Nick, get down here too! Her mom stood at the bottom of the stairs, shaking her head. It was just yesterday.Įllie gave her mom a hug as she started a jog down memory lane. I can’t believe you’re growing up so fast. Is my hair okay? Dylan hasn’t seen me in months, and I want to look good. Her sweet but smothering mom captured every life event with photos, and she had the scrapbooks to prove it. Her mom was posed like a paparazzo ready to pounce. Grabbing her bag, Ellie hurried down the stairs.

Her mother’s heels echoed on the hardwood floor downstairs. But he had done so every day since he got his license, so why should today be any different?Įleanor Rebecca Lansing, hurry up! You need to eat breakfast, and I want to get a picture of you on your first day of senior year. How big would the smile on Dylan’s face be when he picked her up in twelve minutes? If he picked her up. Lip gloss finished her morning make-up routine. If only she could wear something besides the school uniform. The first time she had straightened her hair, Dylan had commented that she was hot, so she didn’t mind the time it took to look nice for him even though her curls made her stand out in a sea of girls with straight-as-a-board hair. She'd spent the last hour and a half taming her naturally curly blonde hair into the smooth, sleek style that Dylan preferred. One glimpse into his deep blue eyes, and I’ll know if everything is the same between us.Īfter straightening her hair again with the flat iron, she sighed and stretched. And he hadn’t greeted her at the airport last night when she arrived home from the summer in Nantucket Bay visiting her aunt. The last few weeks, he hadn’t called at all, only sending a text here and there. She checked her phone to see if he had replied to her text to pick her up before school, but there was nothing new. Seventy-one days apart was seventy days too many. She always does the right thing - doesn't God owe her a happy life? Through her heartache, Ellie learns that sometimes what seems like the end is really just the beginning and that what God has for us is always worth the wait.Ellie counted the minutes until she could wrap her arms around Dylan's neck. But her world is suddenly knocked off center when her drool-worthy boyfriend cheats, and her always-has-it-together mother is diagnosed with cancer. Christian Fiction for Young Adults Ellie Lansing has a picture-perfect life with a close-knit family and the perfect boyfriend.

Worth the Wait by Laura Jackson