Snowboots & Sunglasses by Caroline Johnston

Author:Caroline Johnston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: clean romance, christian fiction, fiction womens, scottish fiction, inspirational fiction, christian contemporary, christian chick lit
Publisher: Caroline Johnston

“How do you view the year ahead of you? With anticipation? With dread? Or maybe you don’t give it much thought. Have you set any resolutions or any goals for the year ahead?”

Church. It had become the anchor in my week. And the start of Ben’s preach had me wanting to hear more. The past week had been a hard one. The salon had been too quiet.

“I want to read you a verse I read during the week,” continued Ben. “‘May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.’ And those words are from the book of Romans chapter fifteen verse thirteen.”

I glanced up to the screen behind Ben where the words were displayed. That one verse seemed to encapsulate so much of what I needed to hear. As soon as I made the decision to start my own salon, there had been peace but in the day-to-day reality of starting a business it was easy to lose peace and worry about the balance sheet. But even though worry tried to creep in, there were times of hope and joy. Hopefully that peace and joy was for my future with Kirsty too.

After church, Matt, Kirsty, Jo, Lynn and Carol and myself went out for lunch. I wasn’t sure if it was my imagination or if Kirsty seemed a bit more relaxed. Over soup and crusty bread we talked about the upcoming ski holiday and our first week back at work.

“My week was so slow,” I informed the group. “But yesterday’s mail brought a surprise. I’ve been put forward for an award.”

“That’s amazing,” said Kirsty. “What for?”

“It’s for the styling I did last year on the Raincoats & Sunglasses fashion shoot.”

Kirsty started giggling. “And you hate raincoats and sunglasses.”

“Not as much as I used too.” I secretly smiled at the blush that crept up Kirsty’s face. “The awards event is at the end of the month. Brian and Trish will be coming with me but I’ve got a ticket for one more person and I was hoping you would come with me, Kirsty.”

Her fading blush burst back into vivid colour as the other girls giggled and nudged each other. “That would be lovely, thank you. I’ve never been to an awards ceremony before. What’s involved?”

“It’s at City Hotel. There will be a big dinner, the awards will be given out and then it’ll finish with some dancing. The only thing is, it’s a Sunday night, will that be okay?”

“No problem. It sounds very sophisticated. I wonder if I’ll be able to find a hairdresser for a Sunday appointment.”

“I can always check if Brian or Trish have any slots.” As we continued to joke about the evening, the others were watching our interaction with interest. Maybe it hadn’t been the best idea to ask her in front of everyone. But it wasn’t a date. A hairdressing event was not how I imagined my first date with Kirsty.

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