Waiting for a View by Debby Mayne

Author:Debby Mayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian, General
ISBN: 9781433678998
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2012-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

BRAD DIDN'T CALL HER the next day or the next. She’d begun to think she’d dreamed it. Then on Friday morning he walked into the card shop.

“I don’t have much time since I’m on lunch break, but I thought I’d stop by and confirm our plans for tonight. Pick you up at five thirty?”

“Sure. I have a part-timer closing up, so I can leave a little early.”

“Then I’ll be at your house at five thirty.”

After he left, she let out a sigh. So this was what it felt like to be pursued. She’d dated Theo for nearly ten years, and even though he’d proposed, he’d never made her feel like this—as though she floated a few inches off the ground and could topple over at any minute.

Naomi stopped by mid-afternoon, shortly after Nan arrived. “I hear you and Brad have a date tonight.”

“I don’t know how you do this, Naomi, but you seem to know everything before it happens.”

“That comes from almost eighty years of living in Bloomfield. Let’s just say I’m well trained and plugged in.”

“Will you be at the potluck?”

Naomi made a face. “What do you think?” Before Sherry had a chance to answer, she added, “When have I missed anything at the church or garden club?”

“Never.”

“And as long as I’m able to get around, I’m not likely to. I don’t want to miss out on anything. Besides, I have to help put everything out tonight. Pamela said she spoke to Brad and got a good report about the meeting. She’s very happy about how things are going.”

Sherry’s tummy flipped. “I thought she might be, since we’ll save money on everything, from the design to the materials and labor.”

“Yep.” Naomi snapped her fingers. “I almost forgot to tell you, I heard from Gina. Her husband finished his job and went back home to her and Lacy.”

“Awesome.”

“That’s not all.” Naomi’s lips spread into a sly grin. “She told him about Bloomfield and said that the best way for them to start over as a family is to come here. It’ll all be fresh and new. He’s willing to check us out, so we need to behave.”

“You think that’s possible?”

Naomi slowly shook her head. “I don’t know, but we can give it a shot.”

“Any idea when they’re coming?”

“Soon, maybe even today. I told her about the playground, and she told her husband—Jeremy, I think is his name. He used to work construction, so he offered to lend a hand in building it.”

“So if they move here, he’ll need to get a job, right?”

Naomi nodded. “Yeah, I’m already working on that.”

Sherry had no doubt Naomi would have a job lined up for Jeremy, a place for them to live, and meals delivered the first month they were in town and whatever else the Maples family needed. “You’re good, Naomi.”

“Maybe, or maybe I’m just doing this to boost our population.”

“I think you’ve made your position clear on that. I think it’s just because you love Lacy.”

Naomi swallowed hard. “Of course, I do. I miss my own grandkids so much, and she sort of .

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