Love Finds a Home by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Widowers, Widows, Christian, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Teachers, Clergy, General, Romance, Gamblers, Historical, Young Women, Fiction, Religious, Love Stories
ISBN: 9781616264550
Publisher: Barbour Books
Published: 2011-07-01T06:00:00+00:00

That went well.

Jake took a moment to mentally beat himself up for the clumsy way he’d handled things.

If only he’d had a clue that Emma’s concern about the raft race had prompted her phone call. Jeremy had been so pumped up about the upcoming Reflection Days celebration, Jake should have known he would mention it to his mother.

It might have helped if you would have mentioned it, too, Jake silently berated himself.

The night before, while he and Jeremy had been fishing off Abby’s dock, a boat had skimmed past. Mayor Dodd and two other members of the city council had been on it. The mayor had waved a bright yellow flag and jovially explained it was time to put it in the water and mark the halfway point for the raft race.

Noticing the way Jeremy’s attention continued to stray from the bobber floating in the lily pads to the yellow flag flapping on a buoy offshore, Jake had asked if he participated in any of the events held during Reflection Days.

Making conversation, that’s all he’d been guilty of. He hadn’t expected Jeremy to say he’d never even attended the celebration that had become an annual tradition in Mirror Lake.

It hadn’t taken Jake long to discover that Jeremy was in a tough spot, torn between not wanting to upset his mother and yet wanting to compete in some of the events.

He hadn’t expected Jeremy to put him in a tough spot, too.

The boy had asked if Jake had ever been afraid to do something. When Jake admitted that he had, Jeremy asked if being afraid should stop a person from doing something.

Naturally, Jake had said no. More times than he could count, he’d faced dangerous situations in his line of work.

Jeremy’s thoughtful nod had made Jake feel as if he were getting the hang of this mentoring thing. Until Jeremy’s next question had blindsided him.

“Then can we enter the raft race together?”

Saying yes had brought an immediate smile to Jeremy’s face. Jake should have known that Emma would have a different reaction to the news.

Once again, he was going to have to convince her to trust him. If he could catch up to her. Emma was probably already in the house by now…

He strode outside and found her rooted in place, her gaze fixed on a point farther up the driveway.

She glanced at him, confusion replacing the pain he’d seen in her eyes a few moments ago.

“Is your car moving?”

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