When Love Arrives by Johnnie Alexander

Author:Johnnie Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC042040;FIC027270;FIC027020;Christian fiction;Love stories
ISBN: 9781493405169
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-07-30T04:00:00+00:00

Dani lifted her face to the hot water streaming from the shower head. The heat rose around her, cleansing her from the grossness of the pay-by-the-week rooms and the strain of the day. Here, in this tidy cottage, she felt fresh and invigorated.

That morning, she’d awakened on the verge of panic, worrying about the bank interview. Knowing she needed the job as much as she abhorred the thought of it. Fearful she’d do something stupid and be turned away.

Now here she was, eager to start on an exciting project that held significance. She’d be bringing history alive, sharing the past with the present. Best of all, she’d be her own boss. It was more than she had ever dared to dream.

She toweled herself dry, then slipped into pjs and slippers. Padding into the long room, she made sure, once again, that the doors were locked and all the blinds were closed.

A home of her own.

The words had repeated themselves throughout the afternoon and evening, and she was as much in awe of them now as she had been the first time they entered her thoughts. A hidden retreat where she could hide from the world.

Though not from the past with all its heartaches and misery.

In the kitchen, she put on a kettle of water to boil for tea. Almost giddy with happiness, she imagined herself the star of her own movie. The down-on-her-luck unemployed homeless waif being handed the keys to luxury by a handsome . . . gallant . . . The giddiness faded.

She wasn’t destined for the feel-good story with the perfect ending.

Not if her happiness depended on Brett.

Despite herself, she was falling under his spell. Because if he’d attempted to kiss her this evening, she would not have resisted.

Only one thing could thwart her treasonous heart. She booted up her laptop and clicked on the research folder. One lousy news clip, watched for the millionth time, would reignite her anger.

A few seconds later, the video appeared. Not the abbreviated version that soared around social media. The entire video. Of its many downloads, probably half were hers.

She clicked the play button and endured the fluff preceding the part she hated.

The impeccably dressed interviewer leaned slightly forward in her chair, her interest almost palpable even through the camera lens.

“You’ve enjoyed great success,” she said. “A man who seemingly has it all. A charmed life, some might say. But you also know what it is to face tragedy.”

Brett graced her with a disarming smile, but his eyes slightly hardened. “I’m not here to talk about the past.”

“But the past is what makes us who we are in the present. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Brett’s smile broadened, but for the first time Dani noticed the stiffening of his jaw. He was determined to be polite, but he was no longer amused by the woman’s flattery or flirting.

“Everyone has a past. Some are happier than others. But what I care about is the present and the future. What I can do today that will make a difference tomorrow.

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