The Wishing Season (A Chapel Springs Romance Book 3) by Denise Hunter

Author:Denise Hunter
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2014-12-08T23:00:00+00:00

He was a few days late on his portion of the bills, but finally one of his sponsors had come through. Cole ripped out the check and headed down the attic stairs. He passed the community living room where a rousing game of Ping-Pong was being waged between Josh and Zac.

He couldn’t really afford the table, but when he’d seen it at the thrift shop, a little beaten up and priced to sell, he couldn’t seem to help himself. Hearing their laughter now, he knew it had been worth every penny.

He took the second set of stairs and rounded the bend, heading back through the darkened kitchen and to PJ’s door. It was cracked open, a sliver of light edging the side.

It fell open as he rapped on the door. “PJ?”

From the edge of the bed, she looked toward the door, then away from him. She swiped her hand across her face. “Yeah?”

He frowned, pushing the door open the rest of the way. “I brought the check for my half of the bills.”

She cleared her throat. “Just set it on the bureau.”

Either she had the world’s worst cold or she was crying. Since she wouldn’t look his way, he put his money on the latter.

“You okay?”

“Fine.”

She didn’t sound fine. His feet stuttered on the threshold. Should he go in? Stay away? He never knew what to do about tears.

Was she stressed out about the house? The restaurant? He couldn’t help but notice that business had fallen off lately. And he hadn’t helped matters by delaying his payment.

“Sorry I’m late with the payment.”

She waved the apology away and shook her head. A sniffle sounded. Then another.

Overhead Josh must’ve scored game point, because his whoop practically shook the rafters. And the footsteps. It sounded like a herd of buffalo from here.

“Is it the kids? I’ll go tell them to keep it down.”

She shook her head. “They’re fine.” Her voice wobbled on the last word.

He’d thought they were complying with the rules. And PJ had made a big impression on Shaundra. It was always “PJ this” and “PJ that.”

He took a hesitant step toward her. “If everyone’s fine . . . what’s with the tears?”

Whatever he’d said seemed to break something loose. She covered her face and a sob escaped. Even he knew he couldn’t leave now. And strangely, he didn’t want to.

“Hey . . .” He was at her side in seconds. He eased down onto the bed, and her pajama-clad thigh brushed against his. “What is it? Is it the restaurant? I know it’s slow right now, but spring’ll be here before we know it. The cooking classes are going well, right?”

She shook her head, her hands falling to her lap. “It’s not the restaurant.”

“What is it then?”

She dropped her head. Her lips quivered, and his fingers ached to still them. Tears cascaded down her flushed cheeks, one after another, dripping from her chin.

“Keaton,” she said, sniffling.

He hadn’t expected that. That’s why it felt like a kick in the gut.

“We started dating last winter.

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