Hoping for Love (McCarthys of Gansett Island, Book 5) by Marie Force

Author:Marie Force [Force, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: http://bookbrewer.com
Published: 2012-03-06T18:58:33+00:00

Linda McCarthy was on her second cup of coffee by the time her husband made an appearance downstairs. He’d showered, shaved and combed his wiry gray hair into submission. A closer look at his face indicated that he’d missed a few spots with the razor, not that she’d be foolish enough to mention that to him.

He had a new spring in his step that filled her with optimism as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

“I need you to be ready at six tonight—”

“Grant called—” She stopped when his words registered. “What did you say? Ready for what?”

“I’m picking you up at six and taking you out.”

Linda’s heart did a silly little jig as she caught a glimpse of the sexy young man who’d swept her off her feet with alarming ease forty years ago. “Where’re we going?”

“That’s a surprise, but wear jeans and something warm. Don’t get dressed up.”

“Um, okay. Sure.” She was game for anything he wanted if it meant they got to spend some quality time together.

“Now what were you saying about Grant?” he asked.

“He and Stephanie are organizing an impromptu going-away party for Abby tonight.”

Big Mac raised a bushy brow. “Grant and Stephanie are having a party for Abby?”

Linda smiled at the way he said that. Yes, it might seem odd that their son and his new girlfriend were having a party for his ex-girlfriend, but Linda also thought it was very sweet of them to give Abby a proper send-off. “I thought the same thing, but he said someone needed to do it, so why not them?”

“They’ve come a long way in a short time, those two.”

“They’re madly in love,” Linda said with a smile. It did her heart good to see her kids settling down with loving partners. Three down, two to go. “Speaking of madly in love, Evan never came home last night. He told me he was playing with Owen at the Tiki and hanging out with him afterward, but Doro Chase told me she saw him with a woman at the Lobster House. I did a little digging and found out it was Grace, the one who stayed here last weekend. Remember?”

“Of course I remember. Pretty girl.”

“Very pretty. Grant told me she came out to the island yesterday to pay back the money Evan gave her to get home after her date abandoned her on the island.”

“Interesting.”

“I’m glad you think so. I liked her for him.”

“Now, Lin, don’t get ahead of yourself. Just because he had dinner with a gal—”

“And stayed out all night.”

“—and stayed out all night, doesn’t mean the boy is changing his ways.”

“We would’ve said the same thing about Mac right before he met Maddie,” Linda reminded her husband. She couldn’t remember the last time they’d had one of their regular conversations that involved her plotting and scheming in their children’s lives and him holding her back from doing something she’d regret. “Doro also said she saw Owen and Laura walking arm in arm in town.”

“Is that right? Well, good for Laura—and for Owen.

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