The Bancrofts 7: A Younger Man by Brenda Barrett

Author:Brenda Barrett [Barrett, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: United States, Christian, Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Christian Fiction, African American, Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction
Amazon: B00HYR9DOQ
Publisher: Jamaica Treasures
Published: 2014-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Vanley made it a point to have lunch with Davia every day that week. His intention was that his uncle would see him leaving the building with her, but by the second day, he found himself liking her infectious laugh.

She had a very quirky sense of humor and he began to enjoy being with her. He had not forgotten that he was doing it to find out Anita's secret though. Knowing the secret was almost as compelling as being with Anita. If only she had told him what the secret was, it would not have taken on behemoth proportions in his head.

He was sitting with Davia under a weeping willow tree in the old part of the university campus. On this side of the campus, the buildings were restorations from the 1800s. The place was originally a working plantation. There was a clock that was a part of an old mill; it was inlaid into the brick. It was standing alone and covered with moss and grass.

It was a little piece of history in a wide expanse of lawn that was quite close to the music building. Students would come here for picnics. Even now, some of them were sitting on blankets on the lawn. Some people were studying while others ate. It had been his idea to take Davia somewhere other than the cafeteria, and he could see that she was enjoying herself. She was sitting on one side of his blanket, her eyes closed and her face turned up to the sun.

She laughed and cracked an eye open and looked at him. "This is lovely, Vanley. Thank you for the break." Then she sobered up, and asked him shyly, "Can I ask you a question?"

Vanley smirked. "You just did."

"I mean, do you have a thing for Anita?" She bit her lip. "I know she has a thing for you because since I have been going to lunch with you she has turned into a shrew. That's the only way I can describe it. She grills me like a maniac detective when I get back and then grunts and shouts after that. She looks frazzled and out of it all because I am going to lunch with you."

Vanley inhaled sharply. Should he confess that he had loved Anita for five years; that he was on the verge of frustration from not knowing why they could not be together, and that he was only dating Davia for his uncle's benefit? He really couldn't tell her that. It would hurt her and he didn't want to do that. Instead, his mind focused on what bringing her out here was doing to Anita. So, it was making her jealous? Why hadn't he thought of doing that before? Would Anita be jealous enough to reveal why she couldn't be with him?

Was she closer to cracking now and finally revealing the secret? He smiled at Davia, almost happily. He could be one step closer to Anita's secrets.

"I have a thing for her," he admitted, shrugging.

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