Liberty Bay by Karis Walsh

Author:Karis Walsh [Walsh, Karis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635558173
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2020-12-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Well, neither one of them had any sense. Gina hadn’t managed to walk from her apartment to the car without stopping to ask Wren if she wanted to join her, and Wren hadn’t even hesitated before agreeing to the trip. Despite Gina’s repeated vow to put distance between them, here they were, back in close quarters in her car.

The drive around the edge of Liberty Bay into Poulsbo was a quick one, and Gina followed Wren’s directions off the highway only moments after she had gotten on it. She passed the small but more civilized edge of Poulsbo—with its fast-food restaurants, predictable strip-mall-type stores, and larger grocery chains—without much more than a single longing glance, only putting up a protest when Wren told her to keep driving even past the older downtown area. She had expected them to head down the hill into the more touristy part of Poulsbo, but Wren shook her head and pointed forward.

“I wanted to buy some furniture to restore, not cut down trees and make my own,” Gina complained as they left even the most rudimentary signs of city life behind.

“You said you wanted to show people how to redecorate on a budget. You won’t find anything inexpensive in an antique store in downtown Poulsbo. The prices there will be even higher than you’d find in Seattle.”

Gina grew more convinced that she’d rather pay exorbitant prices than continue driving past the middle of nowhere. She was about to turn around despite Wren’s insistence that she continue when Wren pointed at a faded wooden sign tacked on a tree.

“Antiques,” Gina read, steering down the rutted gravel road. “Is it referring to what they sell, or to the people who live down here?”

“Trust me, you’ll love this place,” Wren said, seemingly unfazed by Gina’s sarcasm.

“Of course I trust you. Even though that’s exactly the kind of sign I’d post if I was a serial killer trying to lure stupid city folk to my out-of-the-way lair.”

“Very funny. Meanwhile, I’m mentally rehearsing where I’ll put the emphasis when I say I told you so.”

Wren started a quiet chant of the phrase, changing her inflection to a different word each time. Gina was about to punch her in the arm to make her stop when she rounded a bend and saw a huge barn ahead of her. The paint was chipping so much the color was barely discernible, but the yard around it was filled with ancient farm implements. Any one of them would have looked great in a garden, twined with flowering plants.

Gina exhaled audibly. “This is so cool. Go ahead, you can say it now.”

Wren cleared her throat as if preparing to take the stage. “I told you so.”

“Good choice,” Gina said with a nod. She grinned at Wren, letting go of her reservations about bringing her along. Only because Wren was proving to be useful in today’s search, of course, and not at all because she was just plain fun to be around. “Come on. I can’t wait to see what’s inside.

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