A Tale of Two Christmas Letters by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Author:Cathy Gillen Thacker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-09-11T16:22:27+00:00

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Bess was having trouble concentrating.

Maybe it was the way they were going somewhere together in the evening, in a way that felt like a date, even though she knew darn well it wasn’t a date, any more than their shopping trip over the weekend for dollhouses and baby dolls had been a date.

And maybe it was the way he had kissed her beneath the mistletoe the previous evening, in a way that had left her wanting more...

All she knew for certain was that Jack looked incredibly handsome in the gray suede jacket worn with a blue button-down and jeans that brought out the cobalt blue of his eyes.

“Um...” She tried to focus on his question. Still tingling all over from where they had pressed up against each other, she checked her list. “Crates. Betty suggested we get a small plastic travel crate for the ride home for each of them, and then a large wire crate with a divider for use at home.”

“Why a divider?” Jack asked as he pushed the cart toward the crates.

She fell into step beside him. “Apparently, if the sleeping space is too big, it causes issues.” When he looked down at her, she explained, “If you have a divider, you can make their resting space as small and cozy as they need, then enlarge the space gradually as they grow, until you take the divider out altogether.”

His eyes crinkled at the corners. “Sounds reasonable.”

Unfortunately, there was only one extra-large-size metal crate, suitable for full-grown dogs, on display. While Jack flagged down an employee to check for another, Bess perused the nearby sleeping cushions.

Jack returned just as her phone signaled an incoming message. She checked the screen. “Oh, wow, poor guy,” she murmured with a heartfelt sigh.

He quirked his brow.

She shook her head sympathetically. “Tim Briscoe is on a date I set up for him tonight. It’s with one of the teachers at the preschool. I thought they’d really hit it off, but he says it’s going badly.”

Jack did a double take. “He’s on the date right now?”

“Yes.”

His irritation plain, he scoffed. “Well, no wonder it’s going badly if he’s texting you while he’s sitting there with another woman.”

Surprised the normally easygoing Jack was being so judgmental, Bess scowled and continued looking at her phone. “She went to the powder room.” She glanced back up at him. “He wants to know if I have any suggestions about how to liven things up.”

He shrugged his broad shoulders. “He could get a clue. Seriously, don’t you think you’re a little too involved with all this?”

Bess censured him with a narrow-eyed look. “No,” she said.

The clerk came back, all smiles. “You’re in luck!” she sang out. “We’ve got one more left. So when you’re done shopping and check out, I’ll bring both around to the front and help put them in your vehicle.”

“Thank you,” Jack said. “We appreciate your help.”

What he clearly did not appreciate was her friendship with Tim.

“What else do we need to get?” he asked impatiently.

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