The Pet Doctor by Tess Thompson

Author:Tess Thompson [Thompson, Tess]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tess Thompson

Our entrées arrived, and we ate without talking for a few minutes. The silence wasn’t awkward but comfortable, like old friends. Only she was way prettier than Huck and Trapper.

“What made you choose Emerson Pass?” I asked.

A faint smile lifted the corners of her mouth. “I saw an article about Emerson Pass in a travel magazine featuring the wedding of the actress Lisa Perry. Do you know who she is?”

“Sure.” Everyone knew the actress Lisa Perry. She was everywhere lately. “Isn’t her husband part of the firm who built Jamie’s inn?”

“Yes, that’s him. He’s good friends with Jamie’s brother, Trey. This magazine had a feature with photographs from Lisa Perry’s wedding. One of them was of the bride and groom coming out of our church. Red door and all. Lisa said she’d had her heart set on a wedding in Emerson Pass after she saw an article in a magazine featuring the church and lodge as great places for destination weddings twenty years ago. Can you imagine? As if that weren’t inspiration enough, I took one look at her wedding photos and decided to move to Emerson Pass and open my wedding planning business. So I did.”

“What is it about wedding planning that you love?” Truthfully, the profession sounded hard. “All those brides and their mothers can’t be easy.”

Her brows knit together, causing an adorable crease just above her nose. “What’s not to love? A wedding planner gives every bride the chance to be a princess for the day.”

“So, you’re a romantic?” I asked. How was it possible after what she’d experienced as a child?

“I guess so. Romance novels were one of the first things I discovered after I left Briar Rose. All these books about people falling in love! I couldn’t get enough. I learned a lot from those books.” She flushed and dipped her chin, before stabbing a piece of chicken. “I mean about pop culture, not the other.”

“Right.” I hid a smile behind my hand.

Tiffany poked her fork into the avocado and popped it into her mouth. Goodness, that mouth! Plump and pink like raspberries.

“Do you still love it?” I asked. “When there’s enough work?”

She poured dressing from the ramekin over her salad. “I do, yes. But people are meaner than I thought they’d be.”

“Service industries can be rough that way.”

“Yes, and I’m too sensitive.” She tossed her salad with her fork. A droplet of oily dressing popped onto the table.

“What?” I asked softly. “What are you thinking about?”

She studied her salad. “I’ve been thinking about going to the FBI and telling them what I know. For Matthew and for my mom.” Her lips trembled until she pressed them together. “I owe them that much.”

“If that’s what you want, you should do it.”

“I might know something that could help. I’m not sure I can live with myself if I don’t at least try.” She glanced behind her at the television before returning to her salad. “It scares me to think of going in there.”

“I’ll take you. I’ll go with you.

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