Trust Me by Powers Elizabeth

Author:Powers, Elizabeth [Powers, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-03-05T08:00:00+00:00

Nine

Lana and Matthew were becoming regular visitors at the West house, stopping by every Sunday after church, staying for lunch, and then spending the rest of the afternoon reading the paper, playing games, watching football, or whatever they wanted to do. Some days it was just the four of them, but most days, Jarrod joined them as well.

It was wonderful to watch how close Matthew had become to his father’s family, Lana thought as she looked up from the editorial section of the newspaper. Matthew was sitting on the floor with his grandfather and with Jarrod, playing a game of Crazy Eights. He was settled. They had moved around for far too long. It was nice that he had a place where he felt secure and loved. And she did too. She knew that Rachel and Frank loved her like a daughter, and that they would gladly ask her to move in if they didn’t know how much she valued her privacy. Rachel seemed to intuitively know that Lana needed time to adjust to her new family, and she was willing to give her all the time she needed.

The only person that Lana still felt uncomfortable with was Jarrod. Although they had not seen each other alone since the night he had left her apartment, Lana felt his eyes on her whenever they were together. They seldom spoke more than a few words to each other, which suited Lana just fine. She was always on edge around him, unsure of where they stood, and never quite able to talk it through to get to a more comfortable place.

She needed a new job. She knew that. It was particularly hard going into work on Monday mornings after having spent hours with him and the Wests. It felt wrong. It felt… sneaky. She didn’t like it. So she started to look around to see what else might be available for her, but cautiously.

One Sunday when the weather was particularly bad, Lana and Matthew arrived home from church to find Jarrod in the driveway waiting for them.

“Hi Uncle Jarrod!” Matthew greeted him with delight. “What are you doing here?” he asked as he ran into Jarrod’s arms to be lifted for a hug.

Jarrod immediately obliged, carrying the young boy to Lana’s front door as she pulled their things out of the car and followed him.

“I came to take you and your mom to your Grandma and Grandpa’s house,” he answered with a grin. “The weather is nasty, and we were worried about all of you coming over alone.”

Lana knew that they were less worried about her driving than they were about the condition of her old car, but she just smiled at Jarrod and said, “That was thoughtful of you. Come on in while I change and get Matt into his play clothes, and we’ll be ready to go.”

“I can help Matthew,” Jarrod offered immediately, following her in after she unlocked the door. “You go ahead and get into some comfortable clothes, and we’ll take care of everything else.

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