Hoping for Hawthorne: A Contemporary Christian Romance (Bloom Sisters Book 0) by Tara Grace Ericson

Author:Tara Grace Ericson [Ericson, Tara Grace]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Silver Fountain Press
Published: 2020-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

10

Thanksgiving was only a few weeks away now and Avery considered flying out to visit her parents in Colorado, but Freedom would be busy with the influx of winter tourists for ski season. Freedom Ridge Resort was a favorite winter destination of people from all over the country, and her parents loved the small, tourist town. Avery, on the other hand, had been more than ready to leave after graduation.

Instead, Avery accepted the invitation to have Thanksgiving at Bloom’s Farm. She hadn’t heard much from Hawthorne since the wedding. The lack of communication hadn’t stopped her from thinking about him, though; almost incessantly. With every text message from Daisy, Avery stopped herself from asking about him. If Hawthorne was ready to commit and still interested in her, surely he would reach out. It had been two months since they met at Shooter’s.

Hawthorne said he wasn’t going anywhere, but maybe he’d changed his mind. Still, she was determined not to pin her hopes on a leopard changing his spots. When Edward from the chemistry department asked her again to join him for dinner, she agreed.

Which is how she found herself wanting to stab herself in the eye with a salad fork, listening to Edward drone on about the dangers of natural gas drilling.

The server cleared her salad plate, taking the potential rescue weapon with him, and Avery debated the merits of using a butter knife instead. “Can I get you another glass of wine, ma’am?”

Edward responded for her, “That would be grand, thank you.” He drew out the words, his pretentious tone making Avery want to roll her eyes.

As the server reached for the empty wineglass, Avery covered the rim with her hand. “No, thank you. I’ll just take a glass of water.” One glass was more than enough, or she’d be asleep before the main course arrived. She’d agreed to go out with Edward because he was cute, in a bookworm sort of way, and he’d always been personable and kind enough, if a little dry.

Sitting at a quiet table in the fanciest restaurant in Terre Haute though, Avery questioned her own sanity. She excused herself and walked toward the ladies’ room, hoping she could kill a few minutes and praying that when she returned the food would be there. It would certainly be the only highlight of the evening.

Avery sighed at herself in the mirror. Dating was the worst. Truth be told, there was nothing wrong with Edward. Perhaps he was a touch boring and a bit too political for her, but he was nice enough. It made telling him she wasn’t interested difficult.

She couldn’t help but wish Hawthorne was the one sitting across the table from her. Avery knew they’d spend the evening bantering and laughing, probably poking fun at the upscale menu that described simple fries as ‘hand-seasoned, fried, julienned potatoes’. If Hawthorne was waiting for her at the table, she would hurry back, instead of using the hand dryer until her hands were fully dry and scrolling through her text messages one last time.

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