Harlequin Love Inspired February 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Vannetta Chapman

Author:Vannetta Chapman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

The next day, Carter discovered that the Spiras were an animated couple who had recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. When Carter had told Dr. Spira that he and Shannon were going to be in town, the vet had insisted on them coming over for dinner.

Carter and Shannon had spent the afternoon entering every business in town to let people know about the upcoming horse show, see if they were interested in signing up for a vendor booth and asking permission to hang a flyer in their storefront windows. Much of Stillwater was now effectively wallpapered with advertisements for the horse show.

After they arrived, Shannon had stayed in the kitchen with Dr. Spira, but Carter followed Mrs. Spira into a wide sitting room. A rich, super sweet aroma wafted through the air.

Carter sucked in a lungful of the delicious scent. “Whatever you guys are cooking, it smells delicious. Thanks again for having us.”

“That would be Paul’s pecan pie. He’s won the blue ribbon at the county fair for that recipe four years running.” She leaned forward in a conspiratory manner. “But don’t tell him I told you that. It’ll go to his head and he’ll start making pies every week.” She put a hand to her chest. “And I love pecan pie as much as the next person, but a body gets tired of eating the same dessert all the time.”

“I think it would take me a long time to get sick of something that smelled that good.”

“Give it fifty years and you just might.” She grinned, letting him know all the teasing was good-natured. It was clear she loved her husband. She gestured toward a wall of photos hanging above a blue couch. “All my grandchildren.” She folded her hands. “Most of them live near Galveston. I so wish they were nearer.”

“Have you ever considered moving?”

She sighed. “Paul would have to give up the practice first, of course.”

There must have been sixty different framed pictures on the wall. Carter leaned closer. A photo on the edge had Dr. and Mrs. Spira and five grown-ups, all with their arms around each other. Carter assumed those must have been their children. A large picture in the middle showed the doctor and his wife surrounded by seventeen kids.

“That one’s old.” She came up beside him. “There have been two more since that photo was taken and we have another grandbaby on the way.”

Every single picture showed children happy and loved and thriving. What would it have been like to grow up in such a family? His life could have been so different. Carter’s throat burned. “You have a beautiful family.”

“I’ve been incredibly blessed.” She touched his shoulder. “Paul says you two have been talking on the phone each day. I think it’s lovely.”

Carter ducked his head. Since their first meeting, the doctor had been calling him each day under the guise of discussing interesting cases he thought Carter could learn from. But each talk turned into speaking about other things, too.

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