50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781426848254
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2005-11-10T23:00:00+00:00

“I got delayed at Bruce’s,” she explained, glancing at her watch.

At first Cecilia assumed that Bruce was Rachel’s brother or some other relation, until she remembered he was her widower friend.

“Jolene didn’t want me to leave,” Rachel was saying.

Cathy brought out eggnog and they all sat down in the living room to open gifts. Cecilia had bought each of the other women a tube of luxurious hand cream, and puzzles for the kids; in return she received nail polish from Rachel, in a color called “Santa’s New Suit,” a paperback from Carol, and, from Cathy, a pewter picture frame engraved with booties and other baby images. She suspected Cathy had gone over their price limit and felt tears well up as she caught her friend’s eye and mouthed, “Thank you.”

Soon after that, the two kids moved into the bedroom, where Amanda had convinced Andy to play house with her.

“I’ll make you dinner,” the four-year-old said smartly.

Andy looked skeptical. “Will the smoke alarm go off again?”

“Who are Bruce and Jolene?” Carol asked Rachel. “I think I missed something here.”

“Well, Bruce is a…friend. A widower. His daughter, Jolene, is nine now. Her mother died when she was five. A while ago, she said she wants me to marry her dad.”

“How did Bruce react to that?” Carol asked.

“Forget her father, how did you handle it?” Cathy wanted to know.

Rachel grimaced slightly. “It was awkward for both of us. Bruce and I see each other on occasion. Mostly for companionship. For example, Bruce asked me to go Christmas shopping with him and I did.”

Cathy exchanged a glance with Cecilia. “Does Nate know about this other guy?”

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