Angels Walking Box Set by Karen Kingsbury

Author:Karen Kingsbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Howard Books
Published: 2017-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

16

TYLER WAS THRILLED when he heard about the Last Time In program. It was the first time since the shooting that he and Sami felt there was something they could do. Something that might help the kids on the streets. The youth center alone wasn’t enough. Tyler agreed with Marcus.

Mary Catherine had presented the idea, and now Sami was on board, too. Tonight, though, Tyler didn’t want to think about the prison program or the little boy still fighting for his life at Cedars-Sinai. Even if only for a few hours.

Tonight was the double date with Marcus and Shelly.

Marcus had talked about canceling. He didn’t seem as into Shelly as he’d been at the beginning. But Tyler had talked Marcus into sticking with the plan. Now Marcus and Shelly would meet Tyler and Sami at the restaurant in just a few minutes. Cherry Lane, it was called. A beautiful place situated in the hills above Los Angeles. Tyler walked with Sami through the dining area to a table by the window.

A balcony just off the back gave people a place to admire the view, so after they had their lemon water, Tyler led her outside. He put his arm around her and they looked at the stars. “Reminds me of that night on your grandparents’ roof. All those years ago.”

“Feels like yesterday.” Sami looked into his eyes. “I sort of wish we were having dinner alone. It’s been so crazy.”

“I know.” He took gentle hold of her face and kissed her. “I think Marcus needs tonight.”

“With Shelly?” Sami was clearly trying to be nice. But she couldn’t hide the disdain in her tone. “I don’t get it with them.”

Tyler laughed. “No one does. That’s why he needs tonight. I have a feeling being around us . . . you know, it’ll help him see.”

“See what?”

Certainty filled Tyler. “That she’s not the right girl.”

“I hope so.” Sami looked out over the city. “He never looks at Shelly the way he looks at Mary Catherine.”

“I wondered about that.” Tyler put his arm around her again. “We haven’t had time to talk. Feels like weeks.” He thought about the two of them, Marcus and Mary Catherine. “Does she like him?”

Sami hesitated. “Everything is complicated with Mary Catherine. She hasn’t said, but I can feel it.”

“Time will tell.” Tyler put his hands on her shoulders and faced her. “You look beautiful. If I haven’t told you lately.”

“Not since we pulled into the parking lot.” She grinned at him. “What if I hadn’t found you?”

“What?” He pulled out his most surprised look. “You didn’t find me, baby. I found you. Remember? On Facebook.”

Sami laughed. “You have a point.” She swayed in his arms. “So what if you hadn’t written to me? Where would we be?”

Times like this Tyler could easily be overcome with the impossibility of all that had led them to this place. His blown out shoulder, his time being homeless, and then his job as a maintenance worker at Merrill Place. But nothing really turned around until Tyler met Virginia Hutcheson.

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