Trust My Heart by Carol J. Post

Author:Carol J. Post [Post, Carol J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503937697
Publisher: Waterfall Press
Published: 2016-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

Grant returned to the table with the main course—chicken cordon bleu, potatoes au gratin, and steamed asparagus, complete with parsley sprigs and lemon wedges for garnish. He always took pride in preparing tasty dishes, but tonight, he’d taken extra care with presentation. He’d wanted Jami to feel special.

She sampled each item, savoring every bite. “Mmm, this is wonderful. The whole meal has been amazing. You can cook for me anytime.”

Contentment swelled inside him. It was more than just her compliment. It was everything. From the moment he spread out ingredients on the island’s butcher-block countertop, he’d felt as if he’d suddenly come to life. When he finished his sabbatical and went back to New York, maybe he would start entertaining again. Maybe he would even pick up his French horn and join a community orchestra. After two long years, he was finally awakening from the dead.

And he owed it all to Jami. Guilt pricked him. He should go ahead and give her permission to use what she needed for her article. If she hadn’t used it already. When he returned to Murphy last Friday, he’d been gone a week. She may have turned the piece in during that time. It may have even run by now.

“How is your feature going?”

“Oh, it’s going. I tried Flora again, but the number is no longer in service.”

“Yeah, I discovered that, too. I tried it a couple days after you gave it to me. She apparently had it disconnected right after you called her.” He flashed her a teasing smile. “You must have made quite an impression.”

She frowned. “I didn’t have the opportunity to make much of an impression. As soon as she found out I was a reporter, she said what she did and hung up the phone.”

“And changed her number.”

She grinned. “That, too. Anyhow, I spent some time at the library last week, poring over old newspaper articles. And I talked to Hilda some more.”

“Did you learn anything?”

“I got a few interesting tidbits to use for my article. Nothing as good as what was in the box, though. So if you change your mind . . .”

So she hadn’t included his mother’s deceitfulness in her article. Evidently she was keeping her promise. If he didn’t give her the go-ahead, would she continue to keep that promise? Or would she print what she wanted once he was gone? Probably so. She would have no reason not to. Other than her word.

Her gaze locked with his. “Just so you know, I’m not the type of reporter who likes to dig up dirt on people for the sake of being sensational. If I were to include what we found, it would be tastefully done. I wouldn’t paint your mother in a bad light.” She gave him a sad smile. “Her part in this is more tragic than devious.”

He nodded, but couldn’t bring himself to give in to her request. He wanted her to prove him wrong, to show him she could be trusted, to once again restore his faith in people.

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