A Love Song To Cherish: A Sweet and Wholesome Christian Novella (Cherish Series Book 1) by Josie Riviera

Author:Josie Riviera [Riviera, Josie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Dorothy rubbed her eyes and blinked at the early morning sunlight streaming through her window. Lying in the Cherish Hill Inn’s luxurious king-sized bed, she flicked a glance at the time on her cell phone, grateful she could rest another half hour.

She rolled over onto her side and faced the window. Although she courted sleep, her mind was active, and she lifted a prayer to God.

“Christ is with me. His plan for me will come to pass. I believe it will happen because You are in complete control and whatever comes my way, I can handle it. Amen.”

As she watched the sun rise, her thoughts turned to Ryan—his recklessly rugged face, his arresting gaze, his admiring smile. A cosmopolitan aura surrounded him, his long strides strong with authority. She’d watched videos of his performances on the internet, and it was clear the audiences loved him. During interviews he’d offered a firm handshake, laughing while he’d accepted lavish compliments from his fans with humility and grace.

A star. A talent to be reckoned with.

She could hardly believe this sophisticated man was the same man who’d raced her to church and shared an ice cream cone with her. Or the young boy who’d held back tears after his father’s funeral. He’d tried to push the grief away, push her away. He’d been in crisis and had attempted to close himself off from her.

She knew the feeling well. She hadn’t wanted to open up to him because she’d felt inept and unworthy, as if she’d just fallen off a turnip truck whereas he was all bland urbaneness. She was a far cry from the popular girl he’d once admired.

Yet she’d ended up telling him everything about her addiction, including her defeat.

Despite his easy smiles, she sensed he was in crisis too, an internal one which couldn’t be assuaged by recognition and wealth. He wasn’t being honest with himself. More important, he wasn’t being honest with God.

She sighed, knowing that in a few days he would be leaving. On the other hand, she’d decided to begin a new chapter in Cherish where life felt safe and friendly and comfortable.

The previous evening she’d notified her landlord in New York City, who’d graciously agreed to let Dorothy out of her lease at the end of the month. Her handful of friends had offered to pack up her apartment and ship her belongings to Cherish as soon as Dorothy sent a forwarding address. She promised to keep in touch, realizing in hindsight that several friends had negatively enabled her by lending her money when she’d fallen short of funds. She’d needed a greater quantity of the drug as her tolerance increased and her addiction had progressed at a frightening rate. Consequently, she’d exhausted her savings.

However, Emmanuelle, a woman of great faith and Dorothy’s closest friend, had offered what the doctor termed “positive enabling.” Emmanuelle had encouraged Dorothy to seek therapy and check into rehab. She’d also spoken to Nicholas in nightly phone conversations throughout Dorothy’s recovery.

Dorothy had appreciated her friend’s concern.

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