Redemption by Karen Kingsbury

Author:Karen Kingsbury [Kingsbury, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian, Domestic fiction, Fiction, Christian fiction, General, Religious, Romance, Married people, Contemporary, Family Life, Adultery
ISBN: 9780842356220
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2002-07-08T06:00:00+00:00

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FISHING WITH Ryan Taylor might not have been the wisest choice she could make, but Kari was going anyway. Tim wasn't taking her calls, and she was weary of waiting and wondering and trying to be faithful without the least indication that anything would change. She was tired of defending Tim to others, tired of defending her own decisions to friends and family.

So when she saw Ryan this morning in church and he suggested an afternoon on the lake, she had thought, Why not? He seemed to respect the boundaries she'd set the last time they were together.

Besides, she could use some fresh air and good company. Kari was peering out the window looking for Ryan's truck when she heard the phone. Her parents were upstairs in her dad's home office, and when they didn't answer, Kari rushed and picked it up on the third ring. She smiled. Her nausea was almost completely gone. In fact, she felt better than she had in weeks.

"Hello?" "Kari? It's Pastor Mark. How are you?"

188 Kari's stomach slipped to her ankles, and her mind raced. "Fine, thanks."

Had the pastor known she was about to go out with Ryan? She leaned against the kitchen counter and kept her focus on the driveway. He would be here any minute.

"Sorry I didn't meet up with you at church."

"Yes, I saw you with Ryan Taylor." The pastor hesitated. "How's he doing?"

Pastor Mark didn't have to ask whether Kari was sticking to her promise, keeping her distance from Ryan as much as possible. His tone said it all.

"Fine." Kari cleared her throat. "He knows where I stand." "I'm glad. Listen, I have some news for you." There was another pause. "Tim called last night. He found your letters and read them. If he didn't take you seriously about the baby when you told him, he's taking you seriously now."

"What?" Kari's heart skipped a beat. "Why didn't he call me?" "He knew you were at your parents' house. He wasn't sure it would be appropriate."

She drew in a sharp breath. "What does he want?"

"He wants to meet with us next week. It sounds like the answer we've been praying for."

Kari tried to feel something. This was the moment she was waiting for, wasn't it? She should be thrilled. Happy tears should be streaming down her face, and she should be thanking God for even this slightest sign that Tim was sorry, that he wanted to work things out.

Instead, she felt flat, as if the wind had been sucked from her. "Did he say anything else?"

"Yes." The pastor's tone was kind, warm, as if he understood her confusion, her mixed feelings. "He said he'd made a mess of things and he was sorry."

Anger tore at the frayed edges of Kari's heart. "What does he want me to do, run home and pretend everything's okay?" There was silence at the other end. She exhaled slowly. "I'm sorry. That was uncalled for."

189 "You have a right to be upset, Kari. In fact, you have to have those feelings.

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