Missing Destiny (A Chandler County Novel) by Traci Wooden-Carlisle

Author:Traci Wooden-Carlisle [Wooden-Carlisle, Traci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: African American, Christian Fiction, Inspirational, Romance
ISBN: 9781945604553
Publisher: Traci Wooden-Carlisle
Published: 2017-07-26T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Shauna was in the twilight zone. She had to be. It was the only thing that would explain the extra attention or the attention period, she was receiving from Zach, his boss Giovanni, and the owner of the ranch, Mr. Murphy.

Saturday came in bright and sunny, or it was just the fact that she woke up later because she wasn’t racing against the clock to get in her riding time before therapy. Michael met her outside of her cabin as usual and they walked over to the cafeteria. He selected a table that would give her the security she needed but still allowed easy access to the exits.

The type of patrons changed because it was too late for most of the ranch hands to still be eating. There was more families present and she smiled shyly at a few of them, then retrieved her food from the buffet. As she sat eating her right arm’s weight in fluffy scrambled eggs with red and green bell peppers, a shadow fell over her side of the table. She looked up and the eggs in her mouth went unnoticed.

“May I sit with you guys?” Zach asked, holding a tray filled with plates and cups.

“Sure,” Michael said between bites of his own food. Shauna’s head whipped around to see Michael’s expression, but all she found was the easy nonchalance he wore whenever just the two of them were together. Hoping to hide her confusion, she turned back to Zach and began to offer him a smile when she remembered she still had food in her mouth. She hid her mouth behind one hand while gesturing for him to sit across from them.

“Good morning, Shauna,” he said once he’d sat down. She chewed quickly and swallowed.

“Good morning, Zach.” It dawned on her that he’d used her first name. It had become a point of contention having to tell him day after day not to call her Dr. Nathan, but he seemed to ignore her request. Well, wonders never cease.

He gave her a shy smile that caused her heart to do a crazy flip flop and dug into his grits. All she could think of was how unfair it was that with one look, he could derail her plans and thoughts. She watched for Michael’s reaction out of the corner of her eye, but he seemed to be oblivious to their exchange.

She looked back down at her eggs that held less interest since her stomach was now full of butterflies. She took a few bites, mourning the food that would remain on her plate.

“How did you sleep?” Zach asked after washing down a few bites of French toast with milk.

“Fine. The bed is very comfortable.”

“Glad to hear it. Sometimes people from the city that come to stay here have a hard time getting to sleep because it’s so quiet, but I think there are plenty of sounds at night as well as in the morning.”

That was the most words strung together that he’d delivered to her, ever.

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