The Intervention Collection by Terri Blackstock

Author:Terri Blackstock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2014-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

“That’s my job. Putting women to sleep.”

Maybe it was the endorphins from all the tears or just the relief of knowing Lance was safe. But she found herself laughing again. She laid her head on his shoulder.

When he kissed her, her heart turned to warm wax, sliding into her chest, making her ache. She touched his face, felt the sandpaper stubble. His lips were slightly chapped, but she liked the feel of them. He had his own unique taste, one that lingered.

He pulled back, and she let her hand slide down his chin. Their eyes met and held, and she couldn’t think of a thing to say.

Finally, he whispered, “That was nice. I’ve missed you a lot.”

She smiled, feeling like a teenager. Then she thought of Lance in jail, and her smile faded. What kind of mother was she? She drew in a deep breath and pulled back, but she didn’t want him to think she was turning cold. “I’ve missed you too,” she whispered. “I just . . . feel kind of guilty. Making out in the car when Lance is . . .” Her voice trailed off.

“Lance knows we kiss.”

“I know, but . . . tonight?”

She saw his disappointment, but he didn’t argue. “Tomorrow, then.” He opened his door, and she took the cue and got out on her side.

She went around the car and stood close to him as she dug through her purse, trying to find the extra key to Emily’s car. She found the key, pulled it out. “The car should be clean.”

“It’ll be fine. I’ll call you in the morning, okay?”

“All right. Sleep well.”

He stood there for a moment longer, then touched the back of her head, pulled her toward him, and pressed a kiss on her forehead. “Good night, Barbara.”

Barbara couldn’t account for the feelings coursing through her as she went in. She watched through the window in the door as he got into Emily’s car. When he’d driven away, she closed the garage door and went into the den.

She lowered herself onto the couch, wondering how it could be that, in the midst of such a trial, she could still have such fierce feelings for Kent. She’d tried for the past year to keep her feelings for him from getting too intense, since their distance apart made it impossible for them to be together often. But that distance hadn’t cooled things at all.

Here she was, thinking of him, when her son was in lockdown in the Juvenile Detention Center. How could she ever have a relationship when her kids were so troubled and so many miles lay between them? She had to be careful and not let her heart take her down the wrong path. Too much was at stake. Even if she got Lance out of jail tomorrow, Emily would be home Monday. Then there would be a whole new truckload of worries.

It was a time for sacrifice, not indulgence.

If only she could make her heart follow her head.

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