Positively, Penelope by Pepper Basham

Author:Pepper Basham
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2023-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

Penelope opened up the box and inside waited about a half dozen heart-shaped sugar cookies, some more recognizable than others, and all with an abundance of pink sprinkles. A drop landed on the paper and Penelope looked up. She was still standing under the protection of the porch. And then she reached up to touch her cheek. Damp. A sniffle shook her shoulders as she took a bite of one of the silliest-shaped heart cookies. Sprinkles crumbled from the cookie and fell to the porch. Penelope followed their direction and slipped onto a nearby chair.

Why was she crying? She’d just had dinner in a castle with a handsome man while overlooking a moonlit sea. She looked down at her dress. In a really cute dress. She sniffled again and took another bite of the cookie. A smile pulled at her lips. The cookies tasted great. Maybe Iris was destined to become a magnificent baker, and as everyone knew, baked goods could solve almost every first-world problem.

Almost.

Text from Penelope to Izzy: Alec kissed me tonight. One kiss. A good-night kiss.

Izzy: And . . . ???

Penelope: Well, I’ve been kissed before, of course, but I don’t think I have ever been kissed quite so ferociously.

Izzy: Ferociously? Please explain.

Penelope: You know all those movie kisses you used to make fun of, the ones where people looked like they were eating each other’s faces? I understand it now.

Izzy: Um . . .

Penelope: Perhaps it had just been a long time since he’d kissed someone. Maybe with more practice he will become less . . . hungry?

Izzy: Is more practice in his future?

Penelope: Oh, I’m sure, but not with me. Besides, I think he has a much broader interest than happily ever after right now. There were way too many cute distractions for him to stay interested in me for very long. Not everyone can find a Brodie, I guess, Iz.

Izzy: Don’t give up altogether, Penn. If you recall, I didn’t find my knight in cozy sweater vests until I was thirty. And he was worth all the heartache and long wait.

Penelope: It’s probably best if I wait to get home before trying to find my knight. Besides, if the girl can’t get the dream guy, then at least she can get the dream job.

Izzy: Have you decided about JMC then?

Penelope: Yeah, I think so. I love what I do. I’ve realized that from being here. And I love home. Getting to put them both together, well, it’s the right thing for me. I’m still going to wait until later in October to give her a definite answer, but I think I know what I should do.

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