Trespassed Hearts by Lynn A. Coleman

Author:Lynn A. Coleman [Coleman, Lynn A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62029-239-6
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2008-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

eleven

“Randi!”

Randi spun around at the sound of her name. Her spine stiffened. The subject of many sleepless nights and far too many hours on her knees appeared in all her blond, blue-eyed beauty. Randi nodded in acknowledgment then turned back in the direction she had been going.

“Randi, please,” Brenda pleaded.

It had been well over a year since she and Cal had been married. Randi even told Jess she’d forgiven Brenda, but …

Randi came to a halt. She decided to face the backstabbing …

Forgive me, Lord. Help me. “What do you want, Brenda?”

“I want”—Brenda’s eyes started to water. She hoisted the six-month-old child higher on her hip—“I want to apologize. It was wrong for me to date Cal while you two were still engaged. I knew it, but I ignored the truth and walked right into a horrible situation.”

Randi shut her eyes for a moment then opened them, counting, One, two, three. “I forgave you a long time ago.”

“Yeah, right. Look—I admit I was wrong. I didn’t mean to hurt ya. It just happened. And look where it got me. At least you can be thankful you’re not the one with a child and no husband.”

“Brenda, I’m sorry Cal ran off on you, but what does that have to do with me?”

“Nothing. Everything … I don’t know. Cal always blamed me for breaking you two up.”

Randi shook her head. “Cal likes to blame others for his actions. That isn’t to say you didn’t play a part in his affair, but he shouldn’t be blaming you. He was the one engaged.” It felt good to say those words out loud.

“Yeah, my mother says if he walked out on you, he was more than likely going to walk out on me, too. I didn’t believe her, but she was right.”

“What are you going to do?”

“We hired a lawyer to track him down for child support, but the lawyer said not to hold out for much. He said even if they find him and require him to pay the child support, he still might not pay. Knowing Cal, he won’t.”

Randi’s heart went out to Brenda. “How are you going to support yourself and the baby?”

“Mom’s going to watch Tyler.”

Randi’s heart cinched. That was the name she and Cal had picked out for their first son.

“I’m going to work part-time and finish my college degree. Dad’s going to help me with tuition and stuff. After a couple of years, I should be able to provide for Tyler and myself.”

“Your folks live near Portland now, right?”

“Yeah, Daddy’s working for the hospital there.” She shifted Tyler. He had Cal’s eyes. “I’m sorry, but life has bitten me—”

“Brenda, the Lord will help you,” Randi said, cutting her off. She’d felt many times as if Brenda had gotten what she deserved, but the child didn’t deserve a father who had abandoned him. Admittedly, at this very moment, Randi realized her “forgiveness” of Brenda and Cal was not complete. Lord, forgive me.

Brenda snickered. “God helps those who help themselves. And so help me, if I ever get my hands on Cal, I’ll—”

“I’ll be praying for you.

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