The Sweetness of Her Love: A Christian Romance (Fostered by Love Book 2) by Kimberly Rae Jordan

Author:Kimberly Rae Jordan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Three Strand Press
Published: 2016-12-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

ERIN’S GAZE WENT OUT OF focus, causing the lights on the tree to blur as she listened to her dad read the Christmas story. It was a tradition from years past, but she never took their gatherings for granted. She looked down at Mira, the little girl who had only recently come to the home, and thought of some of the faces that had been there the previous year who were gone now.

She had great respect for her foster parents. They opened their hearts and their home so willingly and poured out their love without reservation to each child that crossed the threshold into their home. She knew it broke their hearts a little each time a child left them, particularly when they knew that the child was likely going back into an environment that wasn’t as safe and as filled with love as their home.

As she sat there, Erin realized that she was much more guarded with her heart than her parents were with theirs. She’d worked hard—even as a child—to not get too attached to the kids who came into the house. The only person she’d become attached to right away and had stayed that way with was Noella. For some reason, she’d known that Noella had needed her love, and Erin had given it freely. Thankfully, that hadn’t backfired on her. She’d become more attached to Forrest and Tennyson once they’d all aged out of the system and realized they could control whether or not they stayed in each other’s lives.

But now her heart wanted to open itself up to James and let him in. She glanced over at him and found him watching her, his expression serious. Her stomach seemed to flip while her heart skipped a beat. Erin struggled to clamp down on the feelings that threatened to flood her. She could not allow herself to fall for a man like James. He may look like a romantic hero, but she knew that a leopard didn’t change its spots. There was a reason he wasn’t interested in marriage, and she had a feeling that it went back to his childhood. She’d always known that issues from the past could have a long-lasting impact on a person. She just hadn’t realized all the issues she herself had when it came to a romantic relationship.

Erin was glad when her dad finished reading the story and asked them to bow their heads while he prayed. It gave her an excuse to look away from James’s intense gaze, and she gratefully took it.

Once her dad had finished praying, conversations began to flow again. She and Noella went with their mom to put the younger kids to bed. It was fun to see their excitement, but Erin wondered if a couple of them were actually going to be able to fall asleep at all that night.

“You can’t stay up here forever, Erin.”

She turned to find Noella watching her as Erin stood looking into the room where the little girls were still whispering to each other.

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