Abound in Love by Naramore Rosemarie

Author:Naramore, Rosemarie [Naramore, Rosemarie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Rosemarie Naramore
Published: 2012-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“I won. I won. I won,” Krissy sang, as the group left the mini putt course.

“Shut up,” Kenny said sourly. “I let you win.”

“You did not,” she said smugly. “I’m better at lots of stuff than you are.”

“Enough kids,” Dalton said. “You’re both great at golf.”

“You’re both certainly much better at golfing than I am,” Laura said.

Krissy wrapped a comforting arm around her waist. “It’s okay, Aunt Laura. You’re a great writer. You don’t need to golf ever again if you don’t want to.”

Dalton laughed and tousled the little girl’s hair.

Laura gave her a squeeze and bent to kiss the top of her head. “Thank you, Krissy. I appreciate your support.”

Dalton checked his watch. “We need to go. We have a mattress to pick up.”

Laura shook her head. “Really, Dalton, don’t worry about it.”

“It isn’t a problem,” he told her, as they left the mall.

Inside the truck, the kids were quieter than usual, and when Laura turned around to check on them, she realized why. Both had conked out.

“Wow, I guess we wore them out,” Dalton said with surprise.

Laura smiled at the sleeping children. “I don’t think they’ve been sleeping very well. Both are so worried about…”

“I know,” he sighed, running a hand through his hair. “I wish I could make things better for them, but I don’t know how.”

“You really care about them, don’t you?” she observed softly.

He gave her a look, as if surprised she’d even have to ask that question. “Laura, I’ve known your family since I was a little kid. Your folks practically took me in. And I was there for both of those kids’ births.” He nodded crisply. “I love your whole family, and those kids are like my own.”

Laura was taken aback by the sentiment. Not because she didn’t think him capable, but because… She turned away and glanced out the window. Did the sentiment apply to her? Had he cared about her—as deeply as he’d cared about the rest of her family?

Of course not. She’d always been in the background. An afterthought.

She felt a tear threaten to drop onto her cheek, and uttered a brief prayer. “Lord, please help me hold it together. I don’t know why I’m so emotional, but please…”

After taking a shoring breath, she watched the passing scenery. Much of the Vancouver landscape had changed, just as Battle Ground had. She remembered the old quote, ‘You can’t go home again.’ Maybe it was true. Maybe nothing could ever stay the same.

“Laura, are you all right?” Dalton’s deep voice held a note of concern.

“I’m fine,” she said too brightly, and turned toward him.

Dalton clearly wasn’t convinced. His brows were drawn low over his eyes, his mouth downturned. H searched her face. “Laura, everything will work out,” he said finally. “We have to believe God has a plan.”

She realized he was referring to Candace’s problems, but she couldn’t help wondering what God’s plan was for her. Being back home, and suddenly thrown together with the man who still made her heart flutter, she was forced to concede God’s plan was undeniably inscrutable to her.

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