Falling for the Hometown Hero by Mindy Obenhaus

Author:Mindy Obenhaus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

A shopping trip in Montrose with Mama Sunday afternoon was an unexpected treat. And considering Grace’s all-too-basic wardrobe, one she intended to take full advantage of.

“What about this one?” Mama held up a silky turquoise tank top. “It would look beautiful on you.”

Grace fingered the delicate material. “You don’t think it’s too dressy?”

“Not at all. This would go great with jeans, shorts, a skirt...just about anything.”

Since Grace didn’t have a lot of fashion sense, she appreciated her mother’s flair for style. “Okay, I’ll try it.”

Grace continued to peruse a rack of shirts, amazed at how much lighter she felt since talking with her mother and Kaleb a few days ago. It was as though a burden the size of an aircraft carrier had been lifted from her shoulders.

A part of her wondered if by not signing over her portion of the house before she left Jacksonville, it allowed Aaron some invisible hold over her. But in her heart, she knew it was because she had finally acknowledged her bitterness toward God. And while she still had a long road back to a fully restored relationship, she was at least talking to Him again, if only to voice her displeasure.

“This is cute.” She showed her mother a deep burgundy T-shirt with black and silver embellishments, grateful that God had reconciled them. After Daddy died, Grace was so wrapped up in her own grief that she failed to consider how much Mama must have been hurting. For that, she was ashamed. Mama had lost her best friend and the only man she’d ever loved. And Mama had stayed by his side until the very end.

“Oh, yes. Very nice.”

After Daddy’s funeral, Grace went back to Florida and Lucy returned to school, leaving Mama to pick up the pieces of her broken heart all by herself. The realization had Grace thanking God for bringing Roger and Mama together. From now on, she would judge Roger for the man he was, not the man she believed him to be.

Standing on opposite sides of the rack, they continued to flip through hangers.

“So have you and Kaleb made much headway for the museum?”

“A little.” Grace slid one shirt after another from right to left. “But that leak in his roof kind of stopped us in our tracks.”

“Has it been difficult for him? Going through all those memories.”

“Yeah.” Grace picked up a tangerine tunic, then put it back. “The first night was really tough on him.”

“Oh, I hate that this is causing him pain. We want this event to be touching, but we also want it to be uplifting.”

“I know that. And I think he knows that.” She contemplated what Kaleb had said about blaming himself, but wasn’t about to share something so personal. “Still, there’s a lot of stuff in there that puts him face-to-face with the friends he lost.” She approached her mother, who was holding an armload of clothes. “Okay. I think I’m ready to try—”

Mama grimaced momentarily, holding a hand to her chest.

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