Trusting Her Heart--A Clean Romance by Tara Randel

Author:Tara Randel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-05-09T21:02:42+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

THE FIRST DAY of Oktoberfest dawned bright and chilly. The leaves had obliged the festival by changing into glorious shades and deep rich hues of yellow, brown and red. As Serena ran her usual route early Friday morning, she tried to enjoy the autumnal vista and not let worries bombard her.

Logan had been absent for over a week, which made Serena hope that out of sight meant out of mind and would keep her from thinking about him, but nope, he was in the forefront of her thoughts, anyway. She couldn’t decide if she was relieved or if she missed him, intrusive questions and all.

Carrie had kept a wide berth from her, even after Serena apologized for her outburst. Her picture was taken off the website, but what if someone had seen it? All she could do was convince herself it hadn’t been up long enough for anyone to notice.

After finishing her run, she cooled down by walking to Gold Dust Park. Earlier this week the volunteer teams had set up the festival tents, readied the serving areas and hung multicolored lanterns in the trees. Once the sun set, the outdoor biergarten would come alive with music and dancing.

Tonight was the kickoff. Serena was scheduled to work as a server in the food tent, where visitors could sit at the long stretches of tables to enjoy authentic schnitzel, potato dumplings and red cabbage. As she calculated the calories in the food choices, she figured if she indulged, she’d burn off plenty of energy while working Golden’s annual celebration.

Just before she reached her apartment, Lissy Ann Tremaine, town event organizer, stopped her on the sidewalk and handed her a sheet of paper. As usual, her clothes were trendy, her jewelry tasteful and her perfume expensive. Serena tucked the strands of hair that had escaped her ponytail behind her ears and smoothed her rumpled tank top.

“Here is your work schedule for the next three weeks,” Lissy Ann announced. “If you have to rearrange your block of time, there’s a number at the bottom to call and we’ll make arrangements to switch.”

Serena glanced at the paper. She was scheduled almost every night. Between working at the store during the day and serving tourists at night, she was going to be busy.

“These are a lot of hours.”

“Aren’t you committed to making Golden the tourist stop in north Georgia?”

“Sure, but I also have customers at the store.”

“It’s only three weeks.”

Said the woman who didn’t work regular business hours. And by the demanding expression on her face, this woman was not going to accept any excuses to get out of volunteering. But this was one of the things Serena loved about Golden, right?

“Any suggestions on how to keep up the pace?”

Lissy Ann grinned. “Get a good night’s sleep, drink lots of water and stay away from the beer.”

“Gotcha.”

Serena had taken a few steps away before Lissy Ann stopped her. “Serena, I’ve been thinking.”

Oh, no. Serena had lived in Golden long enough to recognize that gleam in the other woman’s eyes.

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