Double Blessing by Debby Mayne

Author:Debby Mayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

Eight

To his surprise the woman was a professional decorator and made a substantial difference. She purchased quite a bit of glassware and some furniture that she said she’d have out of the shop as soon as her workers could get there later that afternoon.

“Some of these fabulous things will be in the finest homes in Dunwoody,” she explained. “Here’s my card. Let me know when you get settled. It’s certainly nice to have a new source of decorative pieces.”

Ed turned to Jill after she left. “A couple of more customers like her, and we won’t need people from the church to help move you.”

Jill was obviously delighted by her big sale. “At least I’ll be able to pay my bills for another month.”

The mood instantly lightened. They spent the rest of the day packing. The decorator’s people came to pick up her items, and then the remainder of the merchandise was loaded onto trucks.

By mid-Saturday afternoon everything had been moved, and quite a bit had been shelved. The new space turned out to be larger, so nothing had to be put in storage.

On Saturday evening one of the guys called and ordered a dozen pizzas. Ed watched Jill chatting and laughing with the women from the church as if she’d known them all her life. He felt a flutter in his heart when she looked at him with flushed cheeks and a sparkle in her eye. He’d never seen her so happy. And she’d apparently made friends with Jennifer Schwartz, one of the women who’d helped with the move.

Mrs. Cooper had been kind enough to watch the girls all day, so he needed to go home and spend a little time with them before they went to bed. He told Jill he’d see her Monday. She gave him a funny look then nodded. “Are you okay?” he asked.

She nodded, smiling. “I couldn’t be better.”

❧

On Sunday morning Jill saw the look of utter shock on Ed’s face when he spotted her in the church lobby. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” he asked.

“Is that a requirement?” she teased. “Do I need to tell you before I go to your church?”

“No, of course not,” he said, still obviously flustered. “It’s just that—.” He took a look around while several people gathered to greet her. “Never mind.”

Jennifer tugged on Jill’s arm. “C’mon—there’s a guy I’d like you to meet.”

As Jennifer pulled her away, Jill saw a flash of pain on Ed’s face.

It wasn’t until Jennifer stopped that Jill turned to her and said, “Well? Where is this guy?”

“Um, let me see,” she said as she glanced around. Then her eyes lit up. “There he is!” She pulled Jill toward a cluster of people standing around, talking and laughing. “Jill, meet my dad, the sweetest guy in town. Dad, Mom, this is Jill Hargrove. She’s the one who just opened that shop I was telling you about.”

It dawned on Jill that Jennifer had intentionally tried to make Ed jealous. She turned to Jennifer’s parents and shook their hands.

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