Christmas in Bayberry by Jennifer Faye

Author:Jennifer Faye [Faye, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Published: 2020-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

The amazing evening was over.

How had the time gone by so fast?

Maybe because it had been a wildly successful and fun event.

Kate had smiled so much throughout the evening that her cheeks were a bit sore. Yet she continued to smile. She blamed most of it on Santa. He was forever glancing her way. Though he didn’t say anything, just the mere fact of their glances catching and holding a moment longer than necessary sent her heart racing.

She knew not to let herself get caught up in Wes, though. He was only here for work, and once the holidays were over, he’d be gone—back to the big city and his promotion. She’d been down a similar road and it hadn’t ended well. It saddened her to think that Wes would soon be so far away. She was getting used to having him around.

“What’s the matter?”

She turned to find Aunt Penney standing next to her. “What did you say?”

Aunt Penney studied her with that insightful gaze of hers. “It’s okay.”

“What is?”

“To like him.”

“What? Who?” Heat rushed up her neck, settling in her cheeks. “You mean Wes?”

Aunt Penney’s brow rose as she nodded. “I’ve watched you two, and he’s good for you.”

“He…he is?” She wasn’t sure she was comfortable with the direction of this conversation.

Aunt Penney continued to nod. “I watched you after Andy left. You closed off that part of your life. You didn’t make any big proclamations or anything, but anytime someone asked you out, you were always busy with this or that. But with Wes, you’ve let down your guard.”

“It’s not like that. We’re not dating. He’s just here, doing work for you. I…I was just trying to make him feel welcome.”

In the beginning that might have been true, but lately things were changing. When she thought of doing something, she immediately thought of inviting Wes. But that was just what people did for visitors, right?

She was able to distinguish between romantic feelings and friendly vibes. And this thing with Wes was nothing but a good friendship, nothing more. Because she’d already had her heart broken. She didn’t want to go through that again. And there was no way she’d be happy in the big city. After all, New York City was even bigger than Chicago.

“How would you know how things could turn out if you won’t even give Wes a chance?” her aunt asked. “After all, it’s the season of miracles.”

Not giving Kate a chance to respond, Aunt Penney strolled away. Kate stood there holding a stack of orders, pondering her aunt’s words. She hadn’t planned to be alone forever, but that didn’t mean she should jump for a man who obviously had priorities that took him away from Bayberry—

“Kate? Yo! Kate?” Wes waved at her, trying to gain her attention.

She blinked. When her gaze landed on him in his Santa costume, a flush once again engulfed her face. She hoped he hadn’t overheard them. “Sorry. I…I was just, well—” There was no way she was admitting she’d been thinking about him.

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