Tender Love: A Christian Romance (The True Love Series Book 1) by Duncan Juliette

Author:Duncan, Juliette [Duncan, Juliette]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Their food arrived just then and Tessa breathed a sigh of relief, thankful for the reprieve. However, after thanking the waitress, saying grace, and taking a few bites of his shrimp, Telford picked up where he’d left off.

“Thought you were crazy about him. I didn’t like him, but your mother and I had assumed you’d end up married.” Telford said, reaching for his glass of iced tea.

So had I … But maybe Dad and Elliott had seen something in him she hadn’t. What would they think of Ben? Tessa caught herself. They weren’t even going out. Why was she thinking like that?

“Things just didn’t work out. You know, after his accident and all. It’s very sad, but the medication really changed him.” The last time they’d been here he’d been off his head. Why did they choose to come here?

Eleanor leaned across the table and placed a caring hand on Tessa’s.

“Is there someone else, Tess?” Eleanor studied Tessa’s face carefully. Her mother was nothing if not perceptive.

Lowering her eyes, Tessa dabbed a napkin to her lips with her spare hand. How does she know?

“Well...yes and no.”

“Well, tell us honey. Who is he and what does he do?”

Tessa gulped. How could she answer that? She could tell Dad Ben was an accountant. Dad would be happy about that. He certainly wouldn’t be happy if she told him Ben was divorced and had a thirteen-year old son.

She straightened in her chair and took a deep breath. “Okay. But I’m not going out with him. He’s just a friend. Stephanie sort of inadvertently introduced us because he's a client of hers and we both go to the same puppy training classes. And he’s an accountant.”

Telford’s face darkened and he raised one eyebrow. “You say this friend of yours is one of Stephanie’s clients?” Why did I blurt that out? “Stephanie’s a counsellor, isn’t she? Or learning to be one…”

Tessa nodded.

“What’s he getting counselling for?”

“Telford! Don’t ask questions like that!” Eleanor sounded horrified.

Tessa sighed inwardly at her father's immediate scepticism. He could have picked up on the accountant bit, but no… this was going to be harder than expected.

“Ben's a single father,” Tessa said quietly. “He's having a few problems with his son and he’s still trying to come to terms with his wife walking out on him.”

Telford's fork fell to his plate. “Tess, are you telling me you're dating a divorced man?”

“I’m not dating him, Dad. And it isn't like that. He didn't want a divorce. It was all his wife's...his former wife's, doing.”

“Oh, honey, think twice before getting involved with a divorcee. You know what the Bible says about divorce, Tessa.”

Eleanor placed her hand lightly on her husband's arm again. Tessa stared down at the small pools of sauce remaining on her empty plate. She’d read through most of the Bible, but struggled to recall a specific verse about divorce. Stephanie was right again - her parents weren’t approving of Ben, and they hadn't even met him.

Tessa looked up. "Not really. But I guess I should.

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