Stay with Me by Becky Wade

Author:Becky Wade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance;Christian fiction | Love stories;FIC042040;FIC027020;FIC027270
ISBN: 9781493425204
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2020-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

Sam answered a knock on his farmhouse door Thursday evening to find Gen’s sister standing on his front porch.

Her presence immediately put him on guard.

He hadn’t spoken with Gen since their argument Monday afternoon. He’d hoped putting some distance between them would improve his state of mind. Instead, his state of mind had been a war zone for the past three days.

He’d liked Natasha when they’d talked the other morning at The Kitchen, but he didn’t want reminders of Gen in the form of her sister.

“Good evening,” she said cheerfully. The sky behind her blazed orange and pink with sunset.

“Good evening.” He flicked on the porch light.

“Sorry to disturb you.”

“No problem,” he replied automatically. Even though the way that Gen and, in this case, her family member, disturbed his solitude had become a very big problem for him. “Would you like to come inside?”

“No, thank you. I can’t stay.” She lifted the bag she carried. “One of my husband’s clients owns a butcher shop that specializes in grass-fed beef. He sent several steaks home with Wyatt today. More than we can eat. I’d like to give these last two to Gen, but, Sam. This is filet mignon. Gen can’t cook, and even if she could, I doubt she could cook this properly on a hot plate. So I wondered if you’d like them.”

“Sure.”

“Great.” She passed them over.

“Thank you.”

“Thank you,” she said sincerely, “for allowing Gen to rent your cottage. Living on your farm has been really good for her.”

He inclined his chin.

“She told me that you know about the Oxy,” she said.

“Yes.”

“I’ve been worried about her, but she’s now made it to day fifty-eight. She’s almost two-thirds of the way to the ninety-day sober mark.” He read acute hope in Natasha’s face. He could tell that she loved her younger sister, that she desperately wanted Gen to succeed at recovery.

He understood. He’d experienced that same intensity of determination toward Kayden’s recoveries once. He’d hate for Gen to let Natasha down. At the same time, no one—not him, not Natasha—could will another person to change.

“She’s doing well, overall,” Natasha continued. “But the past few days, she’s had trouble sticking to her schedule.”

Worry sliced him. “She has?”

“Yeah. I just wish that her recovery were the only thing on her plate right now. That would be more than enough to deal with. But, on top of that, she has to write a new study and handle this thing with our parents.” Natasha hooked her thumbs through her belt loops. “I know you went with her to Clayton a while back.”

“I did. But she hasn’t told me any information about your parents since then.”

“I’m not surprised. We haven’t even told our parents what we’ve found yet. And what we’ve found is . . . heavy.”

“Ah.”

“I’ve been keeping tabs on her, but I can’t do so all the time. It’s reassuring to know that you’re nearby and can keep an eye on her, too.”

He wanted to insist that he had no plans to keep an eye on Gen.

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