Plain Obsession (Hunters Ridge Book 1) by Alison Stone

Author:Alison Stone [Stone, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Treehaven Press
Published: 2017-06-03T18:30:00+00:00

At some point, Violet had drifted back off to sleep, and now she woke up to the mechanized rumble of the automatic garage door opener. Isaac and Betty must be headed off to church. Betty had to go in a little early to help set up for a breakfast that was going to be held after the service. In her despair last night, Violet had told Betty not to wake her. A ping of guilt nudged her as she stretched across and picked up her phone, surprised to see it was after nine a.m. The least she could have done was humor Betty and help at church, considering everything she had done for her.

Violet swung her legs over the edge of the bed and pulled on the roller shade until it snapped up with a loud clack. The snow was coming down heavily. Tracks from Isaac's truck lined the driveway.

She thought of Betty's words when they chatted yesterday: Rely on faith.

Violet closed her eyes and drew in a deep breath. The thought of getting behind the wheel of the SUV and driving on the snow-covered roads threatened to extinguish her flickering hope. She couldn't push herself today. She felt like she was in a huge gerbil wheel, running, running, running, but unable to escape her rioting emotions.

Rely on faith.

A burst of courage made her grab her phone from the bed where she had tossed it. She scrolled through her recent calls and dialed Theo's number before she lost her nerve.

He answered on the second ring. "Morning, Violet."

He sounded downright cheery.

"Morning." She found herself smiling. "Are you a morning person?" She blinked away the gritty feel of her eyes from her restless night of sleep.

"Is that why you called? To check my mood this morning?"

She laughed. Theo had a wonderful sense of humor. She remembered him as the class clown in high school. Back then it seemed obnoxious. She was too young to realize it was a way of coping. Eventually they had become friendly, but it took looking past his rough edges. Then Jenny saw to it that they didn't remain friends.

"I was wondering if you were going to church this morning."

"Daddy!" Liam shouted in the background.

"Hold on," Theo said to her, then to his son, "Go brush your teeth."

"Oh, I'll let you go," Violet said, suddenly losing her nerve. She wasn't used to asking people for favors.

"No, I have a little more time. Yes, Liam and I are headed to church this morning. He needs a little encouragement to move quickly otherwise we'll be late." His voice sounded husky. "Did you need something?"

"This is going to sound silly, but I was wondering if you could pick me up. For church," she added, as if her request needed clarification.

"Sure," he said. "Service starts at ten."

She suddenly felt like she was outside herself, listening to herself ramble. "I'm not too keen on driving, especially in bad weather." A silence stretched over the line. "I shouldn't have asked. It's an imposition."

"No, no. Not at all.

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