Homecoming by Reana Malori

Author:Reana Malori [Malori, Reana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reana Malori Books
Published: 2019-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Janae

True to his word, Noah arrived exactly one hour after they got off the phone. Janae and Nicole decided to wait for him, rather than getting dressed for church. As soon as he arrived, they sat at the table and ate the breakfast he’d brought with him.

This was something Janae never thought would happen. Both she and Noah sitting at the table with their daughter eating breakfast on a Sunday morning. Looking at her daughter's response to Noah, she teared up at all the things her child had missed. Her father being there for her at night when she was sick or cradling her in his arms when she was a small child.

Looking over at Noah's face as he watched their daughter, she knew he’d missed just as much. The look in his eyes as he talked to their little girl, was nothing less than awe. He laughed at every joke, was amazed by her every accomplishment, and he celebrated the little things even she had grown accustomed to as part of their daily life.

Even though she'd been hurt by his departure, it was her own cowardice that prevented her from doing more to find him. She knew how the military worked. If she really wanted to find Noah, she could have.

Shaking her head, she knew some blame for their situation lay on her shoulders. It didn't matter what Heath and Stephanie told her, she could have called his Command and said the magic words. All she’d needed to do was tell them about the baby. They would have contacted him and forced him to get in touch with her. It wasn't that she was looking for money or child support. Those things were important, but they weren’t the reason she’d kept their baby. It wasn’t the reason she wanted Noah in Nicole’s life.

She knew the joy of having a father around as she grew up. Her own heartbreak prevented her from allowing her daughter to have the same thing. That wasn’t fair to Nicole. Or Noah. Shame filled her as she thought about what she’d done.

There was a selfish part of her that didn't want him around. Didn't want him to see how broken she’d become after he’d left. Another part of her wanted to prove to the world she didn't need a man supporting her. She would raise her daughter on her own without the need for a husband, or without the stereotype of a man supporting her. She'd been able to do it on her own for years, even in the face of ridicule and hypocrisy. Even her father, the one person she believed would always stand behind her, had disappointed her with his response to her pregnancy.

As the three of them walked up to the front door of her childhood church, butterflies took flight in her stomach. Not in a good way. It was a nauseous feeling. Janae had to force herself to continue moving forward when everything in her screamed for her to run away.

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