Walk on Water by Garner Josephine

Author:Garner, Josephine [Garner, Josephine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

We made it back to Luke’s house by a little after four. For a day that had started out so bleakly, it had turned out so brilliantly. I opened the trunk of my Corolla to put away my many bags which contained gifts for: Stewart, Gerard, Corrine, and Aunt Jean, not to mention my new very purple hat and scarf. I had no idea when I would ever wear it, but I loved it. It was different and bold, making a statement without even being red.

“How ‘bout a homemade happy hour?” Luke suggested as I was closing the trunk.

Yes! I said in my head. He wasn’t sending me home yet. This beautiful day was not over.

“Sure,” I said casually as I hummed the U2 tune in my head.

Inside the house we mutually excused ourselves for what polite people called a comfort break, but what Luke adorably called going to see a man about a horse. Maybe it wasn’t all that adorable really, but just me adoring him. In the second bathroom after I had finished my business I checked the state of my face in the mirror. Having had a mostly sleepless night before an inevitable crash had to be coming, but for the life of me I couldn’t see a sign of it. My eyes were bright and my complexion was actually rosy although maybe that was still the blush.

Or maybe it was simply the perpetual state of sexual arousal I found myself in whenever I was around Lucas Sterling. What had felt like a need to pee was in truth another need. I was full all right. Pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. It was a totally sacrilegious use of these words, describing what it felt like, but it was also totally ironic, and fitting somehow, that the words should come from the Biblical Book of Luke.

And what was I going to do about it anyway? Live in constant anticipation of the next hello-goodbye kiss we would share? Hope his hand would accidently brush across my butt again? Go to bed with Brian and see if that would help?

At least now I knew for sure that my wedding day had mattered to him. As if Robert could have ever replaced him, but I was a little glad that Luke didn’t seem to know that. Even married with children he had missed our friendship. Enough to actually resent the group wedding invitation. How funny was that? Maybe I was a little pleased with myself for that little spontaneous outburst at lunch. If I had thought about it before I would have never asked.

Back in the family room I stood looking out the French doors that led out to the deck. The overcast day would get to night quickly, and although I had taken up enough of Luke’s day, I supposed I could stay here until rush hour was over. When I got home I would call Mommy and hear about her day. Then if Corrine was home

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