Tapestry of Trust by Mary Annslee Urban

Author:Mary Annslee Urban
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction/christian/romance
ISBN: 978-1-61116-177-9
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Published: 2012-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

11

Isabelle took off in a sprint, dodging puddles and branch debris, as she crossed the parking lot to her apartment. Another round of lightning crackled across the sky, hastening her pace. She shouldn’t have insisted she and Charlie walk to Tenille’s, or better, held to her instincts and drove herself. Then she’d be home and not trying to outrun a storm with him.

Ducking against the wind, she caught a glimpse of Charlie loping beside her. His long legs could easily double her short stride, but he kept pace with her. With thunder exploding around them, she actually felt better with him there.

Once under the complex’s covered walkway, Isabelle slowed her steps to catch her breath. “Good thing we left when we did. No telling when the downpour will begin again.”

The words were barely out of her mouth when she heard the patter of raindrops against the metal awning above them.

Moving further beneath the covering, Charlie smirked. “I’d say about now.”

She returned his silly grin. “Well, thank you, Mr. Weatherman.”

Charlie burst out laughing, his fixed stare so beguiling a shudder worked its way through her body. She pivoted on her heel and stomped the last couple feet to her apartment before her guard slipped any further.

She dug around in her purse and produced a key. All in all, the night hadn’t been too bad, thanks to Mrs. Johnson and her tales of the wedding. No resolution for her and Charlie, but how could there be?

She plunged the key into the lock. A discomforting niggle, one more thought to complicate her life, hovered in her mind. What if Charlie had tried to contact her? His words strummed through her head like sour notes of a violin. When I called, your aunt said you’d left. And you never answered my letters. She forced her mixed-up emotions to quiet. If true, Aunt Myra would have told her.

Sighing, Isabelle unlocked the door, then swung back around to find Charlie very much in her personal space. She jolted and gasped.

“Are you OK?”

“Yes, I’m fine.” She met Charlie’s compelling gaze. The tenderness in his expression moved her more than she cared to admit.

“Are you sure?” Charlie’s brow furrowed, his warm, narrowed gaze even more alluring.

“Yes. Fine.” She rubbed the chill from her arms, wanting no part of his concern. No part of Charlie Hamilton. She breathed deep before adding, “It’s late. I still have some things to get done tonight.”

“We haven’t finished our conversation.” Charlie folded his arms over his chest.

She shook her head, ignoring the set of his jaw, the look of disappointment on his face. “I say, let’s let bygones be bygones?” Whatever that adage meant, it seemed to fit.

He stared at her. “That’s not what I want.”

We can’t have everything we want. She spared him that thought and shrugged. “Sorry, I’m tired. I have to get up early and…”

The rumble of thunder deafened her words. She peered into the misty night, looking beyond the walkway to the water pouring off the roof gutters. “Wow. I’m glad we didn’t get stuck in that.

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