Having Faith: Callaghan Brothers, Book 7 by Zanders Abbie

Author:Zanders, Abbie [Zanders, Abbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-25T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Maybe I should, you know, hang around tonight,” Matt suggested, eyeing her with concern etched in his youthful features. Faith sat at the kitchen table, fighting the urge to close her eyes and rest her head upon the smooth, cool surface. She impatiently wiped at the persistent sheen of perspiration across her brow and shivered slightly beneath the three layers of flannel.

“Matt, don’t sneak up on me like that,” she chastised gently. “And don’t be ridiculous. You’ve been looking forward to this for two weeks.”

“It’s not a big deal,” he shrugged, pinning her with a look way too mature for a fourteen year old.

“Neither is this.”

Matt crossed his arms over his chest, just like she’d seen Kieran do when she wasn’t being completely honest. She knew then that she must look even worse than she’d thought.

“All I’m going to do is have some soup and make it an early night. You’d give up an all-guys weekend at Jace’s cabin for that?”

Jace and Matt had become fast friends, and the former had invited Matt up to his family’s cabin for their annual “male retreat” over the extended Labor Day holiday. It was a great opportunity. The group consisted of Jace’s dad and a couple of his uncles, several of whom were members of the Pine Ridge police force as well as voluntary firemen, Jace’s two brothers, a few cousins, and two or three additional friends from school with whom Matt got along well. Up until about an hour ago, Matt had been very excited about the trip; it was practically all he’d talked about all week.

And, since it was to take place the weekend after Matt’s birthday, Faith had agreed to let him go as part of his “present”. They’d celebrated privately the night before with a special dinner and a small, homemade cake, but Faith knew this trip would be the best thing she could give him.

“You’re sick.” Matt shifted, caught between what he wanted to do and what he felt he should do. He was a good kid like that, and Faith felt a surge of motherly pride. But there was no way she wanted him to give up this weekend for her. The only way to get him to go was to convince him that she would be fine.

“So? Everybody gets sick sometimes. Like you said, it’s no big deal. It’s not even a bad one. A hot bath, extra rest, maybe some NyQuil, and I’ll be right as rain by the time you get back.”

“What if you need something?”

“I have everything I need,” she assured him. “A brand new box of tissues, chicken soup in the freezer, half a box of Calgon and my fleecy pj’s waiting for me. And if I do need anything, I’ll call Mrs. Campbell. But I won’t.”

Matt shifted again, and Faith knew he was close. He needed this, needed the chance to bond with guys his own age. And she needed to rest. If she knew Matt was away having a

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