Where There's Faith by L. A. Remenicky

Author:L. A. Remenicky [Remenicky, L. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B06XBFBQK5
Publisher: Lavish Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-04-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The lights strung on the house and the trees in the yard gave the night a magical quality, the snow muting the colors. Faith stared in wonder; this was her first experience seeing Christmas lights in a snowy climate. “It’s so beautiful,” she exclaimed.

Robbie smiled at her reaction. “Wait until you see the inside of the house,” he said with a chuckle.

The door opened as they meandered up the front walk. “I’m glad you came,” Ragan said to Faith, smiling at the picture she made walking up with Robbie.

“Thanks for inviting me,” Faith replied as she handed Ragan the gift bag containing the bottle of wine she knew was her favorite. Faith stopped and stared when she walked into the living room. There were so many gifts they took up an entire corner of the living room.

She turned to Robbie and whispered, “Why didn’t you tell me? One bottle of wine is not enough. Maybe if I promised a signed book for everyone…”

Robbie grinned. “Do you really think Ragan cares that you brought a bottle of wine or six or ten? My sister loves Christmas, and she always goes overboard. I’ve learned to just go with it.” He squeezed her hand, “Just so you know, most of the gifts are photographs that Ragan has taken over the last year—nothing that she has spent a lot of money on.”

Faith looked up when Ragan grabbed her hand. “Come on, Faith, let’s open this wine, and then I want you to meet everyone.”

“Give her a chance to catch her breath before you whisk her off,” Robbie commented as he helped Faith with her coat. “Wow, you look really nice.”

Red shading crept up her neck at Robbie’s words. “Thank you.” She wondered how she was going to keep her promise that they could be friends. If he kept complimenting her in that tone of voice, she was going to be in trouble.

“Oh good, you wore the sweater,” Ragan said as she grabbed Faith’s hand and pulled her toward the kitchen, “and the jeans. No wonder my brother’s tongue was practically dragging on the floor.”

“We’re just friends. Neither one of us wants anything more than that,” she protested. Taking the glass of wine she was offered, she gulped at the contents, hoping to cool herself down.

“That isn’t what his eyes were saying.”

Faith slumped onto one of the barstools. “I don’t know how to handle that. I’m not ready.”

“I’ve noticed the way you watch him from across a room. I call bullshit.” Ragan topped off Faith’s glass. “Just take it slow. You two are good for each other. Now, I’ve got to play hostess. Go mingle.” After a quick hug, she picked up a tray of cookies and disappeared through the door.

Mingle? Faith gulped more of her wine, the thought of interacting with strangers making her feel sick. With a deep breath, she stood and swayed, realizing that drinking alcohol that fast on an empty stomach wasn’t a good idea.

Picking her way through the buffet, she let her mind whirl with all the names and faces.

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