Juliette and the Monday ManDates by Becky Doughty

Author:Becky Doughty
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian romance, Christian women's fiction, Sister relationships, Becky Doughty, Clean romance, Funny Romance, Recovering from loss, Second Chance Love
Publisher: Becky Doughty
Published: 2014-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

THEY WERE WAITING, just as Michelle promised, out in the parking lot, strategically positioned between lamp posts where the light was lowest. Juliette had a brief moment of panic and actually considered making a run for it and never coming back to this church again. But then she'd have to explain to Sharon and Chris, and they'd make her come back anyway. Might as well get the humiliation over with. She approached them quietly, her fingers locked around her Bible in an attempt to quell their shaking.

"Hi." Her voice cracked with nervousness, and Victor, who'd been listening intently to something Tom was saying, jerked his head up, and turned his gaze on her. He took a quick step toward her, then stopped.

Michelle had no such reservations and hurried to her side, slipping an arm through Juliette's, drawing her into the circle. "Perfect timing. The boys were just getting into an argument about cars."

"Juliette, is it? I'm Tom, Michelle's husband." The older man stuck out a hand and shook hers warmly.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Juliette. Hi...uh, Victor."

"Juliette." It was just her name, but there were a hundred unspoken words crammed into that single sound. It made her want to sigh, and smile, and cry again, all at the same time.

"Okay, you two." Michelle spoke into the electric silence, her voice offering a firm footing under Juliette's shaky legs. "Would you like to join us for pie and coffee?"

"I...I don't know if I'm up for going out in public tonight." She'd thought through this before coming out. "Can I take a rain check though? I do like pie."

"Of course. I'll hold you to that. Victor?"

"Actually, I..." He glanced over at Juliette.

"I'm fine, Off—Victor. You go have pie." Juliette could tell he was waffling because of her.

"No." He shook his head. "I mean, I—"

"Spit it out, man." Tom thumped him on the back, grinning broadly, and Juliette bit down on her bottom lip when she saw Victor's blanched face.

"I'd really like you to come, Juliette." He hadn't come any closer, standing three feet from her with his thumbs hooked into his pockets, but his words seemed to cross the space between them, wrapping themselves around her.

Michelle jumped in. "Here's an idea. We can get pie to go and take it back to our place."

"I suppose that would be okay." On the spot, Juliette couldn't figure out how to back out gracefully at that point. "Do you live close by? I'd like to stop by my place first. Freshen up a little, if that would be okay."

"Actually, Tom and Michelle live only a few blocks away from your neighborhood." Victor was studying her, a question in his eyes.

"We do? That's perfect! Why don't you stop by your house, drop your car off, and Vic can pick you up from there. We'll get the pie and meet you two back at our place in about a half an hour. Will that work?"

"I can do that," Victor agreed. Juliette nodded, feeling a little short of breath, and she didn't think it was all because of her terribly stuffed up nose.

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