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of sabbatical for
the time being from my work. Some thinking time, you might
say."
"Really, your not going home then for a
while?"
"Not for a while, no…" He beamed a glorious
smile at her and she weakened in his arms and let him guide her
across the floor again as the music started up again.
They talked for a long while and before they
knew it, the party was over. Samantha felt guilty that she hadn't
paid enough attention to the kids though.
Jake knew he wasn't ready for the night to
end, but he couldn't think of anything to forestall her.
"It's been a pleasure, I wouldn't mind
repeating," he smiled into her eyes.
"Goodnight, Jake."
"I had a wonderful time," Sammie Jo smiled at
them both.
All the way home Sammie Jo was looking at
Jake as though he had grown two heads, then she blurted it out.
"You like Mrs. Courtland, don't you?"
"Sure I do honey, why wouldn't I?"
Sammie Jo laughed.
"Did you invite her to grandpa's wedding?"
Sammie Jo asked.
"Actually, I did mention it yes. But I didn't
officially invite her, more or less assumed she'd come." Jake
started the truck as they pulled out of the school parking lot.
"Well, you better get around to it, or it
will be too late…."
"You're impossible," Jake laughed.
"But you love me…"
"Yes, I do…"
CHAPTER FOUR
She stared at the invitation as though it
were a snake, about to bite her. How could she go? It was this
Saturday, and she couldn't get out of it, it would be too rude. But
after all these years, Jake Travers was still the only man who
could make her sizzle with just a look. How could a man hold such a
power over a woman? It wasn't fair. Problem was, she wasn't some
starry eyed kid anymore. She was a grown woman, she'd been married
for heaven's sake, and she was still just as turned on by Jake as
ever. Would this hopeless attraction never end? Good grief she'd
barely signed the divorce papers and here she was flirting with
Jake.
Maybe she wouldn't go. But that would be so
rude of her since Rusty made sure she was invited. Somehow she was
going to have to learn to live around Jake Travers. But how? Going
to dinner with him that once was enjoyable, and she felt as though
he really wanted to open up to her. When they put the past aside,
it was easy to talk to him.
"Why God?" she looked to the heavens for an
answer. "Why is he the one man I can't get over?"
"It's Jake again, isn't it?" her mother
wandered into her bedroom and looked at her daughter.
"Oh Mom, how can I be so stupid? After all
these years?"
"I wouldn't call it stupid dear. Jake's a
fine young man, and most girls would be taken with him. Maybe he's
the right man, after all." Her mother smiled. "Ever think that
might be why God keeps throwing you into his life?"
"After all this time?" Samantha sighed
heavily and sat on the edge of her bed, the invitation dangling
from her fingertips.
"You're going to have to find a way to be
around him, dear. He's a big part of the community. Even though he
works in Peaceful, he's home for every occasion. He's a Travers, a
family man."
"Don't you think it's odd, that he's such a
family man and not married by now?"
"Well, sometimes the better they are, the
harder it is to catch them." Her mother chuckled.
"It's really me, Mom, not him. He's the only
man in this whole world who can turn me inside out with one glance.
It's like nothing has changed since I went to school with him. And
it's been that way since high school. Even with him taunting me.
But you know, it's funny, he said he hadn't paid any attention to
my weight when I was younger, he wanted my attention. And he got
it, just not like he wanted. I guess I'm guilty of sort of running
him off. But honestly, it isn't fair how he affects me. What should
I do?"
"I don't really know, hon, I've never had
that problem. When I met your dad, I just sorta gave into it. All
that man had to do was wiggle his finger and I was there. I felt
just as helpless as you, only I didn't fight it."
"If it was real love,
the time being from my work. Some thinking time, you might
say."
"Really, your not going home then for a
while?"
"Not for a while, no…" He beamed a glorious
smile at her and she weakened in his arms and let him guide her
across the floor again as the music started up again.
They talked for a long while and before they
knew it, the party was over. Samantha felt guilty that she hadn't
paid enough attention to the kids though.
Jake knew he wasn't ready for the night to
end, but he couldn't think of anything to forestall her.
"It's been a pleasure, I wouldn't mind
repeating," he smiled into her eyes.
"Goodnight, Jake."
"I had a wonderful time," Sammie Jo smiled at
them both.
All the way home Sammie Jo was looking at
Jake as though he had grown two heads, then she blurted it out.
"You like Mrs. Courtland, don't you?"
"Sure I do honey, why wouldn't I?"
Sammie Jo laughed.
"Did you invite her to grandpa's wedding?"
Sammie Jo asked.
"Actually, I did mention it yes. But I didn't
officially invite her, more or less assumed she'd come." Jake
started the truck as they pulled out of the school parking lot.
"Well, you better get around to it, or it
will be too late…."
"You're impossible," Jake laughed.
"But you love me…"
"Yes, I do…"
CHAPTER FOUR
She stared at the invitation as though it
were a snake, about to bite her. How could she go? It was this
Saturday, and she couldn't get out of it, it would be too rude. But
after all these years, Jake Travers was still the only man who
could make her sizzle with just a look. How could a man hold such a
power over a woman? It wasn't fair. Problem was, she wasn't some
starry eyed kid anymore. She was a grown woman, she'd been married
for heaven's sake, and she was still just as turned on by Jake as
ever. Would this hopeless attraction never end? Good grief she'd
barely signed the divorce papers and here she was flirting with
Jake.
Maybe she wouldn't go. But that would be so
rude of her since Rusty made sure she was invited. Somehow she was
going to have to learn to live around Jake Travers. But how? Going
to dinner with him that once was enjoyable, and she felt as though
he really wanted to open up to her. When they put the past aside,
it was easy to talk to him.
"Why God?" she looked to the heavens for an
answer. "Why is he the one man I can't get over?"
"It's Jake again, isn't it?" her mother
wandered into her bedroom and looked at her daughter.
"Oh Mom, how can I be so stupid? After all
these years?"
"I wouldn't call it stupid dear. Jake's a
fine young man, and most girls would be taken with him. Maybe he's
the right man, after all." Her mother smiled. "Ever think that
might be why God keeps throwing you into his life?"
"After all this time?" Samantha sighed
heavily and sat on the edge of her bed, the invitation dangling
from her fingertips.
"You're going to have to find a way to be
around him, dear. He's a big part of the community. Even though he
works in Peaceful, he's home for every occasion. He's a Travers, a
family man."
"Don't you think it's odd, that he's such a
family man and not married by now?"
"Well, sometimes the better they are, the
harder it is to catch them." Her mother chuckled.
"It's really me, Mom, not him. He's the only
man in this whole world who can turn me inside out with one glance.
It's like nothing has changed since I went to school with him. And
it's been that way since high school. Even with him taunting me.
But you know, it's funny, he said he hadn't paid any attention to
my weight when I was younger, he wanted my attention. And he got
it, just not like he wanted. I guess I'm guilty of sort of running
him off. But honestly, it isn't fair how he affects me. What should
I do?"
"I don't really know, hon, I've never had
that problem. When I met your dad, I just sorta gave into it. All
that man had to do was wiggle his finger and I was there. I felt
just as helpless as you, only I didn't fight it."
"If it was real love,
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