Love Finds You in Charm, Ohio by Annalisa Daughety

Author:Annalisa Daughety
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love Finds You in Charm, Ohio
ISBN: 9781935416173
Publisher: Guideposts
Published: 2011-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-five

Emma

“I’ve spent more time inside a vehicle over the past week than I have the whole past year,” Emma told Kelly on the drive to Wal-Mart.

“Seriously?” Kelly asked.

Emma smiled. “Well, maybe not the whole year, but almost.”

“Does it bother you? Riding in a car, I mean.”

Emma shook her head. “I’ve always been fascinated by cars. Back home, we usually have a van that picks us up.” She ran her hand along the inside of the SUV’s door. “Riding with you or with Nick is different.”

“Well, if you like cars, you should see Andy’s sometime. He has the cutest little convertible. Some kind of British car that he and his dad restored last summer. It is really cool.”

“Is it red?”

Kelly laughed. “Why, yes. It is. How’d you know?” She glanced over at Emma. “Did he already tell you about it? He’s obsessed with keeping it shiny.”

“Just a lucky guess.” She didn’t want to admit to Kelly that she often daydreamed about riding in a shiny red convertible. It would make her sound silly.

“So, speaking of Andy…he’s pretty good-looking, huh?” Kelly flipped on her turn signal.

“Jah. He is quite handsome.” Emma wondered if he had a steady girlfriend, but didn’t want Kelly to think she was interested in him.

“I’m not really sure what the rules are.” Kelly looked uncertainly at Emma. “So could you date a guy like Andy?”

Emma shifted uncomfortably in the seat. “It would be difficult. In order to marry an Englisher, either they would have to join the church and become Amish…” She trailed off. “Or I would have to leave my faith behind. And my family.”

Kelly looked puzzled. “So, then you’d live like I do? With electricity and phones and all?”

“Right. I would have those things, but I would run the risk of losing my family.”

A sad look came over Kelly’s face. “Wow.” She furrowed her brow. “So, I guess you’ve never been tempted then.”

“I wouldn’t say never.” Emma clasped her hands tightly together. “Sometimes I do think about it.”

“But not seriously, though, right?” Kelly asked as she pulled into a parking space.

Emma smiled weakly. “Right.” Emma knew Kelly wouldn’t understand the truth. After all, she was a girl who longed for family and community. And she would have no reference point for knowing what it was like to feel such limits placed on her life. She’d traveled to Europe and was getting a master’s degree. Those were things that, for Emma, would only exist in a daydream.

“Come on,” Kelly said over her shoulder. “I’ve got a long list, and I’m sure you do, too.”

Emma caught up with Kelly’s long-legged strides. “Lydia Ann needs a few things.”

“And how does pizza sound for dinner?”

Emma grinned. “Delicious,” she said, following Kelly into the store and letting her murky thoughts be chased away by the bright colors of the merchandise.

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