Under a Summer Sky
“He listened to Maddie and Laney chatting in the kitchen as they put the final touches on supper and stroked the Lab’s noble head. “You’re getting as old as me,” he said, looking into Mennie’s soulful brown eyes. He gazed at the doorway into the kitchen and a long-ago memory slipped into his mind . . .
He’d just run back from his pickup truck through the summer rain to get his shoulder bag. As he had, he’d noticed Noelle struggling to collapse the umbrella by the pool. He’d stopped to help her .... . . and then they had both run back to the porch, soaking wet and laughing . . . and she’d stood in front of him . . . so close . . . too close.... He could still smell the sweet scent of her sandalwood soap....
“What do you want?” she’d whispered.
He’d searched her eyes. “You,” he’d murmured—his voice barely audible.
She’d stepped closer . . . reaching for him. . . .
“Dad?”
Asa looked up, startled.
“Sorry,” Noah said, and nodded toward his glass. “I just wondered if you needed a refill.”MoreLess
He’d just run back from his pickup truck through the summer rain to get his shoulder bag. As he had, he’d noticed Noelle struggling to collapse the umbrella by the pool. He’d stopped to help her .... . . and then they had both run back to the porch, soaking wet and laughing . . . and she’d stood in front of him . . . so close . . . too close.... He could still smell the sweet scent of her sandalwood soap....
“What do you want?” she’d whispered.
He’d searched her eyes. “You,” he’d murmured—his voice barely audible.
She’d stepped closer . . . reaching for him. . . .
“Dad?”
Asa looked up, startled.
“Sorry,” Noah said, and nodded toward his glass. “I just wondered if you needed a refill.”MoreLess
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