The Tree Keeper's Promise: A Novel (A Shafer Farm Romance Book 2) by Tamara Passey

Author:Tamara Passey [Passey, Tamara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Winter Street Press
Published: 2016-11-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Mark never thought he’d be this excited for the first day of autumn. It wasn’t the fall foliage. It wasn’t the cooler temperatures. It was the start of the fourth season—the not-so-serious reason Angela had given for waiting to get married.

“You should know a man four seasons before you marry him,” her mother had told her once. And somewhere along the way it had become a line in the sand. But it wasn’t all bad. Mark noticed that Angela and her mother had been able to spend more time together. And it gave him time to add on to the house.

But the calendar was on his side now, and the ring had been cleaned and appraised. They could have a little dinner, visit the gazebo, and come back to the farmhouse for some dancing. He would need to double-check with Papa to confirm he could spend some time at Mrs. Shaw’s apartment.

He walked to the farmhouse and studied the cloud pattern in the sky.

At least it’s not raining—at the moment.

He needed to order the sales tags for the upcoming season and check their quantities of herbicide—as well as pick up his new suit downtown. He was cutting it close having the alterations done and picking it up on the day of, but by the time he’d found a place to do it, there hadn’t been much choice.

The phone rang. Mrs. Simmons wanted to talk to him right away.

“Good news. Are you ready for this?” She sounded out of breath. “A representative or two of the Massachusetts Historical Commission want to visit your farm today. Can you believe it? Neither can I. This is good news, Mark. They only meet quarterly, so I called them after you stopped by. It’s a good thing I did.”

“Today?” Mark asked, concerned his schedule would now be too tight.

“That’s right. They wouldn’t send someone out unless they thought the property deserved consideration. This means they will likely put it to a vote.” Her voice reached a higher pitch as she finished, sounding like the property was as good as listed.

“Do you know what time?” He closed the equipment catalog on his desk, stood, and paced around the office. “What will I need to do?”

“The woman said three o’clock. That’s okay with you, isn’t it? I hope it is, since I already told her it was. Their meeting is next Friday, and they only had certain days for field visits. Are you getting a sense of what a miracle this is?”

“Yes, Mrs. Simmons, I can’t thank you enough.”

“Mark?” Her voice was now more intense. “Will you be ready to give her a tour? Do you have your criteria ready?”

“My criteria?” Mark stopped pacing and looked up at the trees through the office window.

“Please tell me you did your research. You do realize they will want to know your reasons.” She sighed a heavy sigh. Mark could picture her in front of his English class again, like he’d gotten an assignment wrong—that he hadn’t even turned

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