Joshua's Prayer by Olivia Rae

Author:Olivia Rae
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HopeKnight Press
Published: 2017-09-20T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Nicole strolled up to the shelter’s table where Sam sat with others. He grinned at her lazily, which set her heart pounding. As odd as it sounded, having him around made her feel safe—like no matter what happened in her life…if Sam were there things would be okay.

“Hello, Nicole. I’m sure you know all the boys?” He gestured toward a few of her friends from the shelter.

Her gaze followed his strong forearms as he crossed them over his chest. He looked so fine her head felt as if it had filled with airy bubbles. Dryness swept down her throat, yet she managed a little nod.

“The doc, is gonna help us,” Gus piped up with a wide grin.

“Help?” she asked, pretending she didn’t know what was going on.

“They asked for some dental work. Isn’t that surprising?”

She wanted to give a quick comeback, but she couldn’t with all the bubbles floating in her brain. Besides, all along she’d hoped he’d offer to help with their dental needs. Finally she managed to squeak out, “Oh.”

He gave her a sidelong glance with a knowing smile.

“He’s a great guy, don’t you think?” Gus asked.

She had a hard time keeping her gaze on Gus, knowing Sam had seen right through her.

Sam wrinkled his forehead. “Are you all right, Nicole? You look flushed.”

Of course she was flushed. Her mind was focused on his smile, and the casual but caring way he talked to people. “I’m fine, really. But I think we should be heading back soon.”

Sam stood. “She’s right. I need to finish painting the house trim before it gets dark. I hear it’s supposed to rain quite a bit this week and I want to get the painting done before I leave.”

The mention of his inevitable departure cooled her heated flesh. She averted her eyes so her disappointment wouldn’t show.

Frank jumped to his feet. “Trim. I can do that. Let’s go, boys. Let’s get that place painted for Dr. Morgan.”

Gus and Frank were followed by a small band of ragtag merry men as they headed for the door. Joshua skipped behind them.

Less than a second later, a set of heavy footsteps hammered across the homeless shelter’s wooden floors. “My goodness, those boys are going to be mighty hungry once they get done with all that painting. I better stop at Wyman’s. Now what am I going to need…?” Regina’s voice trailed off as she headed for the front door.

Sam touched Nicole’s elbow. “Come along, Miss James. Something tells me my dental patients are going to need a little supervision.”

She bit her lip. She knew he used her formal name because she had set him up to help the guys. “Sorry,” she croaked.

He just winked as they strolled out the door.

Chaos greeted them when they arrived at Grace House. Gus and Frank argued about who was going to paint the trim on the front of the house and who was going to start on the back. Two others were playing rock, paper, scissors for the best paint brush.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.