Hidden (Jacobs Family Series Book 1) by Chapman Vannetta

Author:Chapman, Vannetta [Chapman, Vannetta]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Suspense, Christian, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9781502318473
Published: 2014-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

Thirty-eight

Dana was at first disappointed, then relieved when the two old guys stopped whatever was happening between her and Ben. What had been happening? One minute she was eating trout for breakfast, the next she’d been drowning in Ben’s brown eyes.

Unable and unwilling to look away, her heart had begun to hammer, as if she’d been chased and caught. Captured by his gaze, she felt pulled toward a future she’d lost sight of long ago.

“Scuse us, son. Hope we’re not interrupting.”

“Course we’re interrupting, Harold. Even someone as blind as you could see he was about to kiss her.”

“There was a time we’d a been home with our missus, doing some kissing ourselves, Johnson.”

Ben stood and shook hands with Harold, who might have been blind but was plenty agile enough. Then he turned to Johnson, a man bent over in the way of the very old, though apparently still able to see everything.

“I’m Ben, and this is Dana.”

Dana instinctively stood and shook hands with both men. To give them credit, they took her hand and shook it, though they grinned at each other, as if this would be a story to tell tomorrow morning.

“Wanted to thank you for serving.” Harold nodded in LuAnn’s direction. “Lu told us.”

He hesitated as he glanced at Dana. “Course she didn’t say whether your missus…”

Ben and Dana exchanged a quick glance.

“No, sir. I haven’t been in the military, and I’m not—”

“Dana and I are dating. We’re not married.” Ben placed his arm around her waist, pulled her closer. “Yet.”

Harold cackled. “Better not wait too long, sonny. Not with a woman as pretty as she is.”

“Don’t I know it. I was just telling Dana how beautiful she looks today.”

Dana gouged him lightly in the ribs with her elbow, so Ben quickly changed the subject. “Say would you two like to sit down?”

“Can’t.” Johnson said. “We’re old, but we’re busy.”

“Don’t have to be rude.” Harold drew himself up to his full height. “This man fought in the military while you and I were sitting here sipping coffee. Least we could do is give him ten minutes of our time.”

“Well, they looked like they were pretty happy alone, Harold. I think Ben was being polite.”

“We’d be happy for you to join us. We were about to ask LuAnn for some more coffee.”

Harold nearly knocked Johnson over, pushing him into the booth. “As long as you keep eating, we’ll sit. Where’d you serve, son? How long you been back?”

“I was in the desert,” Ben replied vaguely as he dug into his food. Dana noticed he looked directly at the two older gents as he spoke. “I guess you two know what I mean, but I can’t really name the exact places I was deployed.”

“Army?” Johnson asked.

“Yes, sir.”

“Thought so.” Johnson turned to Harold. “Told you he looks like army.”

Dana was relieved when Ben jumped in before Harold could pick up the argument.

“They’re a good group of men. I was proud to serve with them. I expect you two served during your time.

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