Heart Full of Love by Coble Colleen

Author:Coble, Colleen [Coble, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Novella, Foster Child, Adoption
ISBN: 9781937515423
Publisher: Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
Published: 2012-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Eden glanced at Josh, and the veiled look of pain in his eyes made her want to take him in her arms and kiss away his hurts the way she might with Cory. The thought surprised her. He was an adult, but he still carried the scars of his childhood. The same way she carried them. No wonder he had wanted Katie so badly.

She could tell by the stiffness in his shoulders that he had erected his wall of defenses again, and she felt inadequate to scale it. She glanced at her watch. Nine-thirty. Such momentous revelations in only half an hour.

“Let’s check the E-mail again, then I’ll head back to my hotel.” He took his laptop from the coffee table and clicked the Send And Receive button. Nothing.

Eden’s keen sense of disappointment surprised her. This wouldn’t happen overnight. And she’d waited this long to find them, what was a few more weeks or months? At least she was doing something about it now. Thanks to Josh.

He switched off the computer and stood. “Thanks for the great evening. Could I take you and the kids to dinner tomorrow? Just so you don’t have to cook for me again?”

His teasing grin did funny things to her breathing. “Would you like to come to church with us in the morning?”

He grinned. “I was hoping you would invite me and I wouldn’t have to invite myself.”

Eden laughed. “You want to follow us or ride in the kid-mobile?”

He hesitated, and she laughed again. “Such a decision. Peace and solitude or sticky fingers and chattering voices.”

He chuckled. “I’ll take the sticky fingers and chattering voices. Peace and solitude sound boring. What time do we leave?”

“Nine-ten. Sunday school starts at nine-thirty, and our church is in the country about ten minutes away. It takes me a few minutes to get them all to their classes and Katie to the nursery.”

“I’ll bring donuts at eight and help you get them ready.”

The shock of pleasure that went through her at his words brought her up short. Did he have any idea what a treat that would be for the children? There was rarely enough money for such an extravagance.

And she was enjoying his presence way too much. She needed to keep in mind that he would be leaving soon. He would soon tire of commotion and the small, daily trials of children. One day soon he would go back to his real life. She didn’t want to be nursing a broken heart when he did. But, oh, how good it felt to have someone to share all this with, someone who thought of what the children needed besides her. She allowed herself to bask in the pleasure of it for a moment.

She shut the door behind him, took the remains of the popcorn and empty glasses to the kitchen, then turned off the lights and went to bed. Tomorrow she would try to remember this sharing of their lives was temporary, a chasing after the wind. Her life was here with these children who needed her so badly.

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