Summer Storms by Amy Clipston

Author:Amy Clipston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2017-04-26T04:00:00+00:00

“You broke up with Jesse and Tobias is gone?” Mariella’s eyes widened as she sat on the bench beside Ariana at church.

“Ya,” Ariana whispered in response. Despite crying herself to sleep last night, she managed to tell Mariella the entire story without shedding a tear. She left out the part about the empty vodka bottle since she still had a difficult time accepting that Jesse had been drinking and then lied to her.

“Ach, mei liewe. Are you all right?”

Ariana shrugged, hoping to give the appearance everything was okay, even though she felt as if her heart had been trampled by a team of horses. “I’ll be all right eventually.” No, she’d never be all right without Jesse and Tobias in her life.

“Where is Tobias now?”

“We don’t know.” Ariana moved closer and lowered her voice. “I keep hoping he’ll contact us to at least let us know he’s okay. Mei mamm is distraught. She can’t handle not knowing where he is. We’ve called all our relatives, and no one has heard from him.”

“I’m so sorry.” Mariella sniffed, and her brown eyes sparkled in the low light of the Fisher family’s barn where the church service was being held today. “I hope he contacts your family soon.” She looked over toward the unmarried men and her eyes widened. “Jesse is staring at you.”

“Don’t look at him,” Ariana warned through gritted teeth as her cheeks heated. “I’ve been trying to ignore him.”

Mariella raised an eyebrow. “You’ve loved him your whole life. How can you ignore him?”

“I don’t know.” Ariana sighed. “You’re right. It will take some time for me to mend my broken heart.”

Against her better judgment, Ariana sneaked a glance toward the section where Jesse sat, and her eyes locked with his. Her breath paused, and her pulse thrummed as he studied her. His handsome face contorted with a frown, and she longed to rush over and hug him. But she couldn’t. Not only would the behavior be inappropriate, but her father had made it clear she was to steer clear of him. Also, she was still angry with him for drinking and then putting her at risk during their trek home on Friday. Tobias was to blame too, but . . .

As much as her heart ached for Jesse, she had to somehow put him out of her mind. She was better off without him. He was too irresponsible.

But how could she forget Jesse when she loved him so much?

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