Hometown Hearts by Jillian Hart

Author:Jillian Hart
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2011-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Yes, Sean and I have set a wedding date.” Eloise squinted across the length of the cab of Cheyenne’s truck to bring the drive-in’s menu into focus. “We’re looking at Valentine’s Day. A little cliché, but it just seems to fit us.”

“It’s certainly perfect,” Cheyenne agreed as she upped the air-conditioning now that her window was down. Hot, dry July air blasted in like a furnace. Sometimes love was right, you could look at a couple and see they had what it took to go the distance. It was as obvious with Eloise and Sean as the sky above. “The two of you make the best couple. Nothing could be sweeter than you two.”

“Oh, stop. I’m just thankful to have found my happily ever after.” Eloise folded a lock of blond hair behind her ear. “What about you?”

“Me and happily ever after? I can’t see it happening anytime soon.”

“Are you sure there isn’t anyone who interests you at all? Even a little?”

“No, I’m drawing a blank.” She couldn’t think of a single eligible bachelor in these parts who held her interest in the least. “You know the saying, ‘All the good ones are taken.’”

“Edward really hurt you, I know. But trust me when I say that the right man is out there somewhere for you, a man who won’t let you down. If it happened for me, it can definitely happen for you.”

“Not likely.” The clump, clump of a waitress on roller skates brought an end to the exact subject Cheyenne didn’t want to talk about. She’d hashed over her disastrous mistake with Edward enough lately. “Hey, Chloe, do you know why the diner was closed?”

“I’m totally clueless.” The teenager flashed a bright smile as she skidded to an awkward stop. She caught the speaker for balance with one hand and pulled out her order pad with the other. “It was open for lunch, that’s all I know. What can I get you two?”

After they gave their orders to Chloe and watched her thump away on her skates, Cheyenne deliberately turned the conversation away from any talk of bachelors, Edward or her unmarried state. “How are the rescued horses doing?”

“Thriving, which is nice to see after all that has happened to them. I’m glad Cady decided to fill the inn’s stables with unwanted horses.” Eloise unbuckled and leaned back in the seat, getting comfortable. Mischief glimmered in her eyes. “The Stone girls spend a lot of time there. Sad how their mom abandoned them. Their dad is real handsome, isn’t he?”

“I would say passable.”

“Hardly. He’s got that tall, dark and serious thing going on. Besides, you’ve been spending so much time with him.”

“Not intentionally. How did you know about last night?”

“Jenny and Julianna hung out with Cady at the inn this afternoon. I heard firsthand how you put Tomasina back into her nest and stayed to have supper with Adam.”

“With his family,” she corrected.

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