Hope Makes A Decision (The Parson's Daughters 2) by Annie Boone

Author:Annie Boone [Boone, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sweet & Clean, Mail-Order Bride, Romance, Fiction, Forever Love, Christian, Religious, Faith, Inspirational, Spirituality, Bachelor, Single Woman, Historical, Series, Short Story, Marriage Of Convenience, Second Chances, Parson's Daughters, Frontier & Pioneer, Western, San Jose, Offer Can't Refuse, Brother-In-Law, Business Partnership, Romance Ended
Publisher: Annie Boone
Published: 2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

The next day after Nannette had spilled the beans about Andrew becoming Frank’s partner and their desire to partner with her, she received an unexpected visitor. The visitor was a man Hope longed to see, but she would never admit it.

The bell on the door jingled gently. Hope looked up with a smile to greet the person entering her shop. Andrew entered and stopped in the middle of the floor beside a shelf of blouses and vests. When Hope realized that it was him, she felt her heart flutter.

She also felt conflicted. She didn’t know exactly how to act around him. He’d behaved badly, in her opinion, but she didn’t know why. She’d thought long about what may have happened, but she wouldn’t know the truth until she heard it from him. She knew there was mutual attraction and she wanted to see if there could be anything more. But was that smart given the circumstances?

Instinct took over and she decided to worry about his questionable behavior later. In a split second she decided that the reason for his bad behavior only mattered if anything happened between them. Why make a big deal about something when it could cool him off permanently?

So, she did her best to hide her nervous giggles and tilted her head to the side. She gave him a crooked grin as she stared at him squarely in the eyes. “Good afternoon to you, sir. What can I help you with today?” She was terrible at flirting and hoped desperately that this weak attempt didn’t fall flat.

He smiled at her and answered gallantly, “Good afternoon, Miss Barnesdale. It certainly appears that your shop has become popular.” He looked around at the other shoppers in the small room and nodded in approval. “I believe you’re getting a nice reaction from the people of San Jose.”

She laughed, “Oh, well, I certainly am happy when shoppers come in. It’s nice to know that I’m meeting a need. I’ve still got so much to learn, but I do think I’m coming along. So, what is it you’re here for?”

Once again, Andrew made it a point to look around the shop before he answered, “I think you’re doing very well. And, um, one of the reasons I’m here is to offer my services. My lawyer services, I mean.”

Hope couldn’t resist an almost naughty laugh even though she knew that wasn’t appropriate. She wasn’t sure where it even came from since she’d never harbored these kinds of thoughts about a man before. It appeared that Andrew missed the unsuitable nature of her laugh due to his own worry over the possible double meaning of his comment.

“Of course, Mr. Fenton. But I wonder if it would be what they call a conflict of interest since I’m doing business with Marcum Products. What do you think about that? You do represent his business, don’t you?”

Hope didn’t let on that she was aware that he’d joined Frank in the business. She wasn’t sure Nannette had been supposed to share that information with her.

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