Shine With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novella by Kristen Proby

Author:Kristen Proby [Proby, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Kristen Proby, With Me In Seattle, 1001 Dark Nights, holiday romance, contemporary
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: 2020-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

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“This cart is full,” Ben says later that evening. We’re at a local wholesale store, and I’m loading up on the goods. Ben eyes the flat cart I’m toting around. “And that’s half-full.”

“It’ll be fine,” I assure him. “I need more diapers, wipes, and formula.”

I’m glad I took him up on his offer to join me tonight. This is a lot of stuff to lug around, and Ben has muscles for days.

When we’re as loaded down as we can be, we check out. Several thousand dollars later, we make our way out to his SUV.

“This won’t fit,” he points out.

“Didn’t you ever play Tetris when you were a kid?” I ask as I point to the big stuff first. “This will totally fit. It’ll just take some effort.”

Thirty minutes later, with a very full vehicle, we pull into my driveway.

“Now we have to haul all of this inside.” I frown. “That’s always the worst part. Shopping is the fun part.”

“Go in,” he says as we climb out of the SUV. “I’ll bring it in. You just tell me where you want it all.”

“You don’t have to—”

Before I can finish, four other vehicles pull up behind us, and on the street, and we watch as Nic and Matt get out of one, while Luke and Nat and two other couples get out of the others.

“If I’m hosting a party, I’m very poorly prepared,” I say as Nic approaches us.

“No, we’re here to drop stuff off.” Nic grins and points to the others. “I told the girls about your plan, and we all want to help. This is Jules and Nate McKenna. Jules is Matt’s sister. And this is Matt’s brother Caleb, and his wife, Brynna. You know Nat and Luke.”

“Hi, everyone,” I say, wave, and then eye their cars. “They’re all full.”

“Yep,” Jules agrees. “We could have brought more, but we Tetrised this as much as we could.”

“See?” I turn to Ben. “Tetris.”

“Why don’t you ladies go in and decide where you want this stuff,” Nate suggests. “We’ll bring everything inside.”

“Sounds good to me,” Brynna says. “Lead the way, Rina.”

I’m dumbfounded, and I’m pretty much never speechless. I’ve never known people to just jump in and help a stranger like this.

“Where should we put the stuff?” Jules asks, looking around.

“Are you okay, Rina?” Natalie asks.

“You did not have to do this.” I shake my head, completely overwhelmed. “I didn’t expect you to spend your money and buy a bunch of stuff for charity.”

“Women, babies and kids,” Jules says. “That’s all you had to say. Plus, it’s a tax write-off. Now, where would you like it all?”

I blow out a breath and look around, formulating a plan in my head. “Okay, let’s do baby stuff in the dining room. Feminine hygiene in the upstairs guest room. Snacks and other miscellaneous things in the living room.”

“Got it,” Luke says as he walks through carrying four boxes of diapers. He stacks them neatly in the dining room and then walks back outside for another load.

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