Eye of the Beholder by Marilyn Lee

Author:Marilyn Lee [Lee, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Red Rose™ Publishing
Published: 2009-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“You never told me what your hobbies were,” David reminded her, as they stopped along the pier to gaze across the Delaware River to the New Jersey coast.

It was a warm night. They encountered several other couples on the pier at Penn’s Landing. Some strolled hand in hand; others sat close with their feet hanging over the water far below.

Diana leaned on the railing several feet above the murky river. “I spend a lot of time involved in church activities. I’m a member of the choir and I try to visit the sick and shut-ins as often as I can. But I like walking, roller-skating, bowling, cooking, and reading British mysteries.”

“Roller-skating is one of Carolyn’s favorite pastimes.”

“I know.” She turned her head to find him staring at her. “Carolyn tells me you’re an excellent skater.”

“Oh, she does, does she?”

“Yes.” She smiled. “You have no secrets from me.”

He grinned. “I’ll keep that in mind the next time I’m tempted to tell that lovable blabber mouth anything.”

“What about you? What do you like to do? What do you read?”

“I don’t get to do it much anymore, but I like playing basketball. I also like to fish. I lift weights and jog to help relieve tension and stress. When I have time, I like reading science fiction.”

“When do you read?”

“Generally the only time I get to read is at lunch or while I’m fishing. Do you like fishing?”

“What kind?”

“Deep sea or just going out to Cobbs Creek Park?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never tried it.”

“Would you like to?”

She arched a brow at him. “Is that an invitation, David?”

“Yes.”

She smiled. “I accept, if you’ll do something with me.”

“Okay. Shoot.”

“Come to church with me some Sunday.”

She felt him stiffen beside her. She touched his arm. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I just don’t have much use for church lately.”

Diana felt as if she’d been hit squarely in the pit of her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. He had to believe in God. “Why not?”

He looked away from her, back out onto the darkened horizon. “Harriet lay in a coma for two weeks fighting for her life. I spent almost every waking hour of that time praying, begging God to spare her life or to at least allow her to regain consciousness long enough for me and Carolyn to tell her one last time how much we loved her and to be able to say goodbye.”

“And?”

“She died without regaining consciousness.”

She stroked a hand down his arm. “I’m so sorry for you both, but do you blame God?”

He turned to stare at her. “I didn’t say that. All I’m saying is up to that point I tried my best to be a decent, God-fearing man, and when I needed help, I didn’t get any.”

“Oh, David!” She slipped her arm through his and squeezed it against her side. “That must have been an awful time for you, but —”

He pulled away from her. “I don’t want or need to be lectured, Diana. I get way too much of that from my mother.

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