Snippet #1503795

Karl hummed gently and looked at the ground.

“Carl....Trevis?” he said. “I guess not thinking about it too much will stop me from picking something too suspicious!”

As he laughed he regarded her move a little closer. He shifted his weight to lean towards her slightly, putting his weight on his arm. It was ludicrous how easy and comfortable he felt with her. The object of their scheme was so that he could spend time among the people of Kinzie Cove...but it was the idea of getting to know Jessica afresh which made him wish that the whole affair didn’t require so much cloak-and-dagger.

“A retreat!” he suddenly blurted out. “I’ll tell may parents I’m going on a pastoral retreat! It’s sort of like band-camp for priests, it’s something I have to do as part of my training, but it’s something my father has no say in. So he’d be none the wiser!”

He clapped his hands together triumphantly. “It’ll just take a day for me to sow the seeds. You think tomorrow’s too soon for me to come down to Kinzie Cove with you?”

As he placed his hand back down his fingers inadvertently overlapped Jessica’s...