having a kid along would certainly change the dynamic. Oh well, she told herself, wrapping cold, baked chicken in aluminum foil and stuffing it into her backpack. She’d just enjoy the weekend for what it was.

Loaded with backpacks of food, sunscreen, and water bottles, plus a large tote bag with picnic paraphernalia, the five of them caught the El by midmorning and rode the Red Line downtown. The train was packed with weekend shoppers and teenagers plugged into iPods—not the usual ties and briefcases. Bree and Rochelle found seats on one side and Nick and Kat on the other, while Conny bounced from window to window. Smiling to herself, Kat wondered whether she’d finagled the seat beside Nick, or the other way around. Didn’t matter. He chatted easily about the guys he was getting to know at work and asked more about her second volunteer stint at Rock of Ages . . . that is, when Conny wasn’t squeezing himself past their knees to look out the window on their side.

“Hey, you.” Kat pulled the little boy onto her lap on the third interruption. Might as well give him some attention. “What did the doctor say when his nurse told him there was an invisible man in his waiting room?”

Conny looked at Nick, as if hoping for a clue, then back at Kat. “I don’ know.”

“He said, ‘Tell him I can’t see him now. Next!’”

Nick snickered. The little boy looked puzzled for maybe two seconds and then broke into a grin.

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