It Had to Be You (Christiansen Family) by Warren Susan May

Author:Warren, Susan May [Warren, Susan May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Christian / Romance, FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
ISBN: 9781414384375
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Darek was easy to track down after Sunday lunch. Jace left Eden cleaning dishes with her mother as Grace stirred up a batch of monster cookies, Owen returning to his dungeon in the basement. Jace grabbed his jacket and Casper’s boots and trudged out into the cold, heading for the sound of a Skilsaw in one of the smaller cabins.

They’d erected five cabins, all two- and three-bedroom shoreline retreats with tiny front porches and empty window boxes. When they finished, and when the forest grew back, the place would be the perfect north shore hideaway.

His sweatshirt covered in sawdust, Darek was busy applying baseboard to the main room of the cabin. The place smelled of pine and fresh paint, the sunlight scouring up jeweled dust particles in its rays.

Darek leaned back on his haunches and nodded to Jace as he came in.

Jace spied John in the bedroom, painting. He smiled at Jace, and the same warm feeling from yesterday licked through him.

He’d never done well around dads. Not the fathers of the few girls he’d actually dated. Especially not his own.

This dad, however, felt different. As if he actually liked Jace. But that was yesterday, when Jace just wanted to be Eden’s friend.

“Grab that box of nails, will you?”

Jace handed Darek the nails, and he reloaded.

Darek leaned down, pushing the baseboard against the wall. “Give it a nudge at the end?”

He held the board tight against the wall as Darek nailed it in. “I don’t suppose you brought me some of Grace’s monster cookies?” Darek asked. “I think I can smell them from here.”

“They weren’t done yet. I can go back—”

“Nah. I’ll get them when I pick up Tiger.” He lifted another length of board. “You’re good with him, you know.”

“He’s a cute kid. Got him on skates yet?”

Darek grinned. “Yep. Hey, there are some knee pads in the corner.” He nodded toward them, and Jace took the hint. “Just fit the other end of the board to the wall.”

Jace grabbed the end. “I have a question for you. Casper said something about Eden winning some contest in high school, maybe as Judy Garland?”

“Oh yeah. She sang ‘It Had to Be You.’ Eden got it off a recording with her and Bob Hope, had a buddy of hers play Bob Hope’s part. Brought down the house, although she won’t admit it. First time I ever heard her sing outside church. She was real good, seemed to ham it up, even love the spotlight.” He hummed a few bars. “Mom cut out the article, put it on the fridge. I remember seeing Eden reading it a couple times. Okay, hand me the next board.”

Jace obeyed. “Did you say you knew the band playing tonight? Is there any way I can get ahold of them?”

Darek glanced at him. “Before tonight?”

Jace felt John’s eyes on him from the other room but didn’t flinch as he slowly nodded.

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