Christmas Cove by Sarah Dressler

Author:Sarah Dressler [Dressler, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781631123429
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing

CHAPTER 20

With a stack of freshly printed and still warm fliers in her lap, America shifted her weight away from Edwin sitting on the driver’s side of the truck bench.

“Pa, thanks for taking me into Elizabethtown on such short notice,” America said.

He had offered to take her into town when Leo couldn’t make it to pick her up. Leo’s excuse had been something about a sore throat, but she suspected the truth had more to do with their conversation at the bonfire. He probably needed some time to think after she upset what would have otherwise been a perfect date.

She admitted that she could use some time alone with her own thoughts, too. Going to Elizabethtown seemed like the perfect diversion from her unexpected infatuation with the very handsome, very eligible young mayor. In the meantime, Edwin offered to help hand out the fliers while attending to some other business in town. America planned to pass out the fliers on her way to the library.

“And thanks for driving me down Main Street so that I could snap some photos of all the work we did. I’m really grateful to have met you this week,” America said as the gray scenery screamed by outside her window.

“Can I ask you something, city girl?” Edwin said.

“What’s that?”

“Why do you care so much?” he asked and cleared his throat. “About helping my little town, I mean?”

“For starters, I love Christmas. It’s my favorite time of year,” she began. “It’s not the presents, or the dinner parties for me. It’s a holiday where people come together. Everyone is a little more kind, a bit more generous with their time, and everything glitters. The snow, the ornaments, the twinkly lights, they all scream the Good News.” A smile pushed her cheeks up. She could speak about this particular topic for as long as someone was willing to listen.

Edwin made a noise in his throat that indicated he was listening but hadn’t yet heard a clear answer to his question. “That’s a very political answer. I know there’s more.”

“You are correct, and far too wise for your own good,” she said. “To be honest, I always spend Christmas with my parents, but this year they jetted off to Italy for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to trace my mother’s heritage. And… let’s just say, when I came here, to the Cove, I was expecting a wholly dissimilar experience to the one I was dumped into.” America shifted her position on the truck bench and looked at the side of Edwin’s face. “I’d never seen such a sad place. Everything here was dull and lifeless. No offense.”

“None taken,” he smirked. “Though, Carol might think differently. Everything offends her these days.”

“You know? She told me to kick you for calling her Scrooge?”

“That sounds right. But she probably didn’t tell you why I call her that.” His brow over his right eye lifted with his cheek.

“Do tell,” she said, glad to be talking about something other than herself.

“I was sweet on Carol. Oh, decades ago when we were in high school.

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