Upon an April Night by Krista Noorman

Author:Krista Noorman [Noorman, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

The laughter from the back yard floated in through the open kitchen windows and down the basement staircase to Duncan. He’d made himself scarce all evening, trying to watch a TV show, but he had no interest in what was happening on the screen.

He clicked the television off and made his way upstairs, walking through the house to the sunroom, where he stayed out of view. He felt a little like a stalker, but he was curious.

Shannon had set up a little table for four with candles and flowers. Strings of bare bulbs were hung in a zigzag pattern between the house and the trees and gave the yard a warm glow. Their photographer friends, Maggie and Sarah, were there. Maggie had a camera in her hand and was taking a picture of Sarah, who was bouncing a baby girl on her knee. Jamie was smiling at the baby and holding her tiny hand. The sight pulled at something deep inside him.

He hadn’t planned to join them, but he found himself pushing the back door open with a squeak, his feet moving him across the yard.

“Hey, D,” Shannon said when she spotted him.

“Ladies.” He greeted them with a wave and bent down to get closer to the baby. “Hello, pretty girl.”

“This is Claire,” Sarah said as the baby cooed at Duncan.

His heart melted in his chest, imagining his own baby looking at him like that. He glanced over at Jamie, who was giving him that familiar look of adoration.

“Take a seat.” Shannon pointed at one of the nearby patio chairs.

He waved her off. “I don’t want to impose.” He straightened and turned to Jamie. “I’m really happy for you, Jamie, for the decision you made. It’s really exciting.”

She smiled up at him. “Thanks. I feel … different. Peaceful.”

He nodded, knowing exactly what she meant.

Shannon stood suddenly. “Maggie, Sarah, remember that thing in the house I wanted to show you. Let’s go look at it now.”

They both stood along with her.

“Oh, right,” Maggie replied with a smirk.

“Take us to it,” Sarah declared.

Duncan stared after them as they walked hurriedly toward the house. “That wasn’t obvious or anything.”

“Not at all.” Jamie laughed.

“May I?” He pointed to the chair beside her.

“Sure.”

He moved the chair closer and took a seat.

“Do you want some water?” She reached for the pitcher.

“Nah, I’m good.”

“Okay.” She lowered her hands to her lap.

“I was a little surprised to hear the news,” Duncan told her.

“More surprised than the fact that I was pregnant?” She quirked her eyebrow.

“Almost.”

“Why so surprised?”

“I don’t know. I shouldn’t have been, because I know personally how God can change someone. He changed me.”

“Yeah?”

“I used to be a bit of a partier myself.”

“You? I don’t believe it.”

“Believe it. I drank a lot and slept with a lot of girls.”

She focused intently on his lips as he spoke, which was distracting.

“I was kind of out of control.”

“What changed?”

“Nana told me to grow up.”

“Nana did?”

“My dad caught me in bed with a girl here in the house.”

Jamie’s eyes widened. “Embarrassing much?”

“To say the least.

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