Hidden in Plain View by Diane Burke

Author:Diane Burke
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2012-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Sarah gasped and then, not wanting to upset the children, she pretended to cough. “Well, danki. Go play now. Shoo. I have to get these goodies in the house while I still have some left.”

She slid across the seat, but before she could attempt to climb out of the buggy, Sam had returned and was standing below her. He took the basket out of her hand and placed it on the ground. Instead of offering his hand, he clasped her waist and lifted her high, as if she were as light as a flower in the breeze. Heat seared her cheeks as the firm touch of his hands on her waist sent her pulse flying. The heat deepened when she stared into his eyes and saw he knew the effect he was having on her.

“Danki,” she said when he placed her on the ground. Trying to hide her reaction to his nearness, she glanced over at the men still gathered by the field. “William told me about the words written in the field.”

Sam picked up her basket, clasped her right arm with his hand and guided her toward the house. “This is why I became a police officer in the first place. The Amish people are not accustomed to the evil that exists in the world.”

“And you are?”

He stopped midstride and shot a look her way. “Yes, Sarah. I have met evil face-to-face many times. The Amish are my people. I chose to devote my life to protecting them because they are peaceful people who will not protect themselves.”

“They depend on God for protection, Samuel. Certainly you do not think you are God?”

The words sounded harsh even to her own ears, and instantly she wished she could recall them. She hadn’t meant to be unkind. She was just trying to understand what drove a man who loved God, his family and his people to leave them behind.

Sam’s hand tightened on her arm, and his body bristled. The red flush on his throat was the only physical sign that she had hit a nerve, and it had angered him. “No, Sarah, I know I am not God.” He gestured toward the field. “But He seems to be a little busy someplace else right now, so I thought I’d give Him a hand.”

She knew she couldn’t take back what she had said or soften its blow, so she continued walking beside him in silence.

“There they are.” Rebecca’s voice carried on the air. “See, I told you they were right behind me.” Rebecca and Elizabeth peered from the doorway and beckoned them inside.

Sam handed the basket to Elizabeth and spoke to Rebecca. “I’ll leave Sarah in your safe hands.”

Even though his words were light, Sarah knew Samuel well enough by now to feel the anger emanating from him. He didn’t even glance in her direction as he marched off to rejoin the men.

Sarah gazed at his back as he moved farther away, and wished she could rewind the past few minutes and eat her words.

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