A Simple Faith by Rosalind Lauer

Author:Rosalind Lauer [Lauer, Rosalind]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-345-54327-1
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

There was a light dusting of snow on the ground as Haley headed off for group therapy. “Take it slow out there,” her father had advised, and although the dry flakes didn’t seem to be sticking, Haley proceeded with caution. The accident had made her a much more careful driver.

Her radio was tuned in to a popular station, and the deejays kept making jokes about the worst dates they had ever had. In the next segment they interviewed the winners of their Sweetheart Sweepstakes, and Haley realized that it was Valentine’s Day. January had flown by quickly, and now here she was on the most romantic day of the year, and without a sweetheart.

You could have had one. You could have had Graham, she reminded herself, glad that she’d dodged that bullet. What would she be doing now if she had gone through with the wedding? Maybe sitting in a bathrobe and staring at the snow and trying to decide what to make for dinner? Or maybe she would have been sitting in a nail salon, waiting for her pedicure to dry while wondering if she could squeeze a matinee in before Graham got home.

Tall, handsome Graham. That killer smile used to make her go weak in the knees. After the attraction had faded, she had to stop herself from wincing when he smiled. Now … she didn’t think it would bother her anymore, because Graham no longer had power over her.

And life was too short to waste energy on old issues.

Dylan was walking down Halfway’s Main Street as she pulled into the library parking lot. Now there was a man who was attractive, inside and out. Wispy snowflakes clung to the broad shoulders of his jacket and his cheeks were bright from the cold.

In his down jacket and boots, he could have stepped right out of the LL Bean catalog. At the hospital, his good looks still stirred many a heart. Last week, one patient in the ER asked what sort of ailment she had to have to be treated by that doctor.

He paused in front of her car, waiting as she popped open the door. “Hey, you.”

“I just found out that it’s Valentine’s Day,” Haley told him. In their time spent together in group sessions, they had developed an easy banter, but nothing too deep. Whenever she pushed for more information, Dylan had a gentle way of pushing back. “Did you know that?”

“I do have a calendar.” He fished his keys out and opened the back entrance to the library that was used for private sessions. “How could a woman your age not be aware of every girl’s favorite holiday?”

“That’s what happens when it’s all work and no play.” She unzipped her jacket. “But it’s not just a girl’s holiday.”

“As a therapist, I don’t like the emphasis on romance. Valentine’s Day makes people feel like losers if they’re not hooked up with someone.”

“Really?” She considered that as she circled around the big round table to the coffeemaker. “I never felt like a loser.

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