Page 53 of Wait for Me

“I wasn’t sure how normal you could act. I couldn’t risk it.”

“I think I would’ve freaked out.”

“See what I mean.” Marie ran her palm over his hair. “Both of you had to go about your daily business as normal as possible.”

“Unfortunately, a year after that something happened.” Logan rested his hand on one of Marie’s knees. She didn’t protest.

In fact, she placed her hand over his. “I wish I were there.”

“We couldn’t find you. I fired the PI, and I wasn’t about to try again. I reported the break-in and attempted abduction to the local police. They somehow contacted the FBI and then next thing I knew, two agents showed up at my office.”

“What were their names?”

“I can’t remember, but I’m sure my secretary does. I’ll ask her tomorrow if you must know.”

“Let me know their names.” Marie sighed. “Someone tried to harass us when Jonas was two years old. Then someone else entered your house when he was four years old. And here we are.”

Us.

She said “harass us.”

Logan almost felt like they were a family again.

“I wonder if it’s related to my work,” Marie said. “Or yours. Do you have enemies?”

“You mean like business rivals or competitors?” Logan couldn’t imagine that any of his business associates would be criminal elements. “We have those all the time.”

“Are they mean-spirited enough to try to disturb your family in any form?”

Logan shrugged. “What can I say about human nature? Sin is sin is sin is sin.”

“Indeed. So it could be my work then. I will make some phone calls. Make all these go away.”

“Is that all it’s going to take?” Logan asked.

“I don’t know.”

“Did we forget that ultimately God is in control of our lives?”

“And that He will protect us and keep us safe.” Marie sniffled. “Thank you for the reminder.”

“This morning, in my quiet time with God, I read Psalm 61:3. May I read it to us now?” Logan reached for his phone.

Marie nodded.

Logan swiped his phone and read the verse. “I have been camping out on this verse for a while. ‘For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.’ Today, I started praying this verse for our family. Little did I know we were going to need it within twenty-four hours.”

“God’s Word never returns void. Look up Proverbs 18:10, please.”

Logan did. “Another verse about a God as our strong tower. ‘The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.’ You like that verse?”

“Whenever I’m in—hmm… Let’s just say whenever I’m at work, God has been my protector.”

“Has been?”

“So far. He will continue to protect me, to be sure.”

Logan detected a hesitancy. “But you’re tired of the job.”

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