Finding Faith (Love's Compass Book 4) by Melanie D. Snitker Page A
Authors: Melanie D. Snitker
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Gideon’s eyes shifted to hers.
Aaron listened as Serenity sang a song he’d known since he was a child, but with a few slight differences at the end.
“You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy,
When skies are gray.
You never know dear,
How much I love you.
And that won’t ever
Fade away.”
Aaron’s heart filled to the brim and expanded beyond what he thought was even possible. It wasn’t the way Serenity looked at her son, or how much Gideon calmed while she sang. The woman had a beautiful voice. Did she have any idea how pretty and rich it was?
“All right, that’s the worst part.” The nurse put the needle on the tray. “Let’s give it a couple of minutes, we’ll get that cut all fixed up, and you can get out of here. You did a good job, slugger.”
Serenity placed a kiss to his cheek. “I told you it’d be over quickly. You must have been singing really loudly in your head. I’m proud of you.” She gave Aaron a shy smile. “I didn’t like the original final line of the song. It made me sad. The whole song is. So I changed the chorus.” She shrugged.
Aaron played the song over in his head to the original end of the song. Please don’t take my sunshine away. “I can see that.” He patted Gideon’s hand. “You are doing awesome. I’m impressed you sing in your head. I bet you have as amazing a voice as your mom.”
Aaron caught Serenity watching him. Emotions tumbled over themselves as they took turns dancing across her face. He wished they were somewhere else. Because right then, he’d tell her about how her singing voice wasn’t the only thing that was amazing about her. She’d managed to get into his heart despite his attempts to keep the walls up. Now that he knew what life was like with her in it, he had no desire to go back to the way it was before.
Chapter Thirteen
Had Serenity heard that right? Aaron thought she had a beautiful voice? Compared to his, she found that hard to believe. A vague recollection of Mom and Grams complimenting her on it surfaced from the recesses of her mind. In the end, it didn’t matter. As long as her voice helped Gideon relax like it had since he was a baby, it was all that mattered.
Until now. She suddenly wanted to know what else Aaron thought about her. Then again, if the intensity in his blue eyes was any indication, maybe it was better if she didn’t. How was it possible that his presence made her calmer as she stood by her son’s side, yet kicked her pulse into high gear at the same time?
As the nurse used five stitches to close the gash in her son’s head, Serenity continued to sing to him. By the time it was finished, Gideon’s eyelids were getting heavy and she could see sleep creeping in.
“I’ll let them know you’re taking the day off when I get back.” Aaron looked at his watch. “I’ve got time. Let me help you get him back to your house. Do you need any supplies?”
“No, I have a fully stocked first aid kit. Between Tuck and Lexi, they weren’t going to leave me here without one.” The stubborn part of her wanted to tell him she could get her son home all on her own. The practical side knew she would have accepted help from anyone of her family and it was silly to turn the offer down. She gave him what she hoped was a relieved smile. “I appreciate the help getting back. Something tells me he’s going to be asleep by the time we get there.”
“Of course.”
The nurse came back with a care sheet and went over the instructions with Serenity. By the time they were given the go ahead to leave, she was more than ready to get out of there. She’d never liked hospitals, and even less when it was her son who was in one.
“Come on, big guy. Let’s go.” She scooped him into her arms and he snuggled his head under her chin. He was getting big and thinking about that made her sad. The idea that one day she wouldn’t be able to carry him — or that he would be big enough to carry
Aaron listened as Serenity sang a song he’d known since he was a child, but with a few slight differences at the end.
“You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy,
When skies are gray.
You never know dear,
How much I love you.
And that won’t ever
Fade away.”
Aaron’s heart filled to the brim and expanded beyond what he thought was even possible. It wasn’t the way Serenity looked at her son, or how much Gideon calmed while she sang. The woman had a beautiful voice. Did she have any idea how pretty and rich it was?
“All right, that’s the worst part.” The nurse put the needle on the tray. “Let’s give it a couple of minutes, we’ll get that cut all fixed up, and you can get out of here. You did a good job, slugger.”
Serenity placed a kiss to his cheek. “I told you it’d be over quickly. You must have been singing really loudly in your head. I’m proud of you.” She gave Aaron a shy smile. “I didn’t like the original final line of the song. It made me sad. The whole song is. So I changed the chorus.” She shrugged.
Aaron played the song over in his head to the original end of the song. Please don’t take my sunshine away. “I can see that.” He patted Gideon’s hand. “You are doing awesome. I’m impressed you sing in your head. I bet you have as amazing a voice as your mom.”
Aaron caught Serenity watching him. Emotions tumbled over themselves as they took turns dancing across her face. He wished they were somewhere else. Because right then, he’d tell her about how her singing voice wasn’t the only thing that was amazing about her. She’d managed to get into his heart despite his attempts to keep the walls up. Now that he knew what life was like with her in it, he had no desire to go back to the way it was before.
Chapter Thirteen
Had Serenity heard that right? Aaron thought she had a beautiful voice? Compared to his, she found that hard to believe. A vague recollection of Mom and Grams complimenting her on it surfaced from the recesses of her mind. In the end, it didn’t matter. As long as her voice helped Gideon relax like it had since he was a baby, it was all that mattered.
Until now. She suddenly wanted to know what else Aaron thought about her. Then again, if the intensity in his blue eyes was any indication, maybe it was better if she didn’t. How was it possible that his presence made her calmer as she stood by her son’s side, yet kicked her pulse into high gear at the same time?
As the nurse used five stitches to close the gash in her son’s head, Serenity continued to sing to him. By the time it was finished, Gideon’s eyelids were getting heavy and she could see sleep creeping in.
“I’ll let them know you’re taking the day off when I get back.” Aaron looked at his watch. “I’ve got time. Let me help you get him back to your house. Do you need any supplies?”
“No, I have a fully stocked first aid kit. Between Tuck and Lexi, they weren’t going to leave me here without one.” The stubborn part of her wanted to tell him she could get her son home all on her own. The practical side knew she would have accepted help from anyone of her family and it was silly to turn the offer down. She gave him what she hoped was a relieved smile. “I appreciate the help getting back. Something tells me he’s going to be asleep by the time we get there.”
“Of course.”
The nurse came back with a care sheet and went over the instructions with Serenity. By the time they were given the go ahead to leave, she was more than ready to get out of there. She’d never liked hospitals, and even less when it was her son who was in one.
“Come on, big guy. Let’s go.” She scooped him into her arms and he snuggled his head under her chin. He was getting big and thinking about that made her sad. The idea that one day she wouldn’t be able to carry him — or that he would be big enough to carry
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