Everyday Blessings by Jillian Hart

Author:Jillian Hart
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2007-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

An entire week had nearly spun by in a blur, but Jonas had improved and so that meant Aubrey was on her way to see William again. She pulled into his driveway with the trailer in tow, and there he was beneath the shade of the trees where they’d talked before, adjusting Jet’s cinch. Dust swirled around her as she stopped the SUV and hopped out, coughing, into the quiet summer’s morning. In a navy T-shirt and jeans and boots, he looked ready to ride. A Stetson shaded his face.

William straightened and led Jet by the ends of the reins in her direction. He was actually smiling. “I could see you coming a mile away.”

It was an exaggeration, but Aubrey knew what he meant. She squinted against the bright yellow paint job that seemed to attract sunlight and amplify it. “This belongs to my sister. It’s shockingly bright, isn’t it?”

“I suppose your sedan doesn’t have a towing bar?”

“Exactly.” Okay, this was going to make her look even more sensible and he was bound to notice. “I wanted a new SUV, but they’re fairly pricey, and when Katherine bought a new car, she sold me hers at the balance of her loan, which was way below blue book. I couldn’t refuse.”

“Practical.”

“Yeah, that’s me.” Not exactly a compliment, but if she’d even had a smidgen of a doubt—the tiniest drop of doubt—then this cinched it. William, like every other guy she’d come across, saw her as sensible, practical. And in guy talk that meant dull. Plain. Boring.

Yeah, she knew. Not that this was anything more than friendship, but for once, she’d like to be thought of as classy and together and remarkable, like her older sisters. But maybe that was never going to happen and if that stung a little, she tucked that down, too, right along with all the other unwished hopes gathering in the bin marked “denial.” “Since Katherine’s fiancé already owns a house, she has this awesome condo she’s not going to need anymore. I’m going to take over the payments, I think.”

“Sounds good. Probably close to the bookstore?”

“Yeah. And Ava’s bakery.”

“I noticed. I stopped by the bookstore while I was town last week. Ran into your brother.”

“He didn’t mention it, then again, he’s not much of a talker. I was surprised to find out that you knew him.”

“From the united charities. Seems like aeons ago.” He came into the full sunlight and he looked good. Healthy. Better than she’d ever seen him. There was something snappy to him. Well, maybe snappy wasn’t the right word, but he definitely seemed to be thriving. His smile came easier as he unlatched the back gate to the trailer. “Spence is a good guy.”

“That’s what we keep telling ourselves.” There was no point in boring William with the details of her family dynamics. Jet was close enough that he nosed toward her pocket. “Okay, I’m glad to see you, too, handsome, and yes, I brought candy for you, but you have to wait.

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