Redeeming Sarah's Present by Mildred Colvin

Author:Mildred Colvin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2012-06-14T00:00:00+00:00

Ten

Sarah pulled her oldest T-shirt over her head and let it fall to the outside of her equally worn blue jeans. Kevin wanted old, so that’s what he’d get. She brushed her hair up into a ponytail and secured it with an elastic holder then laughed at her reflection in the mirror. If she owned a bicycle, she’d make Kevin eat his words and take her riding. She was certainly dressed for it.

What could he have planned? Harold had thrown a fit after Kevin left last night. He’d threatened to spend the evening with her so he could protect her from that lunatic. Only he couldn’t because he had to leave town for a seminar. Didn’t she know how dangerous bike riding in the city was and especially at night? He’d gone on and on until she finally convinced him Kevin had no intention of biking. He’d only been goading Harold. And had he ever succeeded.

With a pointed reminder that his engagement ring was still in her possession, Harold said she shouldn’t be dating other men. But she wasn’t dating Kevin. Not really. Besides, she offered to give the ring back, and he refused to take it. He said she needed more time to get her priorities straight. The ring still sat on her coffee table closed up in its box because Sarah was afraid of hurting Harold’s feelings. Soon, she reminded herself, she would have to.

Her doorbell rang. She hurried to the door and peeked through the security viewer. One hand pulled the door open while the other splayed across her abdomen in an attempt to quiet the butterflies fluttering inside. His faded blue jeans had a frayed hole in the knee. He wore a blue denim jacket over a white T-shirt, and his dark hair looked windblown and touchable. Dimples deepened in a smile just for her. Somehow he’d become the boy she remembered, and she swayed with the impact of emotions she couldn’t handle. She grabbed her jacket and draped it over her shoulder as she blinked, forcing her mind to the present.

“So where are the bikes?” She stepped out on the porch with him and closed the door.

“Bikes?” His grin widened. “We can’t ride bikes at night in Chicago, Sarah. There’s too much traffic. We’ll enjoy Route 66 from the car. You ready?”

“Sure.” She fell into step beside him and didn’t resist when his fingers touched hers and slipped together in the familiar hold from their youth. Harold always guided her with a hand at her waist. She liked holding hands with Kevin.

He held her door then walked around and took his place behind the wheel before asking, “Have you ever been to Lou Mitchell’s?”

“Yes, hasn’t everyone?”

“Um, no. Is it a good place to eat?”

“Kevin, Lou Mitchell’s is one of the original restaurants on Route 66. Of course it’s a good place to eat.”

He grinned at her. “Too bad, ’cause we aren’t going there. They closed at three.”

She fought the urge to laugh with him. “Where are you taking me, then?”

He turned the corner and entered the busy street.

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