Season of Miracles: Shepherd Moon/Wishing on a Starr/Blind Faith/A Christmas Serenade

Author:Rochelle Alers & Adrianne Byrd & Janice Sims & Kayla Perrin [Alers, Rochelle & Byrd, Adrianne & Sims, Janice & Perrin, Kayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Contemporary, Christmas Stories, Fiction, Romance, Love Stories; American, African American Women, African American, General, streetlit3, UFS2
ISBN: 9781583148136
Google: QTj4PQAACAAJ
Amazon: 1583148132
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2006-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Daniel opened the door to his car and gently ushered Gia into the passenger seat of his silver Cadillac Escalade.

“Thank you.” She smiled.

His heartbeat quickened as his lips widened. “You’re more than welcome.” He closed the door and drew in a breath; however, the gulp of cold air did little to soothe his nervousness. As he walked to the driver’s side, his mind scrolled through a list of conversation starters. Once he was settled into his seat, he promptly forgot them all.

“Sooo,” Gia sighed. “Where are we going?”

Daniel glanced at her and was instantly entranced by her beautiful eyes and enraptured by her growing smile that he had forgotten how to speak.

“Dinner? Movie? Do you know?” Gia asked with furrowed brows.

“Huh? Oh, uh-yeah.” He glanced away with his face burning from embarrassment. “How does Aureole sound to you?”

“Sounds wonderful. I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard great things about the restaurant.”

“Then prepare to be in for a treat.” He slid his key into the ignition and Nat King Coles’ unmistakable voice filtered through the speakers singing “The Christmas Song.”

“The holidays come faster every year,” Gia marveled.

Unable to ignore the sad tone in her voice, Daniel glanced at her. “You don’t like the holidays?”

Sighing, she glanced out the side of her window and seemed reluctant to answer the question.

“Well, not everyone does,” he continued as he pulled out into traffic. “I know a part of me is saddened by the gross commercialization of the season.” He glanced over at her in time to see he’d captured her attention again. “But I have to admit that it’s my favorite time of the year.”

Again she drew a breath, and held onto her smile. “I know what you want me to say, but to be honest-this time of year is usually hard for me. However, this year I’m determined to turn over a new leaf...if I can.”

Daniel wanted to inquire further when the voice of reason intervened and told him not push or pry. It was obvious she was holding back and because they were still strangers, he needed to respect her privacy. Yet, his curiosity was still piqued.

“Well. What is it that you do, Mr. Davis?”

“I’m a pediatrician.”

“Oh.” Her voice lowered. “It’s Dr. Davis then?”

“Yes, but you can call me Daniel.” He chuckled, but when he looked at her, there was no amusement in her expression. That’s odd. Most of the time when he told women he was a doctor, they seemed quite pleased. “Is something wrong?”

“No, no.” She tried to cover with a smile, yet it was painfully obvious that something was indeed wrong. In her apartment everything seemed to have been going well. Now it all seemed to have spun on its ear.

Gia returned her attention to the scenery outside of her window.

Ten minutes into the drive, all Daniel could picture in his head was a plane nose-diving from the air. He hadn’t crashed and burned this badly since junior high school.

“So are you a native New Yorker?” she asked.

“No.” He grabbed hold of the lifeline and held on tight.

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