Jewels for the Kingdom by Delia Latham

Author:Delia Latham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-61116-215-8
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Published: 2012-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

6

From his open doorway, David watched Zoe cross the courtyard and join Zack Manning outside the recreation hall. Zack opened the door, and the couple disappeared inside.

Hmmm. One couldn’t help but wonder if those two weren’t getting into the Valentine spirit…not with that silly sign hanging over every gate in the complex.

“David?”

He blinked and flashed a smile at Pia, who stood beside her car. How could a woman look that gorgeous all the time? Whether lounging in a baggy sweatshirt and sweatpants or decked out in her finest career wear, Pia looked amazing.

Today she sported a burgundy suit and matching heels. Her silky hair was piled atop her head in a messy do she’d probably spent twenty minutes arranging.

“Hey.” He raised his voice and walked to his gate. “Headed off to sell some shiny baubles?”

Laughing, she tossed her purse through the open window of the vehicle and took a few steps in his direction. “Not this time. I’m off to check out a possible studio location.”

“Well, you look like a million bucks. If the owner is a man, he’ll pay you to take the place, just so he can see you again.”

She rolled her eyes, but a lovely blush colored her cheeks. “You are a sweet talker, Pastor Myers.”

David blanched, but held onto his smile with rigid determination. Why was it that every time he tried to pay this girl a compliment, she tossed his vocation in his face?

“I call ‘em like I see ‘em,” he deadpanned.

“Hey…” Pia hesitated, and pinched her full bottom lip between tiny white teeth. “Are you busy? You wouldn’t want to ride along, would you?”

David glanced down at the slacks and button-up shirt he’d worn to a board meeting at the church earlier in the day. “I’m not sure I’m dressed for it.” He hiked a brow and pointed his chin in her direction. “From the looks of you, it’s pretty fancy digs.”

“Oh, please.” Pia waved off his comment and joined him at the gate. “You look fine. I’m only dressed up because I had a meeting with an investor earlier and haven’t had time to change.”

“And yet you came all the way back here between meetings?”

“No, silly. My meeting was in Mr. Hart’s ‘meetin’ room.’“

He grinned. “No kidding?”

“No kidding. And you know, I think the place made an impression. I now have a serious investor for Jewels for the Kingdom.”

David didn’t think it was his uncle’s meetin’ room that made the impression. “That’s great, Pia.” He hesitated then shrugged. “Let me lock my door. I’ll meet you at the car. I want to hear all about it.”

By the time they parked in front of the building—once a residential home, now a suite of offices in which the entire upper floor had been opened up to form a single-room studio—David was more impressed than ever with his neighbor.

Only a blind man could fail to see her beauty, even at first glance. He’d seen a piece or two of her jewelry designs, so he was also aware of her talent—Pia Peretti was more than just a pretty face.

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