The Kiss Thief by Rachelle J. Christensen

Author:Rachelle J. Christensen [Christensen, Rachelle J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peachwood Press

On Saturday evening, Britta was almost late picking up Lila for the lacrosse game because she stopped to buy more lemon crèmes from The Candy Counter. She wasn’t sure what had gotten into her, but on a whim she’d bought a small bag for Milo. Maybe she’d give it to him tomorrow after the potluck.

When she dropped Lila off at the game, Britta caught sight of the lacrosse coach Chayton Liechty. She waved, and he smiled and nodded in her direction.

“Have a great time, Lila,” Britta said. “Oh, and here’s a treat from your favorite aunt.” She handed Lila the sack of lemon crèmes.

“Yummy! You are my favorite aunt. Thanks for bringing me.” Lila held the sack and gave Britta a one-armed hug. “You really should come to dinner next time Dad invites you.”

Britta swallowed and looked at her feet. “I’ll think about it.”

“Don’t think. Just do it,” Lila said. “See you later.”

She hurried off toward the growing crowd of spectators. Britta noticed that she stopped and talked to Emma Turner for a moment. Emma was the mother of the lacrosse star, Mason—at least, that’s what Lila had told Britta when she asked her about the lacrosse team. Britta didn’t know the first thing about lacrosse, so after Lila was seated and chatting with friends, Britta hurried back to the parking lot and drove away.

She tried not to think about her brother, Ritter, or his wife Stacy, because it always gave her a stomachache. Not long after they were married, Stacy had noticed what the rest of the Kleins had missed—that Britta was purposely shunning her German heritage. When Stacy had accused Britta of being ungrateful and shallow, a wide river of acrid emotions flowed between them. It’d been two years since Britta had been to their house, even though they only lived twenty minutes outside of Echo Ridge. Britta had told herself that as long as she kept a good relationship with Lila, things would blow over in time. But her niece recognized the truth—Britta wasn’t trying to mend any fences.

Milo’s smiling face came to mind as he talked about his family and the get-togethers they had. Britta sighed. Maybe it was time to face her past and her future. As soon as things settled down in Echo Ridge, she’d make a visit to her brother’s house.

When she turned on to her street and saw Milo’s car in front of her house, her heart tried to leap out of her chest. She pushed the gas pedal, afraid that she was going to miss him again. With a screech, she pulled into her driveway and hopped out of her car. Milo was sitting on her front steps, a plastic grocery bag beside him.

“Oh, hi. I didn’t know you were going to come by. I took my niece to the lacrosse game.” Britta’s sentences tumbled out after each other.

Milo stood, an easy grin on his face. “I ran to the store and had a feeling that maybe I should grab a bag of rolls so you wouldn’t have to come to the potluck empty-handed.

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