Blackberry Cove by Roxanne Snopek

Author:Roxanne Snopek
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The next morning Roman was grouchy. He said he wanted a decent piece of toast and only Daphne’s bread would do. He sent Jon to Sanctuary Ranch to beg a loaf and Jon couldn’t get away fast enough.

He couldn’t wait to see Abby again.

He found her in the lodge sunroom, clicking through screens on her laptop. Bright light streamed in the window but the temperature outside was chilly and the heat from the fireplace felt great on his back.

She directed him to the walk-in freezer, where Daphne in her prescience had already put aside a couple of loaves of her honey whole-wheat bread for Roman.

That task accomplished, he asked, “What’s all this?”

In addition to her laptop, she had several recipe books strewn around her and a clipboard of notes, lists, and doodles.

Abby tucked the pen behind her ear. “Research. I told Daphne I’d find her more recipes for healthy baked goods. Olivia wants to accommodate people who want their treats to have more nutritional value.”

“Don’t tell me that means the end of Daphne’s cinnamon buns?”

Abby laughed. “There’d be riots in the street if that happened. No, we’ll always have those.” She shoved aside the books and moved over to make room for him. “How’s your dad?”

The cushion was warm from her body and he stretched out so his leg touched hers. He wanted more than that, but for now it would have to do.

“Grumpy as a bear with a sore head. I told him he could come along and visit the horse but he said he’d enjoy the peace and quiet with me out of the house.”

“You don’t seem noisy to me,” Abby said. “But I probably only see you on your best behavior.”

“Definitely. Though maybe that should change.” He shifted closer to her. “Maybe I ought to show you my bad behavior.”

Abby wrinkled her nose. “Or maybe you should remember that there are people everywhere and that they could walk in on us at any moment. Do you want me to come visit Roman this afternoon? See if I can cheer him up? I’m more fun than you. You have to admit that.”

“Fun and pretty. I’m no competition.” He smiled. He was glad his father enjoyed Abby’s company, and grateful that Abby was willing to spend time with him.

He nodded toward the material spread out around her. She had made notes about the effects of various nutrients on diabetes and heart disease and had drawn a complicated diagram using scientific notation. “What’s that?”

“It’s a schematic showing the biochemical process of sugar metabolism in the body.” She rolled her eyes. “I kind of fell down an Internet rabbit hole. I always loved biology.”

“Were you a science major?” The question was out before he remembered that she’d put Quinn’s education before her own.

“College wasn’t in the cards for me.” Abby closed her laptop and ran her palms over the smooth surface as if to wipe it clean. “But with all the open source material out there these days, if you’ve got access to a computer, you can learn almost anything.

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