Sapphire Ice (Christian Romance) (The Jewel Series) by Bridgeman Hallee

Author:Bridgeman, Hallee [Bridgeman, Hallee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary inspirational fiction, edgy inspirational fiction, boston, contemporary, inspirational christian fiction, haley bridgeman, love, hailey bridgeman, debi warford, emerald fire, greater than rubies, sapphire ice, hallee bridgeman, fiction, romance, christian romance, inspirational romance, olivia kimbrell press, contemporary inspirational romance, christian, contemporary christian fiction, christian fiction, halle bridgeman, edgy inspirational romance, edgy christian fiction, the jewel trilogy, topaz heat, edgy christian romance, inspirational, inspirational fiction, traditional romance, bridgeman, contemporary christian romance
Publisher: Olivia Kimbrell Press
Published: 2012-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

TONY arrived at Robin's apartment at seven o'clock on the dot. A kind of nervous little excitement about a real dinner date with Robin made his smile stick and added a lightness to his step. He wanted to shower her with pretty things. She had so little pretty in her life. He ran his hand down the outside of his suit pocket and felt the bulge of Robin's promotion present. She would resist this gift, he knew, but he also knew she would eventually accept it.

He could hear loud music coming through the door. He paused to make sure he hadn't gone up an extra floor perhaps to stand at the wrong apartment door before rapping his knuckles hard on the door. No answer. He recognized the song and realized it neared the end so he waited. As soon as he heard a lull in the music between that song and the next, he knocked hard again. He heard "Come in!" just before he heard the beginning strands of the next song.

As he opened the door, the strong smell of oil paint assailed his nostrils. With the couch and chair pushed out of the way, Maxine had a painter's canvas set up in front of the television. Music blared out of speakers from somewhere in the room. She wore a pair of torn jeans, a half-cropped T-shirt, and had her hair bundled on top of her head. In one hand she held a palette of paints, in the other, her paintbrush.

"Hi Tony," Maxine said. She waved her brush like a wand, gesturing with it while she spoke.

Tony walked in until he stood behind her. On the canvas in front of him lay an almost complete bird's eye view of Boston Harbor as one would suppose it looked about two hundred years ago, every detail as perfect as he could imagine it. Majestic ships filled the harbor, horses and carriages lined the docks. Amazed, he watched as she dipped the brush in some blue and touched up the water.

The door opened and closed behind him. He could barely tear his eyes away from the perfection of the painting to see Sarah come into the apartment. She rolled her eyes and went to the stereo system and turned the volume way down. She paused next to Tony and looked at the painting. "Are you in love again?"

"Deeply." Maxine answered without hesitation. She arched her neck until their heads touched before she went back to work. "Can you fix me a drink?"

"Sure. What do you want?"

"Something cold."

Sarah had to climb over the couch to get to the kitchen, and Tony smiled while he continued to watch Maxine paint. Her brush moved with absolute confidence as she touched up here and there, fixing things he didn't realize were imperfect until she perfected them. Finally, she set the palette and brush down and stepped back to stand next to him. "What do you think?"

"I think you're a genius."

She laughed as she took a paint splattered rag and started rubbing at her stained fingers.

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