Bridesmaid For Hire (Matchmaking Mamas Book 23) by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella [Ferrarella, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Divorce Couple, Single Mother-To-Be, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition; Original Edition
Published: 2019-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Why was it that she had all this fortitude and the courage of her convictions when she had to sell her unusual abilities to total strangers, but when it came to approaching Shane and his niece, Gina felt her steel backbone suddenly dissolving until it had the consistency of lukewarm water?

After all, she wasn’t coming to see him in order to ask Shane to do anything other than what he had already agreed to do. As a matter of fact, she thought as she slowly made her way from her parked car to the entrance of his shop on extremely rubbery legs, she wasn’t asking him to do anything at all.

She was coming by to bring a peace offering of sorts. It wasn’t even for him. It was for his niece, Ellie. Granted it was a thinly veiled attempt to make friends with the little girl.

Kids, especially those under ten, had always been her weakness. Maybe because she’d longed to have kids of her own almost from the time that she was old enough to be able to have them.

Yes, she admitted, stepping up to the sidewalk, there was a small part of her that thought if she made friends with Ellie then talking with Shane would become that much easier, but that wasn’t her primary focus for coming here. The little girl looked as if she needed something to play with, something to divert and hold her attention while she was here at the shop. The last time she was here, it occurred to Gina that Shane was obviously too busy to spend the kind of time with his niece that she needed.

In any case, what did she have to lose giving Ellie this gift? At the very least, Shane would just shoot her down and make her leave, although she hoped that he’d keep her offering and let Ellie have it.

Unless, of course, he was still secretly harboring a grudge.

Gina shifted the gift to the other side, putting her hand on the doorknob.

Okay, here goes nothing.

Taking a deep breath, she opened the door and walked into the airy shop.

The bell overhead tinkled, announcing her presence, although that wasn’t necessary this time. Shane was out in the showroom, talking to a heavyset woman who was punctuating every word she uttered with a profusion of animated hand gestures. Gina saw him looking in her direction when the bell announced her entrance and for a second, she thought that Shane almost looked relieved to see her. And then he raised his eyebrow in an unspoken question, nodding at what she was holding.

She caught her lower lip between her teeth, wondering if that was a signal for her to come forward and say something.

And then she didn’t have to.

“Why don’t I give you some time to look through these photographs taken of some of the cakes I created for other weddings, Mrs. Watkins. Maybe you’ll see something that will inspire you,” he told the woman in an even cadence, “while I see what I can do to help this lady.

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