All Things Hidden by Judy Candis

Author:Judy Candis [CANDIS, JUDY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780446507035
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

24

Jael kicked back the covers on her bed, feeling way too warm. She’d tossed and turned ever since climbing in bed thirty minutes ago. Sleep eluded her like common sense to a teenager. The conversation with Grant played over and over in her mind. What she should have said and what she had said.

It was okay to be cautious, but she had cut it off at the starting gate. Why? Was she afraid of being let down again, of not being up to par? There was no denying she’d been lonely. A lot, actually. And the loneliness would creep up on her at the oddest times. Like sometimes in church, when a man placed his arms on the back of the pew where his wife was sitting. Jael would glance their way and wish for that kind of comfortable relationship. Or sometimes when she was at Rhonda’s and her cousin’s husband would come in and pull his wife to him, while Rhonda laughed seductively. And of course the next day, when Rhonda would excitedly give Jael a condensed version of the couple’s passionate night, Jael would ache for her own intimate alliance. But whenever those needs or thoughts crossed her mind, she pushed them back, determined to wait until God revealed her time.

But now those emotions were attacking with a vengeance. She’d never been so out of it, thinking more about a man than the case she was on. For the past two years, she’d had her career and Ramon to keep her focused, to fight the demons that threatened to weaken her resolve.

And now she was on the biggest case she’d ever tackled, and here she was sitting up all night thinking about a man instead of getting the rest she needed for tomorrow’s demanding day.

Jael yanked the pillow and pulled it over her head. Immediately Grant’s image filled her mind.

Oh Lord, what am I to do? I’m so attracted to this man it’s scary. And it’s not just because he’s so good-looking, although that’s certainly an added plus, but tonight I got a chance to peek into his mind. He’s no slouch when it comes to the things of God. At least not from what I can tell. So what is this I’m feeling? Is it okay? I’m so confused.

Jael crawled out of bed and dropped to her knees; she knew she’d never get any sleep tonight without placing her confusion before the Lord and then leaving it there. But it turned out to be harder than she’d hoped, for once she was back under the covers, thoughts of Grant resumed whirling around in her head, between lines of Bible verse.

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