His Heart's Desire by Julianna Douglas

Author:Julianna Douglas [Douglas, Julianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, New Adult & College, Contemporary Fiction
ISBN: 9781499521078
Amazon: B00KO118Y2
Barnesnoble: B00KO118Y2
Goodreads: 22249506
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2014-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Edna sat on the wooden park bench that adorned her front porch, knitting a blue afghan. The small globe light above provided enough illumination to see, but she knew the pattern by heart anyway. She cheerfully hummed a 50s tune, something she and Freddie had slow-danced to at their senior prom. Her happy memories were interrupted by the sight of a slumped, bedraggled figure plodding up the walkway. When recognition dawned, she uncharacteristically dropped a stitch.

“Rebecca, dear, is that you?” she called into the dark night.

“Oh! Hi, Edna. I didn't see you there.”

As the young woman who was like a granddaughter to her edged closer to the porch, she could see that Rebecca was dressed differently than when she'd left, and was carrying the pretty sundress and shoes in one hand.

“What on earth happened to you, dear?”

Rebecca sighed heavily. “A witch named Lindsay is what happened.”

“That horrible woman Ethan used to date?”

“That's the one,” she replied with a defeated look.

Edna patted the bench. “Come, sit.”

Rebecca plopped down beside her and dropped her shoes and soggy dress onto the concrete.

“Want to talk about it?”

“She shoved me into the pool,” she replied simply.

“Why in the world would she do a thing like that?”

“Because she hates me. Because she thinks I'm trying to steal Ethan away from her. Because she's a bi–” Rebecca stopped short. “Sorry.”

Edna smiled. “That's all right,” she said as her fingers continued to weave the yarn into perfect stitches. “You were only saying what I was thinking.”

Silence fell between them for long minutes before the calm of the night was punctuated by a single sob. Edna's head jerked up from her work to see Rebecca's face crumpled in sorrow.

“What should I do, Edna?”

Edna laid her knitting aside and drew the young woman into her arms. “About what?”

“I love him so much,” she sniffled.

“Ethan?”

Rebecca nodded. “But why would any man want this—” She pulled back to sweep a hand over her own body. “—when he could have her? She looks like a supermodel and I'm...” Her voice trailed off.

“There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way you look,” Edna stated emphatically. She reached across the space to smooth Rebecca's damp hair away from her face, and gently lifted her chin to look her in the eye. “You're a beautiful young woman, and any man should be proud to have you on his arm.”

Rebecca said, “No man has wanted me so far.”

“What are you talking about, dear?”

“I've never even had a real relationship. The handful of guys I've gone out with only lasted for a few dates, and they were usually the one to break it off.”

“They broke up with a pretty, kind, intelligent girl like you? If you ask me, they weren't using the sense God gave them.”

Rebecca didn't look convinced. “I thought Jay might finally be the one, but he ended up being the most horrible man I've ever known in my life except for that snake, Trent.”

“That jerk doesn't count. He was nothing but a sociopath, plain and simple.

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