IN FOR A PENNY (The Granny Series) by Naigle Nancy & Browning Kelsey

Author:Naigle, Nancy & Browning, Kelsey [Naigle, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crossroads Publishing House
Published: 2013-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

Nash stood against his balcony rail, sipping a martini—gin and vermouth only—and watching a yacht ease into the Intracoastal Waterway from the marina across the street. The view from this condo was only one of the reasons he’d bought it three years ago.

Hmm…how much would a small yacht run me? Surely my stash would cover it and then some.

But before he could consider a yacht seriously, he needed to get his daddy settled out here on the island. Tomorrow, he’d research every assisted living facility within reasonable driving distance. Although this was ahead of his original timeline, he’d felt an increasing drive to cross off this final task of his plan since running into Lillian at Gabriel’s Acres a few weeks ago.

His phone sounded from where he’d left it on the glass coffee table, and his heart hitched. He’d programmed Lionel Richie’s “Hello” ring tone for only one caller.

He dashed inside and scooped up his phone, gasping hello. Not manly at all. He cleared his throat and deepened his voice this time. “Hello, Nash Talley speaking.”

“Nash, it’s Tina.”

“Tina, what a surprise.” Not.

“I hope you aren’t upset I called.” She had such a sweet voice, like dark molasses. Too bad molasses was so sticky. Just so messy.

“It’s just that—”

“Something’s happened to Dad?” Because why else would she have called?

“No, no. Your daddy is fine,” she rushed to say. “Well, not fine, but the same. Sorry to scare you like that. I shouldn’t have called.”

“You obviously had a reason.” Maybe she missed him. He wandered back to the balcony, stopping every few steps to sweep his foot through the footprints in the plush white carpet. He pulled the sliding door closed behind him and settled into a teak lounge chair to sip his drink.

“I just wondered…if you…”

He slipped a daisy from the arrangement he’d purchased and stroked the petals as Tina’s voice stroked his heart. She loves me. She loves me…more. “If I what?”

“If you’re okay?” she blurted.

She loves me.

“Never better, why?” Nash smiled and his hopes floated up, up, up. If only Tina could see him here. In this life. If she liked boring Nash Talley, funeral guy of Summer Shoals, what would she think of him here? She couldn’t be anything but impressed. He stretched out his legs and admired his leather boat shoes. Casual but pristine. He’d grown to like the no-socks look, and these Quoddy shoes had been a splurge. His white slacks were starched to a high sheen with creases so sharp, they just might slice a man’s fingers.

“Well, you haven’t come to the center lately and I didn’t think anything of it since you travel sometimes. But then your daddy’s friends came to visit him today and wondered when you’d be back in town. I realized I didn’t know.”

“Which friends?” He sat up straight, the air around him suddenly heavy. It wouldn’t do to have folks gossiping about him. Not when he was this close to breaking away. Yes, he’d altered his original plan to spend more time here.

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