The Boyfriend Bet (LDS Fiction) by Rebecca Lynn Clayson Page A
Authors: Rebecca Lynn Clayson
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myself the same questions, especially because I didn't know the answers to any of them.
Finally, I decided to just forget about the bet. Even though I still had until Monday to get him to ask me out, I'd pretty much given up on the idea that I would see him before that point. So, my plan was to buy Kendra the phone, forget about dating for the next little while, and just focus on school. It was probably for the best, because I had a couple of big projects coming up over the next few weeks.
Sunday rolled around, and even though I had given up on the bet, I still looked around in the hallways at church. I’d never seen Patrick at my church before, but it was possible that he attended the same building because of the fact that he was at the barbecue last Monday. There were a lot of churches in the area though, so it was also possible that he attended a different location.
During the three hours of church, I attended all of my scheduled church meetings and really enjoyed the messages that were taught in those classes. In Sunday school, the teacher shared a great lesson about trusting in God despite our questions and turmoil in life. It was the perfect message that I needed to hear to remind me that God was in charge of my life.
I could feel the love of God in my heart and asked Him to help me let go of my frustration and self-doubt that had occurred as a result of me not winning the bet. I wasn’t entirely sure that God approved of the bet, but I knew that He loved me and was confident that with His help I could forget the last several days of worry and move forward.
After church, Kendra and I were walking out of the building to head home. Just as I was stepping out the door, I could hear a guy's voice inside calling my name. "Shara! Shara! Wait for just a minute, are you busy tonight?"
My heart jumped, and my mind immediately went to Patrick. Could it be him? I recognized the voice that was calling after me, but it was a little muffled among the other voices in the doorway where I was standing.
I spun around and started searching for Patrick's face among the crowd, but I quickly realized that he wasn't there; it was my friend Jonathan who was calling my name.
"Hey Jonathan, it's been a while. No, we don't have anything planned tonight, what's going on?"
Kendra shared her agreement, "Yeah, we'd love to get out of the house and hang out with you and your roommates, do you guys have anything fun planned?"
"Nothing big, just a casual hang out at my friend's house. Remember how I told you a few weeks ago that I'm playing in a band? We're having band practice tonight, and I promised that I'd let you know about it so you could come hear us play."
"We'll be there. Count us in," Kendra and I both responded at the same time. We both loved live music, and it would be a good opportunity to meet up with a few friends from church.
"Perfect, I'll see you tonight. Band practice starts at eight o'clock, and we'll probably wrap up by ten o'clock, because we need to quiet down so that the neighbors don't get mad at us for playing too late. Feel free to come anytime. I'll text you the address."
"Sounds great! See you tonight. Thanks for the invite!"
*****
Kendra and I decided to make cookies to share with everyone at the band practice, and we were running a little late waiting for the cookies to finish baking. Liam had stopped by for a little while and Kendra and he had taken a short walk before we left.
Kendra said that Liam was leaning toward turning down the new position at work. The hours were so erratic that not only did he have to get his studying done at odd hours, he wasn’t getting any quality time to spend with her. He had several more days until he had to give his answer, but she was fairly certain he was going to turn it down. He didn’t feel the extra money was worth the sacrifices he would have to make.
We talked a few minutes about it as the cookies finished cooling and I told her I agreed with his thoughts. Money
Finally, I decided to just forget about the bet. Even though I still had until Monday to get him to ask me out, I'd pretty much given up on the idea that I would see him before that point. So, my plan was to buy Kendra the phone, forget about dating for the next little while, and just focus on school. It was probably for the best, because I had a couple of big projects coming up over the next few weeks.
Sunday rolled around, and even though I had given up on the bet, I still looked around in the hallways at church. I’d never seen Patrick at my church before, but it was possible that he attended the same building because of the fact that he was at the barbecue last Monday. There were a lot of churches in the area though, so it was also possible that he attended a different location.
During the three hours of church, I attended all of my scheduled church meetings and really enjoyed the messages that were taught in those classes. In Sunday school, the teacher shared a great lesson about trusting in God despite our questions and turmoil in life. It was the perfect message that I needed to hear to remind me that God was in charge of my life.
I could feel the love of God in my heart and asked Him to help me let go of my frustration and self-doubt that had occurred as a result of me not winning the bet. I wasn’t entirely sure that God approved of the bet, but I knew that He loved me and was confident that with His help I could forget the last several days of worry and move forward.
After church, Kendra and I were walking out of the building to head home. Just as I was stepping out the door, I could hear a guy's voice inside calling my name. "Shara! Shara! Wait for just a minute, are you busy tonight?"
My heart jumped, and my mind immediately went to Patrick. Could it be him? I recognized the voice that was calling after me, but it was a little muffled among the other voices in the doorway where I was standing.
I spun around and started searching for Patrick's face among the crowd, but I quickly realized that he wasn't there; it was my friend Jonathan who was calling my name.
"Hey Jonathan, it's been a while. No, we don't have anything planned tonight, what's going on?"
Kendra shared her agreement, "Yeah, we'd love to get out of the house and hang out with you and your roommates, do you guys have anything fun planned?"
"Nothing big, just a casual hang out at my friend's house. Remember how I told you a few weeks ago that I'm playing in a band? We're having band practice tonight, and I promised that I'd let you know about it so you could come hear us play."
"We'll be there. Count us in," Kendra and I both responded at the same time. We both loved live music, and it would be a good opportunity to meet up with a few friends from church.
"Perfect, I'll see you tonight. Band practice starts at eight o'clock, and we'll probably wrap up by ten o'clock, because we need to quiet down so that the neighbors don't get mad at us for playing too late. Feel free to come anytime. I'll text you the address."
"Sounds great! See you tonight. Thanks for the invite!"
*****
Kendra and I decided to make cookies to share with everyone at the band practice, and we were running a little late waiting for the cookies to finish baking. Liam had stopped by for a little while and Kendra and he had taken a short walk before we left.
Kendra said that Liam was leaning toward turning down the new position at work. The hours were so erratic that not only did he have to get his studying done at odd hours, he wasn’t getting any quality time to spend with her. He had several more days until he had to give his answer, but she was fairly certain he was going to turn it down. He didn’t feel the extra money was worth the sacrifices he would have to make.
We talked a few minutes about it as the cookies finished cooling and I told her I agreed with his thoughts. Money
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