The Wedding At Seagrove by Rachel Hanna

Author:Rachel Hanna [Hanna, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-10T18:30:00+00:00

Janine sat at the bistro table, sipping on her iced coffee and eating a bowl of French onion soup. It was a weird combination, but she didn't care. Having a quiet lunch alone was just what she needed today.

Between the planning for Dixie's wedding reception and William frantically trying to get his business up and running, her brain was a bit frazzled lately. She had taught two yoga classes that morning, and she just wanted a few moments of peace. Which was another reason why she had opted to eat lunch across the square and away from her mother's bakery. If she sat anywhere nearby, SuAnn would always find her and talk her ear off. She loved her mother, but sometimes she just needed the peace.

SuAnn was feverishly preparing for the pie baking contest that was coming up in a couple of days, and it was like she’d had a few hundred espressos. Her level of enthusiasm over pie baffled Janine.

“Oh, hey, Janine.” She looked up to see Dawson standing there. She had been so lost in thought that she hadn't even seen him walk up.

“Hey there. Oh, man, you look tired.”

Dawson pointed to the chair across from her. “Mind if I sit down for a minute?”

She nodded. Dawson was never a bother. “Sure, go ahead.”

“I don't usually see you over on this side of the square.”

“It's been a long couple of days, so I just needed some peace. Plus, my mother can't find me over here when I sit behind this fountain.”

Dawson laughed. “And here I am interrupting your peaceful lunch. I'm sorry. I can go…”

“No! You stay put. Plus, I know my week hasn't been nearly as eventful as yours.”

“Yeah, it's been a little crazy. The kids are having lunch right now, and Colleen and Tucker offered to take over for a little bit. It's been a lot more emotional than I thought it would be.”

“Really? Some sad stories?”

“Yeah, but the main one is this boy, Dylan. He's the cutest little thing with red hair and freckles and these bright green eyes. He sat down next to me yesterday and told me that his mother had left him when he was a baby and his father died. I spoke to one of the counselors who told me his father committed suicide a few months ago.”

“Oh my goodness,” Janine said, holding her hand up to her chest.

“He seems connected to me for some reason, so we spent a lot of time together yesterday and even this morning. He's sort of my new right hand man. I took him on the dock and showed him how to bait his hook,” he said, smiling slightly.

“He probably looks at you like a father figure. It's got to be hard losing your parents that way.”

“Yeah. I just don't know how to help him. I'm not a counselor, and I won't see him again after the next few days. I hate that he's stuck in a foster home where he doesn't feel loved either.”

“Say,

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