Between Heaven and Earth by Michele Paige Holmes

Author:Michele Paige Holmes [Holmes, Michele Paige]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love, romance
ISBN: 9781941145807
Publisher: Mirror Press
Published: 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

“What kind of pie would you like for Thanksgiving?” Pen in hand, Cassie added whipping cream to her grocery list. No matter what kind of pie her mother chose this year, they’d need whipping cream to go with it and for that silly pie in the face game Noah always liked to play after dinner. Cassie smiled, anticipating a repeat of the fun tradition.

Her mom paused her work at the computer and swiveled in her chair to face Cassie. “About that, there’s been a change of plans.”

“You want something besides pie this year?” Cassie added mini marshmallows to her list to go over the yams so Noah would eat them. “Would you like cheesecake? Brownies and ice cream? Anything but fruitcake and I’m good. Just tell me what it is so I can add the ingredients to my list. I only want to go shopping once this weekend. Next week I’m not going anywhere near the store.”

“What are Matt and his boys doing for Thanksgiving?” Mom asked, more than a hint of suggestion in her tone.

Cassie put down her pen and looked toward the family room and the happy sounds coming from within. Today her mom had allowed the boys to make a fort, using both sets of couch cushions and at least a dozen old blankets. They’ll never want to play at my apartment again.

“Matt’s taking the boys to Oregon to visit his parents.” Nice try, Mom.

“That’s too bad.” Janet seemed suddenly worried.

“What’s bad about it?” Cassie returned to her list and the store ads that were spread across the table. “It will be good for Austin and Asher to see their grandparents and for Matt to visit his family.”

“Yes, but that leaves you all alone.”

Cassie rolled her eyes. Here we go again. Her mom continued to be bent on matchmaking the two of them, which was so weird. Her mom loved Devon, and she believed in marriage and fidelity. Cassie couldn’t figure out what her mom’s deal was, but it was really starting to bother her. “I wouldn’t call Thanksgiving with you and Noah all alone.”

“I won’t be here, dear.”

What new ploy is this? Cassie took up her pen again, tapping the end of it on the table. “Are you finally going on that Caribbean cruise you’ve been talking about for the past ten years?”

“Yes, actually.” Her mom smiled. “Well, that was easy. And here I’d worried about telling you.” She swiveled her chair around to face the computer again.

“You’re serious?” The steady thump of Cassie’s pen increased its tempo.

“It was a difficult decision, only made because I believed you wouldn’t be alone over the holiday, but I can’t back out now. My flight is booked, and I got such a fantastic discount through Karen’s friend.”

“What does Karen have to do with this?” Cassie asked. “Is this a Bunco cruise or something?” About the only social thing her mom ever did was attend Bunco twice a month, so Cassie supposed it made sense that any kind of trip her mom was planning would be with those friends.

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