The Baby Shift- Tennessee by Becca Fanning

Author:Becca Fanning [Fanning, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Their first destination was a restaurant in Greenwich. Lea found it a strange place because it wasn't fancy, but it was serene and peaceful.

"My mom used to bring me here as a kid whenever I was having trouble at school. We'd eat and listen to music from the speakers. They only play rhythm and blues here. None of that hip hop stuff that trends on TV," Angel said as they ate a meal of pancakes.

“It’s nice,” she said.

“But...” he said.

She feigned confusion, but he seemed to see through her disguise because he said, “you have something to say.”

“Why did you bring me here instead of taking me back to my father?” Lea asked.

He said, “perhaps I’m still trying to come to terms with why you’d want to run off after what happened to you the last time. I mean, your dad is doing all he can to keep you safe.”

“Keep me safe? Or keep himself safe?”

“What does that mean?”

At that point, she felt an intense urge to spill everything out. To let out all the stories and hurt she bottled up inside for most of her life. But something stopped her as soon as she opened her mouth to speak. Instead, she said, "it's a family issue. You'll never understand."

“Try me,” he said.

“I’d rather not.”

His sigh seemed to let the issue go. They continued their meal for the next few minutes, and once they were done eating, Angel said, “wanna spend some time at the park?”

And again, even though her instincts told her otherwise, Lea said, “yes.”

They spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching kids play in the grass and sand. Angel was good company. He told her about the fun things he used to do as a kid in Greenwich, Blue Lake City and how he used to get in trouble every other day. She did notice though that he kept referring to the years he spent outside of Tennessee as the period when he "went away." Lea wondered if he had been in prison during that time and still could not talk openly about it.

By 9:00 PM they were on the roof of a church that stood over a hundred meters tall. The view of the city from there was breathtaking. Lea could see thousands of lights all around. Some were small and others large. There were stationary lights and some lights that moved around the dark streets.

“I still come here sometimes when I need to think -- to plan,” he said.

“It’s beautiful.”

“I know. That’s my house over there beside the fountain.”

“Doesn’t seem too big,” she said.

“A small house for a small man,” he said and chuckled

Lea felt his arms curl around her shoulders. They felt big and strong, and even though she was alone on a rooftop with a man she hardly knew, she could not remember the last time she felt safer. Lea placed her head on his shoulder.

“What happened to your mother?” She asked before she could stop herself.

“What do you mean?”

“You

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