A Pinch of Promise by Elizabeth Maddrey

Author:Elizabeth Maddrey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational romance, transformational romance, second chance at love, food insecurity, contemporary romance clean, christian romance novels, religious fiction, sweet romance, christian romance urban
Publisher: JoNaTiMa Books
Published: 2015-06-09T04:00:00+00:00

Ben pulled his car into a spot near the Annapolis waterfront and cut the engine. Traffic had been...horrendous. There was really no other word to use. How did people commute into DC from here? There was no way the lure of waterfront living was worth that kind of insanity day after day. And it was Thursday. It wasn’t like this was the weekend, with everyone and their cousin flocking to the water for the weekend. He grunted and shook his head. Took all kinds.

He eased out from behind the wheel and stretched his leg. His knee was stiff, but, amazingly, not sore. Thank you, Jesus. Maybe it was healing after all. PT this morning with Sara had been awkward. Even after having been her patient on Tuesday, it was clear their conversation on the phone made her feel cornered. Which was not what he was going for. Probably needed to figure out a way to apologize. Of course, if this was the friend zone in Rebecca’s book, he was probably better off recognizing she was a lost cause and moving on. ‘Cause she barely returned any of his email, let alone his attempts to talk to her. At least she’d agreed to use Paige’s restaurant for the open house catering. That was something.

A brief stroll down the block and Ben stopped in front of the Irish pub Jackson’s friend, David, had given him directions to. It was a strange place to meet a computer consultant, but this whole business was strange. Who changed their name as an adult unless they got married? And why the secrecy? Assuming that was really what Rebecca had done. But if she had, how much of what he thought he knew about her was a lie?

Ben stepped through the door. The place was busy. A few empty tables were dotted throughout the dim room. Decorations consisted primarily of wood—wood booths, wood floors, wood beams in the ceiling. Ambiance oozed around him as the quiet strains of a folksy love song reached his ears.

“Can I help you?”

Ben smiled at the frazzled looking server carrying a tray overloaded with plates heaped with food as well as drinks that were nearly sloshing over their rims. “I’m meeting Colin O’Bryan?”

“Sure. He’s in the middle of his set right now, just grab a table and someone will be by to get an order soon. I’ll let him know you’re here.”

She zipped off before Ben could formulate the questions that zinged around in his brain. He spotted an empty booth in the corner and angled that way. What had she meant by a set? He inhaled and his mouth watered. Plucking the menu from between the salt and pepper shakers shaped like a Leprechaun and a rainbow, he skimmed the offerings. Fish and chips. That had to be what he smelled. The shakers brought a smile to his lips. Rebecca would love them. Or at least, the Rebecca he thought he knew would. Did she really like kitschy salt and pepper

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