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love.”
    â€œLove is overrated. My marriage to Duke was proof of that. Whatever feelings I may have had for him died the same time our baby did, and nothing can bring either of the two back.”
    â€œNever say never,” Sullivan cautioned her.
    Kina shook her head. “God won’t send you a husband until you deal with your issues with Duke.”
    Angel sighed. “God can send me some more patients or money to meet this month’s payroll. He can even send me the seven hundred dollars to pay for these beautiful shoes.” She looked longingly at the pricey short-cuff platform boots before placing them back on the pedestal. “But the last thing I need for God to send me right now is another man to break my heart.”

Chapter 6
    â€œI don’t know what came over me.”
    â€” Lawson Kerry
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    On Monday morning, Lawson woke up feeling the same nervous tension that she always battled on the first day of school as a student; only now, she battled it as a teacher.
    â€œYou’ll do fine,” Garrett assured her when he called that morning to pray that Lawson had a productive day and a smooth school year. His words calmed her, but the panic which had temporarily subsided arose again, tightening the knot in Lawson’s stomach by the time she reached the campus of North Central High School.
    Lawson’s first official day as an American history instructor was filled with pre-planning meetings, skimming over student and faculty handbooks, and adjusting scheduling conflicts. By noon, she was already overwhelmed and wondered if it was too late to get back her old job as a cashier at Pick-n-Pay.
    â€œBe sure to have your lesson plans turned in before you leave on Fridays, and we have department meetings on Wednesdays at three,” droned Lydia Paul, her middle-aged social studies department chair. Lawson nodded, trying to process all of it, while Lydia doled out rules and policies as she led Lawson on a campus tour. “Any questions?”
    â€œI have a million questions,” confessed Lawson. “I didn’t realize there was so much to learn in such little time. I don’t think college really prepared me for all this.”
    â€œOne thing you’ll learn very quickly is that teaching is on-the-job training. College classes can offer you theories about what goes on in the classroom, but nothing prepares you like actually being in the trenches.”
    â€œYou make it sound like we’re going to war.”
    â€œThat’s the way it feels most days. Don’t you worry.” Lydia patted Lawson on the back. “You’ll have more help than you can stand, especially from your mentor. All new teachers have one specifically assigned to them. I believe you’re one of Coach Vinson’s mentees. He’s the teacher support specialist for our department.”
    â€œDang, how bad is it if I need an assigned specialist to keep me from jumping off the roof?”
    Lydia laughed. “It’s not that bad; I promise. We just want to make sure you have all the support you need. Coach Vinson’s a peach. You probably saw him during the meeting. He’s pretty hard to miss.” She nudged Lawson. “He’s a cutie-pie.”
    â€œMy head is so full right now that I wouldn’t have noticed if Jesus Himself walked into that meeting.”
    â€œWhenever you are too distracted to notice a good-looking man or the Second Coming, you know you’re working too hard,” teased Lydia.
    â€œWhen will I have a chance to meet him?”
    â€œHis room is not too far from here. We can stop by there so I can give you two a proper introduction.” Lawson nodded and added Coach Vinson to the growing list of people and places that she needed to remember.
    Lydia stopped in front of a closed door. “Here we are. Let’s see if Coach is in here.” She knocked on the door and turned to Lawson. “Coach Vinson is the best. All