The Widow of Saunders Creek by Tracey Bateman

Author:Tracey Bateman [Bateman, Tracey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-73045-9
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2012-05-08T04:00:00+00:00

Corrie

“Oh shoot, Corrie. I wish you’d called first.” Lola looked gorgeous in a blue summer dress that showed off her deeply tanned legs and perfectly toned arms that made me jealous. She slipped on a pair of three-inch Jimmy Choo shoes. She was beautiful enough to take any guy’s breath away, but she was definitely not dressed for firing up the grill.

I glared at my sister. “I told you I left my phone at the shop all day while I drove a crazy lady all over the stupid county.” I felt a little guilty for calling Aunt Trudy crazy, but I couldn’t believe Lola was ditching me at the last minute.

She walked out of the room, and I followed her up the stairs to the guest room. “And you can stop pouting about me going out,” she said, sliding in a pair of silver hoop earrings. There wasn’t a hint of regret or apology in her tone. “Joe asked me to go with him to a concert tonight, and I know you don’t want me to call and cancel on a guy like that.”

“What am I supposed to do about Eli?”

She turned to me and gave me a look. “Well gee, I don’t know, Corrie. Cook the man a meal, perhaps?”

“If I grill lobsters and serve dinner out on the deck, it’ll look romantic.”

She shrugged. “So? You can’t pretend you haven’t thought of Eli that way.”

“I don’t have to pretend. Eli is a friend and my late husband’s cousin. That’s it.” And I didn’t want to give him the wrong impression. “Lola, he’s going to think I invited him to dinner under false pretenses.”

Her silver bracelets jangled as she waved aside my concern. “Look, if it bothers you so much, just call him and reschedule for tomorrow. Wait, not tomorrow. Joe and I are going to dinner tomorrow. Make it Wednesday. The lobsters will last that long if we keep them in the crisper and ice them.”

I couldn’t believe her audacity. “Eli has church on Wednesday, and I’m so happy you came all the way from Dallas to visit my handyman.”

She grinned. “Well, you’re the one that hired him.”

I walked across the bedroom and grabbed Lola for a tight hug. “Have fun with Joe.” I left her and went to the door, then turned back. “You know what I think would be really funny?”

She looked away from her gorgeous reflection and looked at me. “What?”

“If you fall madly in love with my handyman.”

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