A Daughter's Dream (2016)
“After Rebecca said hello to everyone, Lilly and Jacob’s parents had gone to their rooms.
It wasn’t that late, but it had been a stressful day. Still, Jacob knew that sleeping was the last thing he wanted to do. He felt keyed up and restless.
And Rebecca’s last words to him before he’d collapsed still rang in his ears.
She loved him.
Now that they were alone, a new tension existed between them. Rebecca seemed a little awkward, a little hesitant. He suspected she was thinking about her declaratio...n, too.
After he got settled on the sofa, she sat next to him, sitting so that her knees were touching his. He was pleased with their arrangement. He wanted her close enough to see her pretty blue eyes.
She, on the other hand, was staring at his arm. “Oh, Jacob, it looks worse close up.”
He chuckled. “You can’t see anything, Becky. It’s all covered up with bandages.”
“Jah, but that is a big bandage. You’re covered all the way from your wrist to elbow.”
He looked down at the white gauze and grimaced.MoreLess
It wasn’t that late, but it had been a stressful day. Still, Jacob knew that sleeping was the last thing he wanted to do. He felt keyed up and restless.
And Rebecca’s last words to him before he’d collapsed still rang in his ears.
She loved him.
Now that they were alone, a new tension existed between them. Rebecca seemed a little awkward, a little hesitant. He suspected she was thinking about her declaratio...n, too.
After he got settled on the sofa, she sat next to him, sitting so that her knees were touching his. He was pleased with their arrangement. He wanted her close enough to see her pretty blue eyes.
She, on the other hand, was staring at his arm. “Oh, Jacob, it looks worse close up.”
He chuckled. “You can’t see anything, Becky. It’s all covered up with bandages.”
“Jah, but that is a big bandage. You’re covered all the way from your wrist to elbow.”
He looked down at the white gauze and grimaced.MoreLess
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