Free Country Crooner (Christian Romance) by Rebecca Lynn Clayson Page A

of the following week, so he found every excuse that he could to meet up with to her during that time. He took a few days off at work, and instead of going to the carpentry shop he spent his time at the radio station, helping her clean out closets and sort through paperwork. They were together from early morning until late at night, working together to figure out if there was a way out of the financial mess facing the radio station.
    They spent time going through old invoices to determine the most profitable broadcasting shows, and made phone calls to old advertisers and sponsors to see if they were interested in donating money to the cause. Despite their best efforts, not much progress was made because every company they talked to was tight on cash. The poor economy had hit everyone hard.
    Even though they had worked so hard at the radio station, neither Chelsea or Kurt could see a way to continue broadcasting, so they had come to the grim conclusion that they would really need to close the doors on the business. They both felt bad about the decision, although Chelsea was a little relieved to know that she wouldn't have the stress of running a radio station and keeping up with her job at the same time. She knew that she had could walk away with a clear conscience, knowing that she had explored all of the options that she could find.
    By Friday, things were almost wrapped up at the radio station, everything was boxed up and ready to be moved out of the building. Chelsea 's plan was to get the radio stuff moved into the storage room at her father's house until she decided what to do with everything, and then clean up her father's house the following week in order to get it ready to be sold.
    The more time Chelsea and Kurt spent together, the more he knew that he was falling in love with her. She was unlike any other girl that he had ever met, and he couldn't get her out of his head. It was different with Chelsea , because even though there was a physical attraction, the real attraction was on a deeper, personal level.
    She had so many great insights and thoughts to share about everything they talked about, and he knew that she would be the kind of woman that he'd want to spend the rest of his life with. Each time feelings of frustration or despair surfaced, she suggested that they pray to turn things around and ask God for help. Through her actions, he could see that she was deeply committed to her faith, and trusted God implicitly. He was inspired by her faith and devotion to God, and it made him want to become a better person himself.
    As they worked side-by-side, they shared a lot of laughs together and they had many conversations about her father and the way he had made so many sacrifices to help other people. During the hard moments, Kurt was a good shoulder for Chelsea to cry on since she was still working through the emotions of losing her father. Kurt became Chelsea 's rock to depend on when she was feeling overwhelmed with everything that was going on.
    Towards the end of the week, Kurt knew without a doubt that he was in love with Chelsea . It was crazy to admit that he could be in love, because he had only known her for two weeks. But he knew that he had never felt this way about any other woman. He wasn't sure if Chelsea felt the same way, because she had been careful to keep their relationship platonic. They had talked about a lot of different things, but there was no indication that she was even remotely interested in a possible relationship between the two of them.
    He was scared of hurting her, and knew that he didn't want to stop her from pursuing her career, so he decided to back off and let her head back to California without him being a distraction to her. Long distance relationships always ended badly, and he wasn't interested in trying to make it work from so far away. He definitely wasn't interested in moving back to California again.
    By the end of the week, Kurt felt so emotionally attached to Chelsea