CHAPTER 4
BENJAMIN
“Yes.” She raised her big brown eyes to his and whispered, “Yes, you can kiss me.”
Benjamin’s heart stopped beating, and his ears filled up with fireworks that had nothing to do with it being the Fourth of July.
He’d secretly pined for this girl since the moment they’d met on the first day of his God’s Work mission trip. He’d told her more about his personal life than anyone, including his so-called best friends on the hockey team, one of which was here on the mission with him. He’d fallen for her even though with braids, dark brown skin, and a lot of extra padding, she looked nothing like the puck bunnies back in Boston. He loved the way she looked, though, and he’d taken the chance of telling her how he really felt.
And lo and behold, this girl…
She liked him too
