Her Unlikely Family by Missy Tippens

Author:Missy Tippens
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, General, Religious, Fiction
ISBN: 9781426813009
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2008-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Against their wishes, Michael followed Josie and Lisa back to the house. Once they opened the front door and waved, he drove away, disappointed that they hadn’t asked him in. They claimed they were worn out from work, and that they had to get up early. He was probably being paranoid, but he suspected they wanted a girls’ night in. Lisa had mentioned something quietly to Josie about a video and popcorn.

Back at his bleak motel room, he tossed his jacket on a chair, removed his tie and unbuttoned the top buttons of his shirt. As he sprawled flat on his back across the bed, he played back his conversation with Lisa. Maybe having more insight into her mother and grandparents would help prepare her for going back home.

Speaking of home…

He should probably call his parents to check in.

Instead, he reached for the remote and turned on the television. He hadn’t changed the channel from a cable news station since he’d gotten there. He muted it, uninterested in hearing about the bad going on in the world that day.

Dad will expect me to call. But he had kept in touch with Gary. According to him, everything was okay. Michael knew, though, that his dad wouldn’t approve.

He kicked off his shoes, then flipped the channels until he found an old movie. Without the sound, the drama was humorous. After a half hour of guessing what the actors were saying to each other, he scrolled up and down the channels once again.

When he landed on an old Leave It to Beaver show, he stopped and turned the volume up. After a few good laughs, he hit the off button and got ready for bed.

He climbed under the covers and glanced at the phone. Thinking of going back to twelve-hour days at the bank was depressing. How had he ever thought he could find contentment in that?

It was going to be tough to go back to doing it. But he would. Because it was who he was. It was his duty.

Being gone for the last six days, he’d fallen down on that duty. But now he had a duty to Lisa, as well. And she was much more important, wasn’t she? Gary seemed to think so. Surely his parents would agree.

Besides, Gary was thriving. His parents, and the bank, would survive another day without him.

He switched off the light. It’s merely one more day. It’s not like I’m leaving the family business.

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