Some Enchanted Season by Marilyn Pappano

Author:Marilyn Pappano [Pappano, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-81725-9
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2012-04-04T04:00:00+00:00

For Christmas trees, whether you cut your own or chose from the display near the road, Bill Grovenor’s farm was the place most of Bethlehem went. For live trees, though, with the root ball intact and ready for post-holiday planting, Melissa’s Garden was the only source. Maggie was determined to have just such a tree to mark the momentous occasion of her first Christmas in Bethlehem. Last year didn’t count, after all, since she’d been whisked away only minutes after midnight on Christmas Day and didn’t remember anything prior to that.

“My selection of trees is a little on the thin side,” Melissa said apologetically as she led the way through the nursery to a secured area outside. “Most of my customers special-order, and I keep only a few extras on hand. Here they are.”

The trees she indicated ranged in size from four feet to ten and in color from the blue-green hue of a blue spruce to rich green. Maggie admired the littlest tree even as she thought about all the years of growth it would require to be as impressive as the others. But what did a few years matter? She would be there.

Once she turned her attention to the other trees, it took only a moment to make her choice. It was the biggest tree there and was as full at the bottom as it was tall. The branches were strong enough to support the most treasured of her ornaments, the needles weren’t prickly, and its scent—with a hint of orange—was heavenly.

Brushing her hand over it, she glanced at Ross. “This one?”

He nodded—not exactly the response she was looking for. She wanted him to agree, of course—she could love this tree for its fragrance even if it wasn’t perfect—but would it have hurt him to at least walk around it one time to check its shape? Would it hurt him to show a passing interest?

He had promised her companionship, she reminded herself. Not interest. She should accept what she was getting and be grateful, because he wasn’t going to offer more.

And she was grateful. These nearly two weeks in Bethlehem would have been wonderful without his companionship, but not quite as much. She owed him a lot for this gift of his time.

But it was only natural to want more, and before long she would have it. Just not with him.

Shifting away from the thought, she flashed a smile at Melissa. “We’ll take this one. Can we get it delivered?”

“No problem. The guys are going out with a delivery today. They can bring it by sometime this afternoon.” Melissa pulled a tag and pen from the apron underneath her coat and handed it to Maggie. “Just write your name and address on there, and I’ll add it to the delivery order.”

Maggie braced the paper on her knee to write their name, then looked at Ross again. “I don’t know our address.”

He opened his mouth, closed it, then shrugged. “I don’t either.”

When they both turned to Melissa, the other woman laughed.

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