The Best Man's Proposal (The Hamilton Sisters) by Wynter Daniels

Author:Wynter Daniels [Daniels, Wynter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Lovestruck, Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Hamilton Sisters, best man, wedding, firefighter, fireman, bridesmaid, best friend's sister, One-Night Stand, summer, summer romance, divorced, makeover, playful
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“You all must be exhausted and starved after all that traveling.” Doris Powers set a platter of egg salad sandwiches on the large wooden table in her kitchen, which reminded Niki of the set of countless old black-and-white TV shows.

Niki wasn’t about to argue. Aside from the fact that Grant’s mother had the height of an Amazon, she happened to be correct. “I could eat.” Niki took a seat next to Grant.

When their flight had landed in Newburgh, she’d assumed their journey was almost over. Little had she known what would follow was an hour-long station wagon trip over hilly backroads to the family’s farm, in an area so sparsely populated that one could probably shoot a missile launcher without fear of hitting a neighbor.

Niki took a sandwich. The eggs were the yellowest she’d ever seen. Her first bite was heaven. “Is this bread homemade?”

Grant’s father gave her a wide smile. “Doris won’t abide store-bought bread. Do you bake, Niki?”

She thought about the slice-and-bake cookies she’d whipped up for her last contribution to a family party. “Occasionally.”

“Pete, don’t put her on the spot.” Doris set a glass pitcher of milk on the table.

“That’s fresh from the cow in the barn,” Grant’s grandfather said, pride shining in his eyes, which were the same mossy green as his grandson’s.

Grant filled a cup then offered it to her. “Things are a little different here.”

Niki passed on the milk. “I see that.”

Doris wiped down the counter. “Niki, would you like to help me do the baking for Sunday’s anniversary party? I’ve got the gelatin salads finished, and Pete will barbecue the hog that morning before we head over to the VFW hall.”

The hog? Yikes. “Um…I can help with that and the party details.”

Grant took Niki’s hand under the table. “I want to show Niki around, Mom, and take her hiking.”

“Show her Mill’s Pond Bridge.” His grandmother elbowed his grandfather. “That’s where Herb kissed me for the first time almost sixty-two years ago. It’s a magical place for people in love.”

His grandfather nodded. “That’s right. And I still kiss her every chance I get.”

“Aw.” Niki’s chest constricted. The elderly couple was the most adorable pair she’d seen in ages.

Grant cleared his throat. “Niki and I are just friends, Grandma.”

“That’s because you haven’t walked through Mill’s Pond Bridge yet,” she said.

Shaking his head, Grant pushed away from the table. “Niki, whenever you’re through eating, we can go.”

Catching his not-so-subtle drift that he wanted to get out of there in a hurry, she shoved the last bite of her sandwich into her mouth. “I’m ready.” She picked up her plate and Grant’s and carried them to the sink.

Following him out the back door, she took in the vast expanse of rolling hills, the checkerboard farmlands, and in the distance, a densely wooded mountain. To the right of the fields was a small barn with several fenced pens and something that looked like a shed.

Breathing in, she smelled fresh-cut grass and several kinds of herbs and flowers. “This is so beautiful.

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