The Accidental Bride by Christina Skye

Author:Christina Skye
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

WALKER FINISHED SCRUBBING down the counter and

then studied the kitchen. His chili was ready in the

refrigerator. The salad was set to toss. The floor was freshly mopped and he put out the set of hand woven

place mats his sister had sent him for his last birth-

day.

Maybe he should call Darrah.

Walker frowned. Maybe not. The last time they’d

spoken, they’d both gotten angry. They never would

agree about the direction Walker had chosen for his

life.

He shoved away thoughts of his family before

they could ruin his mood. One piece of good news

was clear. Winslow’s hip seemed to be doing better.

With any luck their last field action in Afghanistan

would fade from the dog’s mind, too.

As if he had picked up Walker’s thoughts, Wins-

low trotted in from the living room, tail wagging.

And darned if he wasn’t carrying that old piece

of jerky Jilly had given him at the airport. Walker

reached down and ruffled the dog’s fur. “Well, buddy,

the house looks as good as it’s going to get. And

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you look ready for a guest shot on Animal Planet.

What about me?” Walker rubbed his jaw, glancing

at his reflection in the mirror near the door. Hear-

ing the pensive sound of his owner’s voice, Winslow

pressed closer to Walker’s leg. “Yeah, I know. It’s not like a major date or anything. If I get dressed up, it would probably scare her off. I’ve never seen anyone more ticklish than Jilly O’Hara.” Walker glanced

down at the threadbare cuffs of his old plaid shirt

and frowned. “Maybe it’s time you and I did some

shopping. You could use a new leash, and those old

boots of mine have a hole in the sole. I’ve had them

repaired three times. Probably time to get a new pair.

Nothing fancy, mind you. Black, like I always wear.

But maybe a little stitching on the toes.” Walker ran

his hand over Winslow’s back and nodded. “Not that

it’s a big, official date or anything,” he muttered.

He glanced at the clock on the wall and then

reached for Winslow’s leash.

“I figure we just have enough time to make two

stops on the way to get Jilly.”

JILLY DIDN’T KNOW WHERE the afternoon went. She

hadn’t dreamed there was so much to learn about

knitting—or that she would have so much fun learn-

ing it. She had mastered three new ways to cast on

and she now understood the importance of knitting

a gauge swatch, to make certain a project actually

fit. Come to think of it, she had heard Grace com-

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plaining about fit. Now she could understand them

and even carry on a conversation about knitting, Jilly thought smugly.

But best of all was the camaraderie she had found

with the other knitters in her class. Even the teacher was friendly and approachable. Jilly liked the way

people encouraged each other in their projects, offer-

ing suggestions without making a big fuss about it.

As Jilly carried her tote bag back to her cabin,

she wondered if rain was predicted. That thought

brought her around to Walker and what she was

going to wear.

And whether she was going to go at all.

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