Tis The Season For Forgiving by Nikki Lynn Barrett

Author:Nikki Lynn Barrett [Barrett, Nikki Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Thirteen

Two days later, Petra was finally able to get someone over to fix the heater, and boy did it cost her an arm and a leg. She cringed as she paid the man. There went the emergency fund.

She thanked the man and checked the time. Today was the day Eric had to go by the hospital and see if he was a match for his father. True to her word, she planned to go with him for moral support. Tomorrow night was their dinner date. Actually, Petra looked forward to it. Dating wasn't something she and Eric ever did. They'd just been 'together'. Nothing official. It was just insinuated. She never realized how much she wanted something official, or at least better than what they'd started with, until it was all said and done.

"Come on, Kinley!" she called. Her parents were going to keep her for a few hours. Petra just hadn't told them why. She just said she had an appointment. They probably wouldn't approve of her thinking of Eric as more than her ex and Kinley's father.

But she'd been thinking about him as much more than that.

Kinley skipped out of her bedroom with a big smile on her face. Her pigtails were lopsided. Petra laughed, fixed her daughter's hair, and they were on their way.

"So what's this appointment? Is everything okay?" Mom asked when they arrived.

Petra sighed. May as well tell her. She didn't need to worry her mom over nothing. "It's not for me. It's for Eric."

"Eric?" Mom's eyes went wide. "Why are you going to an appointment for Eric?"

"For moral support. He's going to be tested to see if he's a match. His father needs a liver transplant. His parents are really hard on him."

"Oh lord, child. I hope you know what you're doing. That man is nothing but trouble." Mom's warning was stern.

"He was, Mom. People change. Eric's trying," Petra replied, defending him. This was just what she feared.

"I doubt that man can learn to change."

She lost her patience. "Everyone deserves a second chance. You haven't seen him. There's definitely a change in Eric."

Mom didn't want to hear another word. She just shook her head sadly, her expression disapproving.

"I'm not even doing this to get back with him, anyway. I'm trying to be a friend." No doubt she did wonder about a second chance for them, but it was way too soon to be talking about that with anyone else. "Thank you for watching Kinley. I'll be back in a while. See you later, sweetie." She gave her daughter a kiss and left before her mother could say anything else.

Petra met Eric in front of the hospital. He paced the waiting area and looked relieved when she arrived. "Hey."

"Hi." He stopped pacing and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "You get your heater all fixed?"

She nodded. "Yup. I'm letting it run while I'm here. Hopefully the house will be much warmer when I get back to it."

"I'm glad it's fixed." Eric looked past her towards the door, then flicked his gaze back on her again.

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