Snowed In at Christmas (Christmas Tree, PA sweet romcom short reads book 4) by Jessie Gussman

Author:Jessie Gussman [Gussman, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessie Gussman
Published: 2024-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Allison

I feel like Luke is letting down his guard a bit. Like maybe he believes me when I tell him that I’m the kind of person who doesn’t play games and who is sincere and honest. I get the feeling that he’s used to working with the exact opposite kind of people. Which I find sad, but that’s the way life is for a lot of people. Our country doesn’t have the moral foundation that it used to, and it’s obvious.

I wonder if there are ulterior motives for taking the Bible and prayer out of school, but one of the huge effects is that we’re raising up generations of children who have no reason to be honest or moral, because they don’t believe there is a God they will be held accountable to. It’s hard to get people on board with doing right, just because it’s right. After all, it’s far easier to lie and cheat and put yourself first than it is to live your life for others. Especially when you don’t think you’re going to get anything out of it.

Is that the only reason I do right? Because I think eventually I’m going to get something out of it, even if it’s not until I get to heaven?

The question makes me a little uncomfortable. I don’t want to be that kind of person. I want to be the kind of person who does right because I know it’s right.

Interesting that Luke seems to be the person who has made me think along these lines. I like to be around people who challenge me to be better. Not in a difficult, I could never rise to their standards way, but in the kind of way that makes me examine myself and makes me want to be better. Luke does this, somehow.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m starving,” I say as we walk back to the entrance and pass the front desk.

Miss Judy has the lights on in the eating area, and the Christmas tree looks especially sad, with no decorations on it at all.

“That smells good. I’m starving as well. I can’t believe you haven’t heard my stomach growling.”

I look over at him, wondering if his stomach has ever done anything that he hasn’t allowed it to do. He seems like the kind of guy who is in charge of the area around him and doesn’t allow anything to happen without his consent. He reminds me a little bit of my older brother, Samuel. I think that’s the kind of personality that makes for a successful businessperson, someone who’s not afraid to be in charge and give orders. But I do know that Samuel’s personality is better when it’s softened a little, and the girl that he’s with, Lucy, has softened him in the very best kind of way.

It’s interesting how when two people get together, they’re happier than they were apart. Just being with someone who makes them a better person.

I’m afraid I will never find someone like that.

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