No Matter How Far by Williams Sara Beth

Author:Williams, Sara Beth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

Dylan stood on the old stone bridge overlooking Lake Wainscott with Jocelyn wrapped in his arms, pulled close against his chest. New Year’s Eve had dawned cold, but clear and blue and beautiful. The perfect day to end the year. He’d taken Jocelyn skiing in the morning and then they’d returned to downtown and consumed way too much food throughout the rest of the day with all the other tourists who’d inundated the small town. Tonight, after eating a light dinner, he had plans to take her to Spokane to watch an aerial fireworks display to ring in the New Year.

For now, they rested, quiet and content, reveling in the beauty of the lake, the town’s festive atmosphere, and the snowy landscape around them. Six days without seeing her had left him desperate for this, and he’d waited too many hours already. Finally, they were alone—sort of. He did his best to ignore the mingling locals and tourists who walked or rode bikes along the bridge. Much too cold for riding around, in his humble opinion.

A frosty gust of wind blew against his face, and Jocelyn tucked herself in closer. He smiled and rested his chin on her shoulder while she leaned her head back against him. They faced the west and watched the sun sink lower and lower over the river that wound through an endless expanse of hills covered in evergreens.

“I missed you all week,” he murmured in her ear.

She rewarded him with a laugh. “I thought we were supposed to be taking things slow.”

“I can’t help it.” He nuzzled her neck, what he could reach beneath her heavy faux-fur-lined coat, and she laughed again.

He’d spent the entire day holding back, but with every passing hour, his resolve diminished until he knew what he wanted. If only he could tell her.

When he turned to face her, with the intent to capture a kiss, she turned her face gently away.

Sufficiently chastised, he expelled a breath and closed his eyes. Was this God’s way of telling him to wait again, or his own words of wisdom from a month ago coming back full circle? Or both?

“Dylan?”

“Hmm?” He opened his eyes and refocused on the setting sun.

She still rested warm against him, leaning backward against his chest. “Would you tell me if you were planning to return to Australia?”

His breath caught in his chest. How long had this been bothering her? “Of course I would.”

She remained silent again.

“What brought this on?” He kept his tone gentle.

“Your family is in Australia.” She said it so matter-of-factly, with no trace of anger or bitterness. But she wouldn’t have asked if the subject didn’t bother her. “If this is going to work between us, I want us to be open and honest about the future.”

The call to missions God had laid on his heart burned against his chest again. He opened his mouth, then closed it again. He’d made no decision yet. He wouldn’t cause her to worry over something not set in stone.

“All right.

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