Page 30 of Love's Harvest
Before she could get there, a streak of yellow raced by her and stood guard at the door.
She patted Luke’s head.“It’s okay.It’s just my friends.”
She opened the door and greeted Misty and Hazel.“Come on in and meet Luke, our new dog.”
Luke stood at Sarah’s side and allowed the other women to pat him, but he didn’t seem to relax until Sarah had hugged each of her friends.
She led them into the kitchen.“How about a cup of hot tea?”
“Sounds delicious,” said Hazel.“Wait a minute.You’ve been redecorating your living room.It looks nice.”
“And I’ve worked on my bedroom.Come see what I’ve done.”She led them away from the girls’ room to the master bedroom.
“Wow!”said Misty.“It looks like a photo for Pottery Barn.”
“Gorgeous,” said Hazel.“So feminine.”
“That was the purpose,” said Sarah.She turned to two of the people she trusted the most.“I’ve had a breakthrough of sorts.Come to the kitchen and I’ll tell you all about it.”
After fixing tea, the women helped themselves to it and then sat at the table.
“Okay, what’s going on?Are you alright?”asked Misty, giving her a steady look.
“Yes, making physical changes is something.But how about you?”Hazel asked.
“You know all about Jesse’s death and the scars it left on me,” Sarah began.“Mostly because of guilt.Last night, after Aaron walked me home, I realized I had to make some changes.Do things my way and for myself and my girls.”She patted Luke on the head.
“The dog?”said Misty.
“I’ve always wanted a dog, but Jesse wouldn’t let me have one.He said it took too much work.”She rubbed Luke’s ears.“Gage helped choose this dog for me.The girls love him, and I feel safe having him around.His previous owner took him to work.I’m going to try that too.”
“And the decorating?”asked Hazel.
“I’m giving away some of the wedding gifts we were given, gotten rid of things that remind me of Jesse.Cleaned house of him, so to speak.The pleasant memories will always be part of me, but the others were weighing me down.”
“Does this have anything to do with Aaron?”Misty asked, giving her a searching look.
Sarah felt heat rise to her cheeks.“I’m working on making positive changes in my life.Healing wounds.We were together in high school.Things are a lot different now, but I’d like to start over with him.It’ll take baby steps, but I’m willing to try.And he’s being patient.”
“He adores you,” said Misty.“He always has.”
“He’s different from any man I’ve ever known, quite spiritual.There’s something that binds us together.I want to try to move forward.”
Misty got out of her chair and hugged her.“I’m proud of you, Sarah.You’ve taken some major steps in that direction.”
“Yes, girl, we’re here for you,” said Hazel.“It would be a shame not to see where this could take you.”
Sarah remembered Aaron’s sweet words about harvesting their love and agreed.
CHAPTER TEN
The next morning, Sarah felt something cold touch her hand.She jerked her hand away and sat up in bed holding back a scream.It took her a moment to realize Luke was standing by her bed looking at her curiously.
“Oh, Luke,” she said.“Do you need to go outside?”
His ears perked up at the word “outside”, and he darted towards the door.
Sarah quickly got up, threw her robe on, and hurried to the sliding door in the kitchen, thankful she could let him out this way.
