A Heart Restored by Elizabeth Maddrey

Author:Elizabeth Maddrey [Maddrey, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian romance series, christian romance novella, contemporary christian romance, christian contemporary romance, small town romance, inspirational romance, sweet and clean romance, clean wholesome sweet inspirational
Publisher: JoNaTiMa Books
Published: 2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

DANNY’S WORDS ECHOED in his head all through youth group. Thankfully he wasn’t in charge of anything spiritually important this week. He’d ended the night by giving his group of boys their assignment for the week, slapping a ton of high fives, and chatting briefly with one overly concerned mom who didn’t seem to get the fact that boys—especially high school boys—were going to clam up every now and then. And that was okay. It didn’t mean they didn’t love their mom, or that they were doing drugs, or anything bad. It just meant the kid was processing something and chances were good, that if she left him alone for a little, he’d come to her eventually. At least, that’s how it’d always worked for him.

Maybe his mom was just really cool.

“Ready?” Danny lounged against the side of Jeremiah’s car.

“Yeah. You figure Matt’s still there? We’re about twenty minutes later than usual. Sorry.”

“Yep. Just texted him to be sure. He’s doing some paperwork while he waits.” After Jeremiah clicked the fob to unlock the doors, Danny tugged open the door of the truck and hopped in. “Appreciate the ride.”

“Easy enough.” Jeremiah started the truck and backed out of the now-empty lot. “What are you doing this weekend? Any plans?”

Danny shook his head. “Why?”

“Thought I might go camping. Wanna come?”

“Don’t you have work you should be doing?”

Jeremiah frowned. The only potential work he had in the hopper was up at Peacock Hill. The other odds and ends that kept him afloat were during the work week. And sure, now that spring was hitting, he’d be getting a lot busier. People liked to spruce up their houses once the snow was gone; power wash the decks, that sort of thing. But he wasn’t reduced to working weekends just yet. “Nope. So, are you in?”

“You need to call her.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s ridiculous to go camping when you could be working up at Peacock Hill and making headway with the most eligible bachelorette to hit our town since Missy James moved here in the seventh grade.”

Jeremiah laughed. Missy James. Now there was a memory. “I’d forgotten all about her. She was here what, three years?”

“About that, yeah. And had every guy in the class—and most of the guys in the classes above and below—trying to catch her eye. Then it comes out that she’s not allowed to date ‘til she’s a senior.”

“So Matt says. Did anyone other than him verify that with her? I still think it was Matt saving face after she shot him down.”

It was Danny’s turn to chuckle. “I dare you to say that to his face.”

“No way. I’m not stupid. He can still take me.” Jeremiah pulled to a stop in front of Matt’s garage. “Here you go, curbside service with a smile.”

“I missed the smile, but then, I avoid looking at you whenever I can. Never have been into horror.”

“Jerk. Get out of my truck.” Jeremiah grinned and punched Danny on the arm. “So that’s a no for this weekend, right?”

Danny paused with his hand on the truck door.

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