More Than Words (Seasons of Hope Book 3) by Patch Jessica R

Author:Patch, Jessica R. [Patch, Jessica R.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Bales Publishing
Published: 2015-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Cassie sipped a cup of tea on her patio. After she’d given Jax a piece of her mind, she’d gone back to the pond behind the woods. Her sanctuary. A place to pray or to think. Wisdom had never been her thing but she felt deep in her heart that giving up on Jax wouldn’t be right. Jesus never gave up on Cassie even when she’d blatantly ignored him, when she’d blamed Him for the life she’d been born into.

The way she figured, if she gave up on Jax and helping him see that his daughter needed more than a man to drop by and swing her into the Dairy Queen every so often, he’d lose a relationship that had big potential. She didn’t understand why a dad wouldn’t fight for his child. Daisy Ray didn’t deserve to grow up believing she was unloved. She’d end up like Cassie—believing God wouldn’t love her if a crummy dad on earth couldn’t, and then she’d give pieces of herself away to anyone who showed her an ounce of affection.

And it wouldn’t fill the gaping need for a Fighter and Defender—a Dad-sized hole—in her life. After her walk, she’d gone back to the shop and tried her best to help him see that.

Had she gotten through? Who knew. He wouldn’t open up.

Like he said, why should he? She was nothing but a bigmouth who’d weaseled her way into a job. Fine. That answered that question. Regardless, she refused to let him give up on Daisy Ray. Something about that sweet little angel had wiggled into her heart. Probably because she saw a lot of herself in the girl.

The sound of a vehicle in her drive had her coming off the chaise and winding around the side of the house.

Jax was getting out of his truck.

“What are you doing here?”

He leaned against the hood. “Two things.”

“I’m listening.”

Crossing one foot over his ankle, he rubbed the back of his head. Even now he struggled with what he wanted to say. She only hoped she wasn’t fired. She needed the money.

“I noticed your gutters haven’t been cleaned out in awhile, so I brought my ladder.” He looked up at the clear blue sky. “Still got some daylight.”

“You want to clean my gutters out?” She shook her head. “Is that what you’re going to do every time we have an argument or disagree? Come fix something? Because I can pick a fight every day. I have a long list of repairs.”

He smirked. “It needs done. I can do it…and not doing something good when you have the power to do it is sin.”

Hope sparked in her heart.

“And what do you care about sin?”

“I thought I was doing everything right. But things didn’t turn out right. I prayed for my marriage. It bottomed out. I gave up.”

Cassie set her tea cup on the porch railing and made her way toward Jax. “And now?”

“Now, I want to clean out your gutters because a storm’s coming in and…and I want you to help me knock that wall out and decorate Daisy Ray’s new room.

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