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sure their son, Caleb, will be there too. Can you imagine what that poor guy is going through? I mean, he's not a little kid or anything. He's in grad school, but I'm sure he's a wreck with one parent killed and the other in jail." Nathan sighed sympathetically. "If he sees how many people believe in his father's innocence, it might lessen his pain by the smallest bit, ya know?"
"Does he have any other family?" Cooper hated the idea of Brooke's son dealing with such a tragedy on his own.
"According to the church grapevine, he's staying with his grandparents. A lot of folks from Hope Street have been visiting him since his father's arrest."
"That's good. And if nothing else, the church women won't let him go hungry," Cooper replied, stalling for time. She was reluctant to attend Brooke's funeral. After all, she was still only on the periphery of both the church group and the Hughes family and was certain she'd feel extremely uncomfortable. Still, Brooke had gone out of her way to show Cooper kindness, and she owed it to her to show up and pay her respects. "When is the funeral, Nathan?" she asked.
"Saturday at Westhampton Memorial Park. It's just a graveside service at ten. I guess Wesley wasn't allowed to plan a church memorial," he added glumly.
"I'll be there," she responded decisively.
"And the document? Can you bring it with you on Sunday?" Nathan asked with renewed hope. "Maybe we can make some sense out of what ever we can read. I'll let Trish know you'll be coming to lunch at her place after the worship service. If we all put our heads together, I'm sure our purpose will be made clear." He took a breath, as though unused to speaking so many sentences in a row. "So you'll join us for both the study and the lunch, that is, if you're free?"
"Hmm. Let me check my calendar," Cooper joked. "I've got dinner with the governor on Tuesday, a spa treatment with Jessica Simpson on Wednesday, and Oprah and I are reviewing her latest book picks on Thursday, but Sunday's wide open. I'd love to join you guys, thank you." And just like that, Cooper officially became a member of the Sunrise Bible Study.
It was with regret that Cooper told Angela she would pass on their weekly takeout order from the Curry House. She never grew tired of chicken curry served over basmati rice with a side of warm naan . Instead, she ordered a Quarter Pounder with Cheese and extra pickles, large fries, and a diet Coke at the McDonald's drive-thru. She then drove to the LifeWay Christian store and parked so that she could eat and complete her bookstore errand within her lunch hour.
After she'd wolfed down her food, Cooper wiped away a smear of ketchup from her chin, tucked a strand of blond hair behind her ear, and entered the store. Inside, her senses were instantly assaulted by shelves of glitzy giftware. Dazzling displays showcased crosses on stands, plaques, candles, angels, throws woven with lines of Scripture, and spinner racks of bookmarks. Cooper cast her eyes around in search of signage. Noting that the books seemed to be in the center section of the store, she navigated through aisles of inspirational reading, self-help books, and journals until she ended up in the children's section, where she flipped through a coloring book on Moses just to appear as though she weren't completely lost.
"Can I help you find anything?" asked a young, pretty salesgirl as Cooper replaced the coloring book.
"Yes, please." She unfolded a piece of paper from her coat pocket and handed it to the girl. "I'm looking for this workbook."
"Okay. Our study guides are in the back of the store. Would you like to follow me?"
"Only if you promise to leave a trail of bread crumbs," Cooper joked. "This place isn't big, but I'm feeling over-stimulated. It's like a scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , only instead of candy everywhere, there's books and crosses."
The salesgirl laughed. "We've got candy too. Up at the
"Does he have any other family?" Cooper hated the idea of Brooke's son dealing with such a tragedy on his own.
"According to the church grapevine, he's staying with his grandparents. A lot of folks from Hope Street have been visiting him since his father's arrest."
"That's good. And if nothing else, the church women won't let him go hungry," Cooper replied, stalling for time. She was reluctant to attend Brooke's funeral. After all, she was still only on the periphery of both the church group and the Hughes family and was certain she'd feel extremely uncomfortable. Still, Brooke had gone out of her way to show Cooper kindness, and she owed it to her to show up and pay her respects. "When is the funeral, Nathan?" she asked.
"Saturday at Westhampton Memorial Park. It's just a graveside service at ten. I guess Wesley wasn't allowed to plan a church memorial," he added glumly.
"I'll be there," she responded decisively.
"And the document? Can you bring it with you on Sunday?" Nathan asked with renewed hope. "Maybe we can make some sense out of what ever we can read. I'll let Trish know you'll be coming to lunch at her place after the worship service. If we all put our heads together, I'm sure our purpose will be made clear." He took a breath, as though unused to speaking so many sentences in a row. "So you'll join us for both the study and the lunch, that is, if you're free?"
"Hmm. Let me check my calendar," Cooper joked. "I've got dinner with the governor on Tuesday, a spa treatment with Jessica Simpson on Wednesday, and Oprah and I are reviewing her latest book picks on Thursday, but Sunday's wide open. I'd love to join you guys, thank you." And just like that, Cooper officially became a member of the Sunrise Bible Study.
It was with regret that Cooper told Angela she would pass on their weekly takeout order from the Curry House. She never grew tired of chicken curry served over basmati rice with a side of warm naan . Instead, she ordered a Quarter Pounder with Cheese and extra pickles, large fries, and a diet Coke at the McDonald's drive-thru. She then drove to the LifeWay Christian store and parked so that she could eat and complete her bookstore errand within her lunch hour.
After she'd wolfed down her food, Cooper wiped away a smear of ketchup from her chin, tucked a strand of blond hair behind her ear, and entered the store. Inside, her senses were instantly assaulted by shelves of glitzy giftware. Dazzling displays showcased crosses on stands, plaques, candles, angels, throws woven with lines of Scripture, and spinner racks of bookmarks. Cooper cast her eyes around in search of signage. Noting that the books seemed to be in the center section of the store, she navigated through aisles of inspirational reading, self-help books, and journals until she ended up in the children's section, where she flipped through a coloring book on Moses just to appear as though she weren't completely lost.
"Can I help you find anything?" asked a young, pretty salesgirl as Cooper replaced the coloring book.
"Yes, please." She unfolded a piece of paper from her coat pocket and handed it to the girl. "I'm looking for this workbook."
"Okay. Our study guides are in the back of the store. Would you like to follow me?"
"Only if you promise to leave a trail of bread crumbs," Cooper joked. "This place isn't big, but I'm feeling over-stimulated. It's like a scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , only instead of candy everywhere, there's books and crosses."
The salesgirl laughed. "We've got candy too. Up at the
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