Tears whisper down Janelle's cheeks as she grieves the loss of her husband. She looks out over turbulent Lake Como in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has never felt more alone. When a stranger offers her comfort, she willingly goes into his arms to cry into his chest all of the ache she feels.
When Paul sees a stranger crying at the edge of the lake he knows he can't leave her to her grief. He holds her weeping form offering as much comfort as he can. When she stills and her gray eyes lift to his blue ones he sees her soft prettiness. He feels the urge to capture her lips with his own. Passion blooms in all of its decadent colors between them. When she slips out of his arms after thanking him, Paul is left stunned. He does not even know her name.
Neither believe they will see each other again, but when Janelle turns up in Paul's college course a week later they begin to see God has plans for each of them to be the fulfillment of Heaven's promise.
Paul Erickson is introduced in In Time as Cally Bartelt's friend.
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