White Lace and Promises: A Novel by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Women, Sagas
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2013-12-17T05:03:16+00:00

The racket slammed against the tennis ball with a vengeance, and Maggie returned it to Glenn’s side of the court with astonishing accuracy. So he had his grandmother’s antique ring that was to go to his wife. She was his wife. Where exactly was the ring? Slam. She returned the tennis ball a second time, stretching as far as she could reach to make the volley. Not expecting her return, Glenn lost the point.

Maggie’s serve. She aced the first shot, making his return impossible. Fueled by her anger, she had never played a better match. The first two games were hers, and Glenn’s jaw sagged open as he went into mild shock. He rallied in the third, and their fourth and fifth games were heated contests.

“I don’t recall you ever being this good,” he shouted from the other side of the court.

She tossed the ball into the air and, fully extending her body, wielded the racket forward, bending her upper torso in half.

“There are a lot of things you don’t know about me, Lambert,” she shouted back, dashing to the far end of the court to return the volley. She felt like a pogo stick, hopping from one end of the clay surface to the other with a quickness she didn’t know she possessed. At the end of the first set, Maggie was so exhausted that she was shaking. Good grief, she thought, she had a tennis court at the beach house that she never used. This match was a misrepresentation of her skill.

Wiping the perspiration from her face with a thick white towel, Maggie sagged onto the bench. Glenn joined her, taking a seat beside her. “You should have told me you were this good. I’ve never had to work this hard to win.”

Her breath came in deep gasps. “That was quite a workout.” She hoped he didn’t suggest another one soon. A repeat performance of this magnitude was unlikely. The match had helped her vent her frustrations over the issue of his grandmother’s ring—her normal game was far less aggressive.

Taking his mother’s words at face value, Maggie decided the best thing she could do was patiently wait. Glenn had originally intended the ring would go to Angie, but he’d married Maggie. When he felt comfortable with the idea he’d present her with the ring, not before. Christmas was less than seven weeks away, and Charlotte was probably right. He’d give it to her then. Maybe.

Regaining his breath, Glenn leaned forward and placed his elbows on his knees. “What did you and my mother have to talk about?” The question wasn’t an idle one. His brows were drawn into a single tense line. All afternoon he had worried about that luncheon date. Maggie had a right to know everything, but he didn’t want the information coming from his mother. If anyone was going to tell her, it would come best from him. He had thought to call and talk to his mother, and discreetly explain as much, but the morning had been hectic and by the time he was out of the board meeting, it had been too late.

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