The Come to Me Complete Collection: Contemporary Christian Romance by Leah Atwood

Author:Leah Atwood
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Publisher: Falling Leaf Press
Published: 2015-10-18T22:00:00+00:00

ON TUESDAY MORNING, Dani prepared to leave her house early for a lunch date with Jeff before work.

“What do I say?” she asked Pip, the unintentional outlet for many one-sided conversations of late. “Jeff and I have been friends for a long time, and I’d hate to lose that.”

Meow. Pip gave her a bored look.

“Wish me luck.” Dani scratched him behind his ears before she left.

She practiced what to say for the entire drive to town. Even after she’d pulled into a front spot at the deli, she still didn’t have her exact words chosen. Jeff’s car wasn’t in the parking lot, so she made the decision to go in and order their lunch. He was a creature of habit, and ninety percent of the time ordered the same sandwich. Since she didn’t want to do the breakup in public, she planned to suggest eating at the park, which was only a half-mile walk.

“One turkey on wheat with lettuce, tomato, and light mayo,” she told a teen boy behind the counter. She recognized him as a newer member of church who’d recently moved to Oden Bridge with his family and was attending community college.

“Any cheese?” The boy was already pulling out thick slices of bread from a warming unit.

“Not on that one, but I’ll also need a roast beef with pepper jack, add only mustard.”

“You know me well.”

She startled at the sound of Jeff’s voice. “You scared me. I didn’t see you come in.”

“You were busy being beautiful as usual.” He smiled the smile that most other woman would find charming, but she hid a grimace.

“It’s such a nice day, I thought I’d order while I waited and we can walk to the park and eat.” The steadiness of her voice pleased her, considering that her insides were so jittery.

“That’s a great idea.” Jeff pulled his wallet from a pocket and withdrew money. “I’ve got lunch.”

“I’ll get mine.” If he had known what was about to happen, he probably wouldn’t have offered. Actually, he would have, because despite his few flaws—mainly his addiction to work—he was a complete gentleman.

“Make them meals, please,” he told the girl running the register and handed her two ten dollar bills, ignoring Dani’s offer.

Dani took the plastic bag holding the sandwiches and pulled two bags of chips off a shelf. “What drink do you want?”

“Water is fine.” Jeff put the change into his wallet then returned it to his pocket.

The bottles of water were cold against her hands, but they felt good after being in the deli. Since they baked their bread fresh every day, the building was always hot inside, no matter what the outside temperature was.

“How is Gram?” Jeff walked in step beside her on the path to the park.

“Really good for what she’s going through.” The bag was heavy around her wrist and she slid it down to grip it with her fingers.

“You’re looking better.” He winked at her, alluding to the mess she was the last time he’d seen her, which has been the day after Gramps’ death.

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