Red Gloves Collection [Books 1-4] by Kingsbury Karen

Author:Kingsbury, Karen [Kingsbury, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sent 120620
ISBN: 9780446553247
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2008-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

SARAH RAN HER THUMB over the first ornament and pressed her other hand into the small of her back. The first day of the Christmas ritual was always the longest.

Two years passed before she saw Sam Lindeman again.

This time it was August, and Sam found her working at The Mixer, a diner with cheap food, a jukebox, and more teenagers than tables. Sarah was delivering a platter of cheese pizza to a group of baseball players when Sam walked through the door. A booth full of girls looked his way and began whispering and giggling, trying to get his attention.

He ignored them, and from his spot near the door he searched until he found her. “Hi.” The word was silent, mouthed as he held up one hand and gave her a brief wave.

She served the food, wiped her hands, and met him near the door. “Sam!” Without thinking, she stood on her toes and hugged him. “You’re back.”

“I did it, Sarah.” He grinned. “You’re looking at Jackson Elementary’s new fourth-grade teacher.”

A warning bell sounded on the panel of Sarah’s heart, but she spoke too fast to heed it. “That’s great, Sam!” She felt her eyebrows raise, and she clasped her hands, happy for him. “Mary didn’t tell me you’d be home this soon.”

His smile softened. “I thought you’d be gone. Off to find that recording contract.”

The reminder stung. “I’m saving up the money. Then I’m going to Nashville.” She lifted her chin, proud of her efforts. “I work seven days most weeks.”

“Well,” Sam’s eyes met hers and held them. “If you can spare a night this weekend, I’d love to take you out.”

“Really?” Sarah glanced at her tables, making sure none of her customers needed her. Butterflies rose and fell in her stomach. A date? With Sam Lindeman? She looked at him again, suddenly shy and soft spoken. “That’d be nice.”

“Okay.” He leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. “See you at six o’clock Saturday.”

The days that followed were painfully slow.

“Is it a date?” her mother wanted to know before he showed up in his new Rambler. “Because I’m not sure a girl of nineteen should be seeing a man in his twenties.”

“Mama, it’s Sam. Our neighbor, remember? We used to vacation with them and you never worried.”

In the end, her mother relented, agreeing that Sam couldn’t possibly be a threat. Sarah had to laugh about her mama’s reaction. Sam never wanted to leave Greer. If her mother had known that, she’d have Sarah married to him by Christmas.

Of course, regardless of what she told her mother, that first night definitely felt like a date. Sam brought her flowers, opened doors for her, and made her laugh so hard at one point she had tears streaming down her face. Before he walked her up the steps to her house that night, he turned and the two of them locked eyes. “I had fun tonight.”

The summer temperatures had cooled and a strong breeze sifted over the front yard and up onto the porch.

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