Facing the Shadows: A Christian Romance (The Shadows Trilogy Book 2) by Juliette Duncan

Author:Juliette Duncan [Duncan, Juliette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

They found a table in a cosy corner and ordered their meals. Lizzy ordered the Chicken and Leek Pie and Sal ordered the grilled fish, just like old times. They both ordered a lemon squash.

Lizzy took a sip of hers, and then put her glass down. She leaned forward and rested her folded arms on the table.

"Sal, do you think I did the right thing, leaving Daniel?"

Sal's head shot up. "What brought that on?"

"Oh, I was just thinking after the sermon this morning. Maybe I should have just forgiven him and stayed."

"No Lizzy." Sal reached out and grabbed Lizzy's arm. "He needed a good wake up call. The way he was treating you wasn't acceptable."

"But I feel like I'm blackmailing him, telling him I won't go back until he gets help." Lizzy leaned back in her seat, her arms still folded. "I don't feel right about it, Sal."

Sal sighed and ran her hands through her hair. "Oh Lizzy. I wish I could wave a magic wand and fix it for you, but I don't think it's that simple. I don't think you're blackmailing Daniel. He might see it like that, but if he loves you enough, surely he'll see that he really does need to get help."

Lizzy shook her head and glanced at the young couple sitting at the next table. They were holding hands and looked so in love. She and Daniel used to be like that. She grimaced and her body slumped.

"Lizzy, you've just got to stay strong. Look at me."

Lizzy turned her head back and lifted her gaze to Sal's.

"You can't go back and put yourself and the baby in danger. I saw what he did to you when you were down here before. If he's done it once, he can do it again, and maybe even worse."

"But he promised he never would." The picture of Daniel lifting his hand to her when she told him she was leaving flitted through her mind. But he put it down. He didn't hit me.

"Didn't he promise to talk to you about his problems too?"

Lizzy lowered her head and breathed deeply. Yes he did. Why couldn't he have just told her he'd lost his job instead of hiding it from her?

"You can't go back yet, Lizzy. Not until he's done something about it. If you do, you'll be asking for trouble."

Lizzy looked up as the waiter delivered their meals, thankful for the diversion. She placed her napkin on her lap and picked up her knife and fork.

"Okay, you win. But I'd like to at least talk to him sometime soon."

"Alright. I'll let you do that. Now, let's give thanks."

The two girls spent the rest of their time chatting about other things. Sal told her about a new male teacher who'd just started at the school, and who had caught her attention.

"It's about time, Sally Anne Wheatley. I was frightened you were going to be old maid." Lizzy's eyes sparkled as she teased her best friend.

"And what's wrong with that? I quite like being single.

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