fallen for Kendra fast, but it comforted him to know he was falling in love with her. Because of the uncertainty Terrel placed on Eli’s life, he didn’t know what his future would hold, and he wanted to be with Kendra as much as he could before return ing to his time .
He set the small plastic bag on the end table and followed the scent of food into the kitchen. Kendra sat at the table reading the newspaper as she ate her dinner. He glanced at the large flat box beside her and laughed.
“Pizza?”
She shrugged. “I didn’t feel like cooking.”
“You’re just so perfect in every way, I didn’t think you’d be the type to like pizza.” He walked to the table and plopped down on a chair, lifting the lid to the pizza box. “Sausage and mushroom. My favorite.”
Her eyes widened. “Are you serious?”
“Yes. Why? Don’t you think they have pizza in the future?”
She shook her head. “I...I just can’t believe we have the same taste in food. Terrel absolutely abhors eating this.”
Eli rolled his eyes. “Goes to show you how much Terrel knows.” He picked up a slice and sank his teeth into the gooey cheese and sighed. “ Terrel is definitely missing out on the finer foods in life,” he mumbled with a full mouth.
“Guess what I did today?” she asked.
He shook his head, continuing to consume another bite.
“Lisa’s housekeeper, Lucinda, found some old photos of Terrel and his brother when they were growing up, and she brought them over for me to look at.”
Eli met her stare, but said nothing.
“For some inane reason, Lisa had hidden all the pictures in boxes and stuffed them in the back of her closets.”
“Well? What did you think when you saw them?” he muttered in between chews.
She tilted her head, her eyes narrowing on him. “I think you resemble your father and grandfather quite a bit.”
He smiled. “Thank you. I take that as a compliment.”
“I also noticed Joshua smiled a lot more than Terrel .”
He swallowed before talking this time. “Of course. Terrel was extremely jealous of Joshua. Lisa wanted her son to have everything, but Adam knew who was the rightful heir . Although Adam loved his stepson, Adam could never love him as he loved his own flesh and blood. Terrel couldn’t stand that, which made Terrel one very unhappy child.”
“Did your father ever like Terrel ?”
He nodded. “My father told me stories of when he and Terrel were younger. He enjoyed having a younger brother to play with. It wasn’t until they were older when he noticed the selfish change in his stepbrother. Terrel was all the time trying to get Joshua in trouble, and when his plans failed, it made Terrel even angrier. That’s why I think Terrel had him locked up in an asylum.” He hesitated, scratching his head. “I just wonder how he was able to buy people to lie for him. Most people liked and trusted Joshua more than Terrel , so I wonder where Terrel found the people to do his bidding.”
“I think that will be hard to prove.”
“Yes, but we must in order to get my father released.”
She leaned forward, crossing her arms on the table. “So, what did you do today?”
He blew out a frustrated breath. “Not what I’d planned, that’s for sure.”
“What happened in your search?”
“You wouldn’t believe it. I didn’t.”
“What?”
“I found five of the nine servants who would know my father, but I didn’t get to talk to one.”
Her perfectly shaped brows drew together. “And why not?”
“Because they were either dead or had moved out of the country.”
Her eyes widened. “You’ve got to be kidding.”
“I wish I were.”
“That’s too coincidental.”
“You’re not telling me anything new.”
She pushed away from the table and picked up her empty plate. As she walked past him to the sink, he couldn’t keep his attention off her.
Suddenly, his appetite changed and the pizza no longer interested him. What interested him more was holding and
He set the small plastic bag on the end table and followed the scent of food into the kitchen. Kendra sat at the table reading the newspaper as she ate her dinner. He glanced at the large flat box beside her and laughed.
“Pizza?”
She shrugged. “I didn’t feel like cooking.”
“You’re just so perfect in every way, I didn’t think you’d be the type to like pizza.” He walked to the table and plopped down on a chair, lifting the lid to the pizza box. “Sausage and mushroom. My favorite.”
Her eyes widened. “Are you serious?”
“Yes. Why? Don’t you think they have pizza in the future?”
She shook her head. “I...I just can’t believe we have the same taste in food. Terrel absolutely abhors eating this.”
Eli rolled his eyes. “Goes to show you how much Terrel knows.” He picked up a slice and sank his teeth into the gooey cheese and sighed. “ Terrel is definitely missing out on the finer foods in life,” he mumbled with a full mouth.
“Guess what I did today?” she asked.
He shook his head, continuing to consume another bite.
“Lisa’s housekeeper, Lucinda, found some old photos of Terrel and his brother when they were growing up, and she brought them over for me to look at.”
Eli met her stare, but said nothing.
“For some inane reason, Lisa had hidden all the pictures in boxes and stuffed them in the back of her closets.”
“Well? What did you think when you saw them?” he muttered in between chews.
She tilted her head, her eyes narrowing on him. “I think you resemble your father and grandfather quite a bit.”
He smiled. “Thank you. I take that as a compliment.”
“I also noticed Joshua smiled a lot more than Terrel .”
He swallowed before talking this time. “Of course. Terrel was extremely jealous of Joshua. Lisa wanted her son to have everything, but Adam knew who was the rightful heir . Although Adam loved his stepson, Adam could never love him as he loved his own flesh and blood. Terrel couldn’t stand that, which made Terrel one very unhappy child.”
“Did your father ever like Terrel ?”
He nodded. “My father told me stories of when he and Terrel were younger. He enjoyed having a younger brother to play with. It wasn’t until they were older when he noticed the selfish change in his stepbrother. Terrel was all the time trying to get Joshua in trouble, and when his plans failed, it made Terrel even angrier. That’s why I think Terrel had him locked up in an asylum.” He hesitated, scratching his head. “I just wonder how he was able to buy people to lie for him. Most people liked and trusted Joshua more than Terrel , so I wonder where Terrel found the people to do his bidding.”
“I think that will be hard to prove.”
“Yes, but we must in order to get my father released.”
She leaned forward, crossing her arms on the table. “So, what did you do today?”
He blew out a frustrated breath. “Not what I’d planned, that’s for sure.”
“What happened in your search?”
“You wouldn’t believe it. I didn’t.”
“What?”
“I found five of the nine servants who would know my father, but I didn’t get to talk to one.”
Her perfectly shaped brows drew together. “And why not?”
“Because they were either dead or had moved out of the country.”
Her eyes widened. “You’ve got to be kidding.”
“I wish I were.”
“That’s too coincidental.”
“You’re not telling me anything new.”
She pushed away from the table and picked up her empty plate. As she walked past him to the sink, he couldn’t keep his attention off her.
Suddenly, his appetite changed and the pizza no longer interested him. What interested him more was holding and
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