Blind-Date Bride by Hart Jillian

Author:Hart, Jillian [Hart, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373814053
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2009-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The chimes over the bakery’s front door tinkled a merry welcome as the door flew open, bringing with it blustery wind and tenacious sunshine. Brianna turned from her work at the back counter to greet the new customer. It was Colbie, looking fresh and lovely in an olive-green coat, white cable-knit sweater, jeans and suede boots.

“Hey, stranger.” She abandoned folding boxes. “Good to see you.”

“I love Saturdays. Errands and not having to go to work, although I do love my job.” Colbie strode to the counter with a smile and an agenda. “I’ve got Mom in the car, so I can’t be long. How about a half dozen banana muffins? They’re her favorite.”

“Sure. Do you want to pick out the faces?” Bree donned a plastic glove and grabbed a small bakery box from the stack she’d already made. “I got to decorate the muffins this morning. A total blast.”

“Mom will adore the smiling monster. I like the ones with the snaggletooth. How about three of each?”

“You got it.” She carefully loaded the box with the enormous muffins sporting iced monster faces. “How’s your day off going?”

“Good. We just finished battling the grocery store. Mom wanted to come. She misses doing it herself.” Colbie opened her purse and dug through her wallet. She dropped a five-dollar bill on the counter. “She’s lost so much of her freedom, I want her to feel like she can still do some things. Like pick out what type of potato chips she wants.”

“She looked good at the bookstore last night.” Bree moved over to the register and caught sight of Lil in the car, parked at the curb in front of the windows. She waved. Lil waved back, cheerful as always in spite of her infirmity. Bree punched in the sale at the discounted rate the owner, their cousin Ava, insisted on. She knew how hard things were for Colbie and her mom. “It was good to see Lil chatting with everyone. A social butterfly.”

“She gets lonely these days. She always was a people person. I’m grateful for our church’s home-care circle. Having church members visit on a weekly basis has been a lifesaver for her. She doesn’t always feel up to going out.”

“I’m going to try to make it by after church tomorrow.” Brianna counted back the change. “I need to study, but at least you can get out for a while.”

“I’d appreciate it. I’ll probably tackle the yard work. The leaves are still in the yard from last October. It’s scary, that’s what it is.” Colbie took her change and her bakery box with a mischievous glint. “I noticed you getting along quite well with a certain handsome man.”

She cringed. Yep, she knew this was coming. The shocker was that Colbie hadn’t called earlier wanting to know the dish. She pushed the cash drawer shut and went back to folding boxes. “You have romance on the brain, Cole.”

“I do. It’s a fatal flaw.” If she looked momentarily sad, it was only for an instant and in a flash it was gone.

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