Amazing Gracie by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels [Michaels, Fern]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Saturday evenings had always been game time at home. But Gracie wasn’t in the mood that night. As far as she knew, there were no plans for the evening, so she decided to take advantage of the new soaker tub. She took her book and the new nightgown and robe her mother had given her to prepare for a relaxing soak. Maybe they all needed a bit of privacy that night. It had been so long since they had spent quality time together, maybe all they needed was to find a new rhythm, a new way to bond. She didn’t think a game of Monopoly would be in the works that evening.

Just as she went to the bathroom, her mom came up the stairs. “Gracie, come with me. Please don’t ask any questions. Get your purse, your phone, and a fresh change of casual clothes.” Before Gracie could absorb her words, her mother raced downstairs. Clueless, she did as her mother asked, but she wouldn’t leave the house without having some idea where it was that she wanted to take her, if that was even a remote possibility this late in the evening.

In the kitchen, Hope was sitting at the island, a small travel bag in her lap. Her mother was opening and closing the kitchen drawers in search of who knows what.

“Are you two going to tell me what’s going on? This is beyond weird.”

Apparently, her mother had found what she was looking for. “My watch.” She dangled the Timex she’d had forever for them to see. “I take it off when I’m washing dishes and couldn’t remember what drawer I’d put it in.”

“That’s a relief,” Hope said, her voice laced with sarcasm.

“What are we doing, Mom?” Gracie held up the small tote bag with her change of clothes.

“I wanted this to be a surprise. Given the day, I can’t keep this to myself. In about”—she looked at her watch, now fastened on her wrist—“ten minutes, we are going to have a spa day, or evening. This is my gift to both of you. We need a bit of pampering, don’t you agree?”

Gracie couldn’t help herself; she burst out laughing. “Mom, you certainly surprised me; I thought we were . . . I don’t know what I thought. Hope, did you know Mom had planned this?”

“No, of course not. I’m as shocked as you are,” Hope told her. “Truly, I had no clue.”

“I’ve ordered a limousine to drive us to Salon Susannah’s. After that, we’re going to the Ale House for a late-night dinner. That’s why I asked you both to bring clothes.”

The Ale House was a local, family-owned business, their menu upscale, their service top-of-the-line. Reservations had to be made weeks in advance.

“I’m impressed,” Hope told her. “You must have been planning this for a while.”

“Actually, it was just a few weeks ago. I touched base with the spa, and they were open, happy to arrange a special evening for us. So many local businesses were closed for so long, now that they’re open, people are getting back to work.

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