Sandwich, With a Side of Romance by Phillips Krista

Author:Phillips, Krista [Phillips, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2012-08-31T21:00:00+00:00

Her hopes deflated the moment they pulled up to the house. There was no way she could afford it. Evidently God answered her prayers, because Reuben sure wasn’t helping her provision by showing her this house.

If anything, he was waving carrot cake under a rabbit’s nose and then snatching it away. This bunny wanted to just hop away and go back to scrounging for food. It hurt less that way.

She slid out of the front seat of Reuben’s Beamer, still wishing Gary had agreed to come. But Reuben had squirmed, and Gary had faked exhaustion. Somehow she didn’t believe him given that it was only seven-thirty.

“Reuben, I—”

He walked around the car and swept an arm in front of her. “You first. And trust me, Maddie.”

Oddly, she did.

The wood siding was a pale green color, and the two-car garage was lined with a stone façade. Not fancy like Reuben’s house a few blocks away, just homey and inviting. They walked up the three steps that led to the small front porch, and Reuben inserted the key into the lock.

She followed him into the house and smiled when the harsh scent of fresh paint mingled with the woodsy fragrance of Pine-Sol tickled her nose.

The living room was empty except for a stone fireplace. A white ceiling fan with gold trim hung down in the middle. The carpet was a faded tan color, and the walls sported a peeling paisley green and mauve wall paper under the chair railing and off-white paint above. Obviously decorated in the eighties, but for her, it just felt like home.

The retro décor gave her hope. Maybe she could afford this place after all.

“So what do you think?” Reuben stood to the side, his hands behind his back, feet apart, letting her take it all in.

“I like it so far. But what about—”

He took a step toward her and placed a hand on the small of her back, silencing her logical reasoning. “Let’s just see the rest of the house first, okay?”

She agreed quickly, needing to get his hand away from her back before she gave in to her impulses and jumped into his arms.

God, I don’t like men. I really don’t. Please make me stop feeling this stupid attraction to a man I don’t want, can’t have, but desperately want to kiss. Ugh, yes, there, I admit it. I want to kiss a kinda-engaged man. Send Ye forth the lightning now.

They walked through the living room to a small dining room off the kitchen. The floor sported ceramic tiles, some chipped here and there but clean. The appliances weren’t new by any means, but there was a fridge, stove, and dishwasher. At least she wouldn’t have to purchase any of those.

Reuben pointed to the door on the other side of the kitchen. “That leads to the garage. The small door on the left is the pantry.”

Maddie bit her bottom lip. A pantry? Why was it that the thought of her very own pantry made her giddy? She could go grocery shopping and not have to move aside cups to fit the food.

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