Let Them Eat Cake by Sandra Byrd

Author:Sandra Byrd [Byrd, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 978-0307499264
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2006-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

La vérité se cache au fond d’un puits.

Truth hides at the bottom of a well.

Steve waited at the table closest to the door. As soon as I approached, he stood up to shake my hand and introduce himself. He looked exactly how I thought he’d look—blond hair, which I noticed was thinning a bit, and the build of someone who plays volleyball a few times a week. Cute, but not in a call-attention-to-me way. Pants pressed on the crease. So Tanya.

“Tanya told me you worked here… I hope it’s okay to drop in.”

“No problem,” I said, knowing that there must be a problem or I wouldn’t be meeting him for the first time without Tanya.

“I’ve been making sales calls, and I was in the area,” he explained awkwardly.

“Can I get you something? a coffee?”

“No, no. Look, Lexi, I’m concerned about Tanya.”

My heart beat faster. “Why?”

“Well, we were getting along really well, enjoying ourselves, and then all of a sudden, well, the trail went cold. Maybe she’s just not interested in me anymore, and if that’s the case, then I won’t like it, but I’ll deal.” He rubbed his chin and pushed his hair back. He had shallow circles under his eyes.

“I just don’t feel like that’s it,” he continued. “I think I’ve offended her somehow, but I don’t know how. I tried talking, but while she insists nothing is wrong, I feel that nothing is right. And now we aren’t talking at all. Which is why I’m here. I hope I’m not being pushy.”

Oh, Tanya. Don’t crawl back into that shell, I thought. It’s not protective anymore. It’s isolating.

“I—I think I might know what’s going on,” I said. “I hope you’ll give it some time and patience. I’ll talk with her and encourage her to talk to you.”

“Okay,” he said, “but at some point, it’s only gentlemanly for me to pull away from her if that’s what she wants.”

I nodded. He was right.

Tanya would be at our house for Easter. I’d talk with her then. There was no better time than Easter for a new beginning, and she needed one before Steve withdrew, too.

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