Grace Restored by Toni Shiloh

Author:Toni Shiloh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, christian contemporary romance, african american christian fiction, christian romance
Publisher: Toni Shiloh
Published: 2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Michelle pulled up to Chloe’s apartment. She always pictured the house surrounded with woodland creatures. Chloe was just that angelic. She reminded her of a Black version of Snow White or some other Disney princess who was admired by animals.

She started to press her horn, but stopped in time when Chloe appeared. Her friend wore a yellow sundress with a white sweater. The girl even had a matching flower in her hair. Somehow, Chloe made the look seem causal and serene. Michelle wished she had that kind of peace.

Thankfully, the more she talked to God, the more it seemed to be within her reach.

The car door opened. “Hey, girl.”

Chloe smiled. “Hey, Chelle. Thanks for coming with me today. I’m super nervous.”

“Of course.”

Michelle pulled away from the house and headed to Mrs. Adams’s. Would Holly be there? She wanted to ask questions about Guy without being obvious. Maybe she’d have the opportunity since Mrs. Adams had invited them to dinner. Chloe had surprised her by accepting. She thought it would be awkward, but Chloe thought it would make the necessary conversation easier.

Her mind drifted to Tanya. Something about her brought out Michelle’s protective instinct. If only she could shield Tanya from the derogatory slurs and hate mail she had received from the victim’s family. People never thought of their actions could be just as illegal as the defendant. Fortunately for them, Tanya refused to press charges.

Now that Michelle was on the other side of the coin, or court more aptly put, it seemed overly harsh. Her client hadn’t hit the victim on purpose. Even though Tanya had been drunk, it had no bearing on the victim darting out into the street on a dark night. Kodiak City had more lights than Freedom Lake, but none to speak of on the street of the incident. Anyone could have been in the same position: sober or not.

“Michelle, I wanted to ask you a question.”

Chloe’s voice broke her reverie. She quickly glanced at Chloe before turning her eyes back to the road. “Sure, what’s up?”

“Do you think I should go see Mr. Davenport?”

How am I supposed to answer that, Lord? She inhaled, then exhaled. Nothing. “I don’t know, Chloe. Wasn’t that the whole point of your request? Didn’t you want to meet your father?”

“I did. I do. But knowing how I came about...makes it awkward. Plus, he has children. Will I be disrupting their lives? Will they not want me around?” Chloe turned to gaze out the window.

Michelle hated the hurt her friend was going through. Yet, how could she make it better? Then again...

“Would you like it if Jo and I came along? We could be your moral support?”

Chloe turned and met her gaze, her eyes lit up with relief. “You would do that?”

“Sure. I’m here now, right? I can always block off some time from work and we can do a road trip.”

“Thank you so much, Chelle. I’ll ask Jo if she can tag along as well.”

The sign for Mrs. Adams’s street appeared.

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