Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense February 2019, Box Set 1 of 2 by Debby Giusti

Author:Debby Giusti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

The big box store Sara chose to visit was handy, meaning it would do until she could shop elsewhere and find more variety. To her delight, Adam seemed to be feeling as well as he’d claimed. That didn’t mean she was going to part from him, of course; it was simply a current blessing.

Which was exactly what his presence was, she concluded. A blessing. A huge, sweet, adorable blessing. Of course she’d never put those feelings into words but that didn’t mean she couldn’t privately bask in their comfort. This was one of the things that confused her. A terrible tragedy had brought this amazingly deepened closeness to the man she’d loved for as long as she could remember. It seemed wrong to be so happy when Vicki’s death was so fresh, yet she couldn’t help herself.

A Scripture promise from the fifth chapter of the book of Matthew popped into her head: “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Was that why she wasn’t weeping all the time? Maybe. She was certainly mourning in her deepest heart even if it didn’t always show in her outward actions. Perhaps that was one reason why some of the townspeople thought she was callous or had had something to do with her cousin’s death. That thought was sad in many ways, primarily because it meant they didn’t understand the kind of comfort and healing her Christian faith provided.

She wheeled into the first available space near the door. “You’re coming in, right?”

“Wouldn’t miss it for the world,” Adam said with a wry smile. “I have always wondered why women fussed the way they do when jeans, boots, a plaid shirt and a Stetson are all anybody needs to wear.”

Sara laughed softly. “And a work uniform. Scrubs are mainly what I need right now.”

“You’re still determined to go back to work?”

“Absolutely. I have to work to eat and afford my rent. Besides, if I don’t carry on as usual, that may convince the bad guys I have a reason to hide.”

“I’ve been giving that some thought.” He climbed out of the car and fell into step beside her. “I wonder if you or I could convince Helen Babcock to share Vicki’s diary.”

“Assuming it was sent home to her, you mean?”

“Yes. I doubt she’d have gotten so mad at the chief if she didn’t have it.”

“Who knows? The poor thing is grief-stricken,” Sara reminded him. “If Floyd didn’t approach her with enough compassion he may not have even gotten around to asking to see the journal.”

“I think he said he had.”

“Whatever.” Sara walked through the automatic doors and headed for a line of empty shopping carts.

Adam passed her. “I’ll get us a buggy. You just concentrate on picking your new clothes so we can get out of here.”

“You have a lot to learn about women and shopping,” she quipped.

“That’s probably true.”

He followed with the squeaky-wheeled cart until she began to wander between racks of clothing and he ended up in her way.

“Back off a little? Please? I need to be able to walk all the way around these displays.

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