Gabriel's Grace by Jayna Morrow

Author:Jayna Morrow [Morrow, Jayna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction, inspirational fiction, Clean and Wholesome Novels, Religion and Spirituality
ISBN: 9781522398912
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2021-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

10

Sparrow stared into the bathroom mirror. A pink flush spread across her cheeks and neck. Her lips felt numb and thick. She splashed her face with cold water then patted her skin dry with a soft hand towel. After hanging it on the hook, she smoothed her hair and tried to regain her composure.

Gabriel Hearth had kissed her. Just adrenaline, of course, what with all the excitement over the broken window. But still. He was in her kitchen now, cleaning up the mess his son had made. She could hear the scraping and tinkling of glass.

Slade!

She needed to pull herself together for Slade’s sake. She took several deep, cleansing breaths before she joined Gabriel in the kitchen, leaving Corbin in the bathroom out of harm’s way. A pile of glass made a shiny mound in front of the sink, and Gabriel was busy creating another glittery mini-mountain with her broom. When he noticed her in the doorway, he silently put up a hand to stop her from entering the room. She stayed put while he worked.

Gabriel wore his usual blue jeans and dairy shirt today, but he’d untucked the shirt and loosened the collar. The almost overwhelming sensuality of that look was relieved by his tousled hair, which lent a boyish charm that made her smile through the butterflies that fluttered in her stomach. Even though she knew they needed to focus on Slade, she wished Gabriel would kiss her again.

“Sparrow,” he began. “Glass shattered all across the room. I’m surprised you didn’t cut yourself on the way out the front door or to the bathroom.”

“I’m blessed, I guess.”

“You had an angel looking out for you today. What if you had been standing near the window when he threw the rock? You could have been seriously injured. When I get my hands on that boy...” His voice trailed off.

“I’m fine, Gabriel.” When he didn’t respond, she continued. “What else is bothering you?”

She stepped carefully across the room to stand beside him.

His eyes glistened with unshed tears. “I know I mentioned this wasn’t the first time Slade has run away, but…the circumstances are different this time. He’s never run off after a fight, never had a violent outburst, and never announced he was leaving.”

Sparrow threw her arms around him, aching to comfort him the best she could. “We’ll find him, Gabriel. We’ll bring him home. Once he’s had time to cool off, he’ll realize he did a horrible thing. And we’ll deal with that...together.”

“Sparrow!” Agony sharpened his voice. “He could have hurt you. I have failed as a father.”

“Well, I’m not hurt. I don’t believe Slade had any intention of injuring me. And you haven’t failed because you haven’t given up. Your heart’s still in this. God knows how much you want to help your son. I’ll make a flyer at my office using Slade’s most recent school picture. I’ll do that now. Then we’ll start our search. I won’t be long. Gather all the information you have about where he goes when he runs away.

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