What Laurel Sees: a love story (A Redeeming Romance Mystery) by Susan Rohrer

Author:Susan Rohrer [Rohrer, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services in association with Infinite Arts Media
Published: 2015-03-04T22:00:00+00:00

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Laurel took her seat in the courtroom, beside Bennett Flynn. She gazed around the gallery at the returning press. Joe was nowhere to be seen.

Now, it was nearly time for Judge Simons’ decision. Her chest ached within her just to think of what it might be.

What little she’d taken the time to eat during the recess knotted in her stomach. Worry was like that. It never did her any good. Once again, she tried to release her anxiety. She encouraged herself to live in the faith that she claimed. Somehow, everything would work out to the best. It had to.

The bailiff appeared. As he called for everyone to rise, once more, Laurel glanced behind her. There was Joe, slipping in the door. Just in time.

Laurel turned back as Judge Simons took his seat behind the bench. He acknowledged Shana and Laurel equally. Nothing in his body language gave his decision away. But it would not be long now.

Simons rested his elbows on the bench. He looked down at the case file in front of him.

Two words flew into Laurel’s mind:

Trust me.

Just as quickly, doubt reared its torturous head. Had that really been God’s voice? Or had it just been the voice of her heart, raising false hope?

Soberly, the judge raised his eyes to address the court. “Though I am sensitive to the need to expedite this matter, especially for the sake of the child, I think it would be prudent to allow more time for the investigation into the death of the father to unfold before making this ruling.”

Laurel’s breath caught in her throat. What did this mean? Did he, too, consider her a suspect?

“Therefore,” the judge said, “I am continuing this case indefinitely.”

Laurel shot a questioning glanced at Flynn.

A murmur ricocheted across the gallery.

The judge silenced the court with a rap of his gavel. “I will revisit this decision just as soon as appropriate custody arrangements can be determined with more confidence than is possible now. Until such time, the child, Grace Fischer, will remain in the care of Mrs. Shana Fischer, who will allow supervised visits from Ms. Laurel Fischer once a week.” He banged his gavel again, and swiftly took his leave.

Laurel sat back. She grasped the arms of her chair, but it did nothing to settle the tremor that coursed through her body.

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