Wings Like Eagles by Tracie Peterson

Author:Tracie Peterson [Peterson, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-60742-926-5
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2008-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

thirteen

Christy started to get up from the table, then changed her mind. On one hand, she resented Curt’s invasion of her privacy, and on the other, she was relieved to find someone to come home to.

“You shouldn’t have done this,” she said stiffly. “You can’t just take over my house like it’s yours.”

Curt smiled. “I was just sharing. I’ll restock the fridge—I promise.” He handed her a plate of beef Stroganoff. The aroma of the food made Christy’s mouth water and her stomach growl. She quickly realized it was the first thing she’d eaten all day.

She started to eat, but noticed that Curt bowed his head to offer a prayer for the food. Quietly, she waited, uncertain what to do and feeling very awkward.

“Father, I thank You for Christy and this food. Amen.”

“That’s it?” Christy asked in surprise.

Curt laughed. “I could go on and on about how fantastic I think you are, and I could ask God to fix things between us and—”

“I get the point,” Christy interrupted. “I didn’t mean it that way, and you know it.”

Curt shrugged. “Talk to me.”

Christy ate silently for several minutes and accepted some warm garlic bread from a very patient and persistent Curt.

Finally Christy knew that she couldn’t keep it all inside.

She put her fork down and eyed Curt as if trying to figure out how he would react to the idea of one of her own family members being involved with drug trafficking. Not that drugs are all that unusual in this day and age, she reminded herself, but will Curt understand?

As if reading her mind, Curt reached out to touch her hand. “You can trust me, Christy.”

“I went to see my sister,” she began. “I just drove around and around for a while, but I ended up at the hospital.”

“But that’s not what has you upset tonight, is it?”

Christy stared at Curt thoughtfully while she chewed. How should she tell him? Did one just blurt out that your brother-in-law was the neighborhood drug dealer?

Picking up her fork again, Christy played with the noodles on her plate. “My brother-in-law has asked me for a great deal of money.”

“To pay the hospital bills, right?”

“No, in addition to the hospital bills,” Christy replied. “My sister wants me to raise their baby, and Grant has agreed, so long as I give him the money.”

“He’s selling you his child? How much money did he ask for?” Curt asked suspiciously.

“Let’s just say it’s a very substantial amount. I asked my sister what possible reason there could be for Grant needing so much money.”

“And what did she say?”

Christy looked Curt straight in the eye. “She said he’s dealing drugs, and he’s in trouble. He needs the money to bail himself out. If I don’t provide it, he’ll most likely sell the baby to pay off his suppliers.”

“Is she sure?”

Christy tried to note whether he sounded shocked or not, but the truth was, he appeared totally unaffected. She took a deep breath and replied, “Yes. That’s why she was coming to see me before the accident.

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