Saved By An Angel by Elliee Atkinson

Author:Elliee Atkinson [Atkinson, Elliee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Green House Publishing Co.
Published: 2017-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

LUNCH AT ANNIE’S

LUNCH AT ANNIE’S

Alice sat in the other chair at the table and smiled at Marie. “How have you been, Marie?” asked Alice. “I’m so glad you are having lunch with us today.”

Marie smiled back at her friend. “I’ve been all right. How are you?”

“Good. We haven’t had any problems at the ranch for a while. How are things with Jake?”

Marie shrugged. “The same, I guess.”

“You confronted him, didn’t you?”

“I did.”

“Well, tell me what he said. Please?”

Marie chuckled. Alice laughed aloud. “I know,” she said. “I’m being awful. Such a gossiper. I am just curious. You know I care about you and with it being Adam’s cousin we’re talking about, I feel like we are somehow connected in this.”

“He smoothed it over and said what I wanted him to say. At least what he thought I wanted to hear.”

Alice shook her head. “It sounds like he’s figured out that’s the key to keeping you appeased.”

Marie nodded. “I think so, too. All I wanted from him was to hear the truth. I wanted to be told the truth. Now I can’t trust anything he says to me. I don’t want to live like that.”

“Tell him to leave your house. You can do that anytime, you know.”

“I know, I know. But I can’t. He has nowhere to go.”

“He is a grown man. He can take care of himself. He doesn’t need you to babysit him.”

Marie listened to Alice, a look of concern on her face. She had only told a few friends of her predicament and all of them had told her the same thing. Tell him to leave. However, she had developed feelings for him that forced her hand every time. It both frustrated and exhilarated her. The possibilities for the future were endless.

“You need to take a stand, Marie. If you are not happy having him in your home, make him leave.”

“We had a wonderful conversation at Sam’s last week.” Marie sat back when her food was set down in front of her, a bowl of potatoes, a big slice of ham and a side of carrots. “Thanks, Annie.” The young girl, the daughter of the owner of the small café, nodded and bounced away energetically.

“You did?” Alice shook her head. “Oh, Marie, you are so easily fooled by him.”

Marie nodded. “I know. I am.”

“Well, stop it.” Her blunt response made both women laugh.

“I don’t know how,” Marie said honestly. “It upsets me.”

“You need to put up your guard. You are a good woman and don’t deserve to be treated with dishonesty and disrespect.”

“I know. I’ve been told that by a lot of people. Even people who don’t know the situation I’m in. And I’m working on being as strong as I can be. But sometimes I’m just weak and can’t help it.”

“You believe him because you want to believe him. Not because he deserves to be believed.”

Marie nodded. “You’re right, of course.”

“Does he often lie to you?”

“It’s not that he lies to me,” Marie said, thinking about it.

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