Pieces of a Mending Heart by Kristina Rovison

Author:Kristina Rovison [Rovison, Kristina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Christian
ISBN: 9781478352938
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

My alarm clock jolts me awake with its annoying buzzing, and I’m about to cry. The necklace, the water, the kiss... all a dream. I pound my fists into the bed, angry at the world for waking me up. I can tell it’s going to be a bad day, but the sun already shining through my window begs to differ.

Putting on my school uniform, I hear my aunt bustling around the kitchen. I run a brush through my hair, put some mascara on and fix my skirt, which has a habit of riding up on my waist.

“Good morning, sweet pea! How’d you sleep?” Aunt Rachel says as she brushes flour off her face.

I giggle at the sight of the counter; covered in flour, it looks like a bomb hit.

“I slept great, Aunt Rachel,” I say. My mood begins to lift as I watch my aunt smile at me in genuine happiness.

“Well that’s great. You and I didn’t get to talk very much after Trist left last night. Is there anything you wanna tell me?” she says, smirking in a knowing way only a woman can.

Hard as I try, I cannot stop the smile from spreading across my face. It starts off as a tiny, tight-lipped one, but grows into a full-on grin that Aunt Rachel has never seen me wear. Maybe she’s some sort of magician, but Rachel seems to be the type of person that can coax a smile from anyone.

“He’s a great young man,” I say. Tristan can’t be called a boy; the word is too immature to describe his character. “Guy” seems too unoriginal, but “young man” suits him so perfectly.

Aunt Rachel laughs, plopping a pancake onto my plate. “Nice to see you found a friend so soon. A week’s time is all it took for you to get as close as you are? And, I’m not the snooping type, but I just so happened to see how close you got out by his truck,” she winks.

I blush, which is ridiculous considering the fact that he didn’t even kiss me on the lips. Although, a kiss on my neck is a lot more affectionate and it felt like the sky would open up and swallow us whole in a fiery inferno of passion. Oh my gosh, I’m becoming such a teenager, I think to myself with a giggle, which escapes my throat.

I look up to see my aunt smiling, struggling to contain laughter. “Well, I just want you two to be careful. A week might not seem that long to you, but moments of weakness can make anybody vulnerable,” she says, but sees I’m confused and continues. “If you ever need, you know… protection? I keep some in the closet hallway. I’m not condoning that type of behavior, by any means, but better safe than sorry!”

My mouth pops open and I’m pretty sure my face was redder than the tomatoes growing in the garden out front. Tristan and I have known each other a week and she’s already thinking…

“No, absolutely not, Aunt Rachel.

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