Katie's Glimpse (The Glimpse Series) Read Free Page B

her face. “Yikes! You okay, honey?” she asked. 
    I smiled halfheartedly
and replied, “Yeah, I’m good now. It’s not what I expected on my first day of
work though.”
    Levi groaned,
covering his face with his hand. I reached up and touched his arm. “It’s fine,
really.”
    He studied my face,
trying to determine if I spoke the truth. “Okay,” he replied, giving me a small
smile. “Now, enough craziness already. You have things to learn. I’ll come see
how it’s going later. I hope you have a better morning,” he said and turned
back towards his office, leaving me with Sydney.
    “What?” I asked,
noticing Sydney’s giant grin.
    “I like you already,
Katie, and I don’t think I’m the only one,” she said and snickered.
    I felt heat creep
into my cheeks. What am I getting myself into?
    The rest of the
morning went smoothly as I learned their ordering system and cash register. We
were busy with customers and had several phone orders to fill. Sydney helped me
through it all. It wasn’t that difficult, and I seemed to pick it up pretty
fast. She was a nice woman, and we made friendly conversation throughout the
morning.
    When lunch time
rolled around, she put a closed sign on the front door and led me to the break room
in the back. I hadn’t thought to pack a lunch, so I made due with a soda from
the vending machine and a granola bar I found in the bottom of my purse. Sydney
offered me half of her sandwich but I refused. I knew how hungry pregnant women
could get, and I was not about to eat part of her lunch. These thoughts caused
my pain and regret to return for a moment. I usually couldn’t go longer than a
few hours before the reality of my life weighed down on me again.
    Levi sauntered into
the break room as Sydney spoke about her church. I tried to focus on her words,
but couldn’t help myself from stealing a glance in his direction. He was bent
down rummaging through the fridge.
     “Have you found a
church home yet?” Sydney asked.
     Levi’s head
suddenly appeared over the top of the open fridge door, and our eyes met before
I had time to look away. He grinned, apparently he was interested in my answer. Crap!! It’s too late to pretend that didn’t happen.
    I turned my
attention back to Sydney, who now wore a knowing smile. “Uh, I haven’t had a
chance to visit anywhere yet. I went to a Baptist church with my family back
home. I have seen a few around town but don’t know about going by myself,” I
said hesitantly.
    “Well, we’re
Catholic, but you are more than welcome to join us sometime,” Sydney replied.
     I just smiled. I
didn’t think I would feel comfortable going to any church, but I wasn’t about
to say that out loud.
    Levi sat down in the
chair next to mine. “I go to the Baptist church on Main Street. It’s a small
church, but the people there are very welcoming. I could come and pick you up
so you don’t have to go alone.”
    “Thanks for the offer.
I’ll think about it,” I said and gave him a weak smile. I could not get
interested in this man. I needed to keep him at a distance. He seemed like too
nice of a guy to get mixed up in my life.
    “Excuse me,” I said
as I got up and threw my trash away. I needed to get away from him and to the
safety of the bathroom so I could calm the butterflies going wild in my
stomach.
     The afternoon went
by in a blur of customers and phone orders. When Levi came out to check on me,
Sydney informed him I was a fast learner and was already good to work on my
own. He grinned, seeming pleased to hear this, before going back to his office.
    Closing time came,
and we gathered our things together to go home. Sydney and I headed to our cars
and said our goodbyes. I hadn’t seen Levi again but that was fine with me. He
was one distraction I couldn’t afford to have.
    ***
     I arrived at my
apartment and headed straight to the fridge. I was starving, but before I could
decide between left overs or a sandwich, there was a loud