It Could Happen to Us: Quotable Romance by Lucy McConnell
Author:Lucy McConnell [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Collections & Anthologies, Romance
ISBN: 9781508056003
Google: _bYNDgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Orchard View Publishing
Published: 2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00
Chapter Six
Allie slowly came into consciousness. The mattress was so soft she had a hard time getting out of bed. At least her own secondhand mattress gave her a good excuse to get up in the morning: lower back pain.
Leticia and Anthony had met her and Mark at the door last night. They wore matching pajamas and huge smiles—as if an unexpected overnight guest wasn’t an inconvenience.
Looking around at the cream-colored walls and white trim, the giant sleigh bed, and the ornate dresser, Allie doubted the arrival of a woman in a moth-eaten bathrobe and threadbare slippers was all that special in their lives, but they were gracious nonetheless.
Leticia whisked her away from Mark before she had a chance to say good night. A shame. She’d enjoyed talking to him on the ride over. The way he looked at her, like she was just a normal person and wasn’t a giant step away from his kind, was nice. He may not see the differences between their lives, but she certainly could.
Perhaps his obtuseness was because he hadn’t been to the diner or walked her neighborhood. He treated her like she was special. He believed she was no different than him. But she was.
She knew it.
The rest of the world knew it.
Mark was just a nice enough guy that he didn’t see social levels. She liked that about him. Really liked that. If he ever did come to the diner, he’d probably sit down with Jack and talk baseball, or ask Selina about José, or even spend time with José while he colored in the corner booth.
She scrubbed at her face to force herself awake. Mark was not coming into the diner anytime soon. Mark had probably gone home—happy she was someone else’s problem this morning. Fighting the sense of loss, she got up to get ready.
The shower was a whole new experience since the water sprinkled down from above like a gentle rain. The bathroom was stocked with beautiful-smelling soaps, lotions, and body oils, all coordinating in scent—magnolias. Quickly towel drying her hair and putting on her second-best pair of jeans and a peasant shirt, Allie went in search of her hosts.
She found them in the kitchen. Leticia was sitting at the bar, slicing strawberries, and Anthony was making waffles, biscuits and gravy, and sausage on the other side. They made the perfect picture of domestic bliss, touching at every opportunity and teasing one another while they worked.
“Morning.” She waited in the doorway, uncertain and shy like a kid on the first day of school.
Leticia waved her into the room. “Buenos días.” The words rolled off her tongue like silver bells. She motioned for Allie to take seat next to her. “Do you like waffles?”
“You bet.” Waffles were on the menu at the diner. However, diner waffles didn’t look at all like these golden-brown, crispy beauties covered in whipped cream and fruit.
“How’d you sleep?” asked Anthony.
“Like a princess. Thanks for taking me in.” A princess, she mused. Living in a place like this could sure make a girl feel like one.
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