The Christmas Catch by Ginny Baird

Author:Ginny Baird
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780985822538
Publisher: Winter Wedding Press
Published: 2012-08-15T14:00:00+00:00

John poured them each a glass of wine and set the bottle on the dining room table. “Say,” he said, noting her sketches, “are these yours?”

Christine had been so intent on serving their big bowls of stew by the fire, she’d completely forgotten she’d left these out from earlier in the afternoon. “They’re just a couple of rough drafts. Something I’m working on.”

“Well, I think they’re fantastic” he said admiringly. “Really, Christine. When you said you wanted to start your own line, I had no idea. You’ve got serious talent.”

“Thanks. I’d like to think so. At least enough to get something of my own going someday.”

“I don’t doubt it for a moment.” He raised his wineglass to hers. “I have faith in you. Faith that you can pretty much accomplish anything you want to.”

She clinked his glass, her heart light. John was so kind and accepting. His encouraging words meant the world to her. She was finally starting to recover from her earlier urge to ravage him. She must have been tipsy, thinking unclearly. When it was clear he meant to be only on platonic terms.

He lifted one of her drawings and studied it closely. “You know what you need?” he asked, looking up. “A business plan.”

“A what?”

“A business plan,” he said firmly. “A way to plot how to get from point A to point Z.”

Christine hesitated. Of course she wanted to do it… eventually. Ever since John had first suggested starting her own company, she’d been considering her options. But it was a far-off dream, some nebulous fantasy. Nothing she could work on concretely at the moment. Starting her own line as a writer was ambitious enough. “I don’t know,” she began, “that involves a lot of time and effort. And right now, things are complicated. There’s my present job… There’s Ty…”

He eyed her astutely. “Hmm, yes. I see.”

“What do you see?”

“Just that you’re not ready, but that’s okay. When you’re ready, you’ll know it.”

Everyone needed long-term goals and this one was fun to think about. It didn’t have to be this year, or even next... Christine White Originals, yes, that had a ring to it. Christine met John’s gaze. “The future is long.”

“It is indeed,” he said with a grin.

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