Better (Too Good series) by Walden S

Author:Walden, S. [Walden, S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-11-16T18:30:00+00:00

Cadence expected swords and shields. What she got instead were handbags and hats. These women were going to be her protectors? Um, no. They were sassy. She’d give them that, but she wasn’t sure they’d be able to get the job done. After all, there were five of them, but hundreds of everyone else.

“Remind me again why this is important?” Cadence asked. She stood huddled outside the sanctuary doors, unwilling to walk inside. Mark stood beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist.

“Cadence, honey, you’ll be okay. You don’t run, remember?” Martha said.

“Yes, I do,” Cadence argued. “I sure do.” She broke away from Mark’s grasp and started towards the parking lot. Mark went after her.

“Hey,” he said, taking her hand and forcing her to stop. “It’s okay. We can go home.”

“You’re just saying that because you don’t wanna be here either,” Cadence replied.

“Cadence, I don’t mind being here. And I know church is important to you. I wanted to come. And I won’t let anyone be mean to you. I don’t think they will, but you’re safe either way.”

“Those women can’t protect me, Mark,” Cadence said. “You can’t either.”

“You underestimate all of us,” Mark replied. He pointed to the group waiting patiently at the door. “You realize they’re mothers, don’t you?”

“Huh?”

He smiled. “They’re mothers. Nobody’s gonna mess with you.”

She didn’t understand. She had a mother, but what did that matter? She was bullied constantly last year. No protection. No sympathy. What did he mean? Not every mother protected her child.

“Come on,” he urged, pulling on her hand gently.

She shook her head. “You don’t even like church,” she pointed out.

“It has merit,” he replied.

That statement made her laugh.

“And it’s important to you,” he added. “And what’s important to you is important to me.”

She nodded. “I didn’t want to come back to prove that I’m not scared of anyone. Because that’s not true. I’m scared of everyone.”

Mark listened.

“I wanted to come back because I can’t do all my studying on my own.”

“I understand.”

“Do you?”

“You need to fill up on some spiritual food from an expert,” he replied.

She grinned. “Is that all right?”

“I wouldn’t want you any other way,” he said.

Cadence wasn’t sure what Mark meant by that. He said it playfully, but there was an underlying seriousness to his words. It was subtle—imperceptible to anyone but her. But she heard it, and she wondered what it meant. She opened her mouth to respond before she was stopped by Mrs. Connelly’s voice.

“You two ready?”

Cadence took a deep breath and walked inside with everyone. They surrounded her and Mark—Mrs. Connelly and LouAnn in front, Marybeth and Gypsy on either side of them, and Martha to the back. They really were serious about keeping her safe, though she never thought she’d have to worry for her safety inside a church.

She scanned the area her family usually sat in, but people were still moving about finding seats, so it was hard to see those who were already sitting. Her hand started to sweat, and she quietly apologized to Mark, who was holding it.

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