A Time To Heal by Cameron Barbara

Author:Cameron, Barbara [Cameron, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Adult
ISBN: 9781410436702
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Famous last words, thought Chris.

Stitches in Time turned out to be a tiny store with spaces in front for just four cars or buggies to park. But the minute Chris opened the door for Hannah, he realized that the room inside stretched for far more than the usual length of a store.

It was interesting to watch Hannah as she walked through the shop. Her fingers touched a fabric here, another there, and she got a faraway look in her eyes, as if she were already planning out a design for a quilt.

The clerk, dressed in Plain clothing, stood at the counter cutting fabric. She glanced up and greeted Hannah. “Hi, didn't expect to see you today. You don't have a lesson until Thursday, do you?”

“No, I decided not to wait until then to get some fabric to start a new quilt.”

“Can I help you with something?” the clerk asked Chris.

“He's with me. Chris, this is Naomi, one of the owners of the store. Naomi, this is Chris, a friend of Jenny's.”

She turned to Chris. “Naomi, Anna, and Mary Katherine are sisters. They and their grossmudder own the shop.”

“Hi, Chris. So, are you interested in quilting too?” she asked, tucking her tongue in her cheek.

He grinned at her. “Nope. Thought I'd try knitting.”

“Knitting? Did someone say knitting?” Another young woman, who looked a lot like Naomi and dressed like her, approached.

Hannah laughed. “Chris, meet Anna. She can help you with any knitting supplies.”

Another young woman joined them, looking similar to the other two and dressed the same. “Hi, I'm Mary Katherine.Maybe you'd like to look at our weaving section?”

“Now, now, don't tease the poor man,” an older woman said as she walked up. She turned to Chris. “I'm sure he's here to learn how to make the little Amish dolls I'm known for.”

Chris backed up. “I think I'll just wait in the buggy for you, Hannah.”

Feminine laughter followed him and he slunk off to the buggy. Geez, he'd faced down men with guns, but surrounded by a bunch of Amish women teasing him about making crafts he'd turned tail.

Outside, he became the subject of curious stares from passing tourists who obviously wondered why he was dressed in Englisch clothes but sitting in an Amish buggy.

Yes, it is an interesting time, this trip to Paradise, he thought.

The minutes ticked by and he became aware that he was being watched, the itch between his shoulders was back. He glanced around but didn't see anything out of the ordinary.Tourists walked around dressed in logo T-shirts, food in hand, looking in shop windows and carrying bags of things they'd already bought.

None passing by gave him any cause for concern. He wasn't sure if that meant they truly didn't warrant concern, or if it was because he was getting soft.

Surely there was no need for him to be thinking about watching his back now that he wasn't a soldier—now that he was in a place called Paradise.

When Hannah returned to the buggy, she was carrying a big bag with the store name imprinted on it.

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