Strong And Stubborn (2012)
““What? Where is he?”
“Safe.” Paula pushed away from the door. “For now at least.”
“Where?” Mike repeated, tensing to bolt out the door and take off running as soon as his sister told him where to find his son.
She laid a restraining hand on his arm. “Mrs. Roberts has him, but you can’t go haring after him. If you do, you might as well carry a banner proclaiming, ‘Follow me, he’s right this way!’ ”
“Yeah.” Mike closed his eyes, forcing his fists to unclench, his shoulders to relax, his breathing... to slow. When he had himself under better control, he followed Paula to the table and drained a glass of water. “When did they come for him? How did you know?”
“God watches over His own.” Paula refilled his glass and slid it across the table. “I kept in mind what you said about not leaving Luke alone but not taking him around more than necessary—that he might be recognized. So when I needed to go to market last week, I took him over to my friend’s place.MoreLess
“Safe.” Paula pushed away from the door. “For now at least.”
“Where?” Mike repeated, tensing to bolt out the door and take off running as soon as his sister told him where to find his son.
She laid a restraining hand on his arm. “Mrs. Roberts has him, but you can’t go haring after him. If you do, you might as well carry a banner proclaiming, ‘Follow me, he’s right this way!’ ”
“Yeah.” Mike closed his eyes, forcing his fists to unclench, his shoulders to relax, his breathing... to slow. When he had himself under better control, he followed Paula to the table and drained a glass of water. “When did they come for him? How did you know?”
“God watches over His own.” Paula refilled his glass and slid it across the table. “I kept in mind what you said about not leaving Luke alone but not taking him around more than necessary—that he might be recognized. So when I needed to go to market last week, I took him over to my friend’s place.MoreLess
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