Precious Blessings by Jillian Hart

Author:Jillian Hart [Hart, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, fiction, General, Christian, Religious, Man-woman relationships, Christian fiction, Montana, Love stories, Shoplifting, Teenagers, Single fathers, Police, Businesswomen
ISBN: 9780373874194
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2007-02-01T14:06:59+00:00

“I can’t get used to your haircut.”

Katherine watched Ava lean across the kitchen counter, where she was sitting in her yoga outfit, reaching for the cookie jar. “I just wanted to get out of a rut.”

“That’s why I avoid ruts entirely. Once you get in one, it’s tough to get out. Right, Aubrey?”

“Totally.”

Katherine checked the chicken simmering on the stove—it was done—and lifted the skillet onto a back burner. “Why do I get the feeling you’re no longer employed?”

“Hey, this time it wasn’t anything I did. It was just a one-day deal. Lindsay, you know, she’s the head chef, we went to school together. She said it was only a one-day thing, their pastry chef had a wedding to go to. But—”

“This means you need more hours at the bookstore?” Katherine guessed as she gave the brown rice a stir.

Ava plucked the lid off the ceramic jar and began transferring custard-filled iced cookies into the beehive. “I also have good news. One of the bakeries messed up on Kristy Brisbane’s wedding-cake order, and she asked if I would do it for her. Kind of a last-minute thing.”

“That’s great, Ava. Isn’t this, what, the third or fourth time this has happened lately? You might be able to turn it into a business.”

“Don’t scare me like that. Aubrey, what do you think?”

“You’d have to be responsible. And not set your own kitchen on fire.”

“Problems I need to work on.”

The phone rang. Perfect timing. Katherine was draining the green beans. “Aubrey, would you get that?”

“My pleasure.” Aubrey grabbed the cordless and disappeared around the corner.

That can’t be good. Katherine righted the saucepan, removed the lid and plunked the pan on a waiting trivet. “Aubrey, who is it?”

“It’s the white-roses guy,” Ava said, giving the cookie jar a shove back into place. “I can tell.”

“It better not be. It can’t be.” There was no reason for Jack to call, right? Still, if it was, what was Aubrey saying to him? Whatever it was, it couldn’t be good. She stalked around the corner into the living room and yanked the phone out of Aubrey’s hand. Just to be safe. “Hello?”

“I was just having a conversation with another one of your sisters. How many do you have?”

“Too many. Don’t ask.” Katherine noticed the twins were standing side by side spying on her and turned her back to them. “Wait, I know why you’re calling. It’s about the taillight. I got it fixed right away, just like I promised.”

“I wasn’t worried about it.”

Okay, so why was he calling? “I can hear noise in the background. Are you on your dinner break?”

“Guilty. The diner’s noisy tonight. I need help.”

Katherine glanced back at her sisters, who seemed to be expecting a romance to blossom at any moment between her and Jack, when nothing could be farther from the truth. She sat in the bay window seat, the farthest point away from the twins, and kept her voice low. “Is it about your date?”

“Sure is. I’ve got the place figured out and made the reservations.

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