Sweet Scent of Forgiveness by Delia Latham

Author:Delia Latham
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Heaven's Touch Books
Published: 2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00

~ Chapter 10 ~

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ORAH CAPTURED HER LIP BETWEEN her teeth so her friends wouldn’t see their sudden tremble.

“Probably nothing. But it was kind of creepy.” She repeated the words that had burned themselves into her brain. “The note said, ‘You need a Time-Out to remember you’re mine.’ Time-Out was hyphenated and both words uppercased.”

For the first time since they’d arrived at the Ponderosa, both Penny and Shay went dead silent. Still, Norah had no problem deciphering the deep concern in their eyes.

“Could be some kid pulling a prank.” Penny’s tiny voice was barely recognizable.

“I don’t think so.” Norah shook her head. “I don’t know why, but I have a feeling it’s more than that.”

“Maybe an old boyfriend?” Shay suggested.

Norah rolled her eyes. “How many boyfriends have I had since you’ve known me?”

Shay sighed. “Only Dylan, though I think it’s high time that changes.” Even in the midst of a serious conversation, she couldn’t resist a little prod.

They sat without speaking until their food arrived, and then Shay held out a hand to each of them. “Let’s pray. Father, we thank You for this beautiful day and for this time of fellowship as dear friends. We thank You for the food on this table. Please let it nourish our bodies, but not our waists.” A soft chuckle followed as Penny and Norah reacted to Shay’s inability to keep humor even from her prayers. “And Lord, whoever is trying to intimidate and threaten our Norah, we ask that You handle it, in Your way, Father, not ours. Be a Fortress and Strong Tower of Protection, a Shield and a Deliverer. We ask it in Your precious name. Amen.”

Shay picked up her fork, but her mind clearly was not on lunch. A furrow in her otherwise smooth forehead indicated her concern.

“Sweetie, maybe if we take that note to the police, they can find a fingerprint.”

Norah’s jaw dropped. “Are you kidding? Shay, they’d laugh me out of the police station. I have nothing but a note. No threats. No stalkers that I know of, up until now, and that’s probably not what this is.” She lifted a bite of mashed potatoes to mouth level. “If I see another of those creepy-crawly notes, I’ll consider it. Now…can we talk about something else, please?” She shoved the fork in her mouth.

“Okay, okay. I get it. Let’s have a nice lunch and not think about anything unpleasant anymore. Where’s Donnie?”

“Donovan, Mama Shay.” Norah rolled her eyes. How many times had she corrected her friend already? She didn’t like nicknames, and she sure didn’t want Donovan losing the beautiful name his father gave him to a shortened version that did it no justice. “And he’s playing miniature golf with a friend from his class.”

“Wow!” Penny’s big eyes widened even more. “He actually went somewhere without insisting you come along?”

Norah nibbled at the inside of her cheek. “Yeah. I’m really glad he went, but…” Warmth traveled up her neck and she chuckled. “Can you believe it kind of hurt my feelings when he didn’t even bat an eye? He just waved and said, ‘See ya later, Mommy.

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