Inspirational Christian Fiction Boxed Set: Embers and Ashes Series (Books 1 - 4) by Chapin T.K

Author:Chapin, T.K. [Chapin, T.K.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Branch Publishing
Published: 2016-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 3

Back at home two days later, my favorite smell in the world tickled my nose as I came down the stairs, causing me to crack a smile: bacon. Susan made me breakfast the first morning of every work week. It helped motivate me for the week of work ahead. Coming into the kitchen with a smile, I walked to her side and kissed her cheek.

“Finally feeling a bit better today, dear?” I asked as I took a seat at the table. “I didn’t hear you get up once last night.”

She brought over a plate of eggs and bacon and set it down in front of me. “Yes. Much better, thank you,” she replied. “Coffee or orange juice?” she asked on her way back around the kitchen island.

“Coffee, please,” I replied, bowing my head to say a quick prayer over the meal. I picked up the newspaper and thumbed to the sports section.

Susan returned back to the table with a cup of coffee and set it down beside my plate. I looked at her with an appreciative smile. “Thank you.” She smiled at me and then went over to the sink to start on the dishes.

After eating my breakfast and reading the paper, I showered and got ready for work. On my way back down the stairs, Susan met me near the front door to open it for me.

“Why are you leaving early?” she asked, her eyes innocent, her face soft.

It broke my heart every time I had to lie to her, so I’d look for ways to modify it. My lies were more comfortable that way. “Just dropping off the extra money I won from the other night.”

She smiled. “I can take it for you, dear. I have a list of errands I have to run. I’ll just stop by and drop it off in our savings account.”

“No!” I accidently snapped from nervousness. “I mean . . . sorry, it’s not a big deal. I like the extra commute. It gives me more time to listen to my new audiobook.”

“Okay,” she replied, a little taken aback. She looked at me and said, "Have a good time at work. See you after your shift.”

Relieved that she didn’t keep pushing it, I kissed her and told her I loved her. I stepped out onto the porch and thought to myself, crisis avoided, again. It seemed that almost every time I withdrew money from the account, I was just a few wrong words or moves away from her discovering my trespasses.

I wanted out of gambling a year ago, but by that time I was already down over half the eighty grand I started with in our savings. Every day at work, every moment I had alone in my days, my mind continuously searched for a way out of the mess I had gotten myself into. The only solution I ever found was winning the money back somehow. On my drive to the bank, I turned off the audiobook I had started and thought about the Vegas proposal the kid had mentioned.

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