Megan's Hero (The Callahans of Texas Book #3): A Novel by Sharon Gillenwater

Author:Sharon Gillenwater [Gillenwater, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2011-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

16

The Friday before the wedding, Will pulled up in back of Megan’s house at twelve o’clock on the dot. She wasn’t expecting him, but he didn’t think she’d turn him away. At least not until after they ate.

She met him at the back door. “Do I smell French fries?”

He grinned as she opened the screen door. “Yes, ma’am. Supersized. I thought about getting pizza, but since you mentioned craving fries again yesterday, I opted for the burger. Along with cherry 7UP and two gallons of orange swirl ice cream.”

“You do know the way to a girl’s heart.” She took the beverage holder he was juggling.

“I’m tryin’.” If all it took to win her heart were fries and ice cream, he’d have it made. “How are you doin’?”

“Hungry and ready for a break. Perfect timing.” She glanced around the kitchen. “But we’d better eat in the living room.”

He surveyed the room. Dirty mixing bowls, cake pans, and utensils filled the sink. There were pages of instructions scattered on the table, along with a roll of white satin ribbon, a long box labeled Silver Fanci-Foil Wrap, three packages of twisted, crystal stick-like things, a roll of masking tape, and several flat boxes of varying sizes.

The counter also contained tools of the trade. The big mixer, pastry bags, numerous tips, a small ruler, two different-sized bowls, a can of meringue powder, a bag of powdered sugar, and a can of vegetable shortening.

Next to all that was a wide empty space with a few dollops of white icing on the counter. On the other side of her work space was a sheet of wax paper with seven rows of white icing roses. He paused to make a quick count. Ten flowers to a row.

“That’s a lot of roses.”

She set the beverage carrier beside the sink and removed the drinks. “It’s not as many as I started with. The recipe calls for eighty-five rosettes, but I made a bunch extra in case some got messed up. Some are already on the cake. After we eat, I’ll show you what I’ve accomplished so far.”

He set the white paper bag of burgers and fries on the counter and put the ice cream away in the full-sized freezer while she removed a couple of plates from the cabinet.

“Are the burgers the same?”

“Yes.” He closed the freezer door and walked over to join her. “Tomato, extra pickles, and no onion.”

“Just the way I like it.” She smiled and scooted a plate over to him as he opened the bag.

“Me too. Sometimes I add onion, but not when I’m eating with a pretty lady.” He winked at her and handed her a burger and the supersize box of French fries. “If I’m with Chance and Nate, they can just put up with it.”

“They probably do the same.”

“Not since they got married. Dalton got just as bad after he started dating Lindsey. Before that, he didn’t care if he knocked over the bad guys with onion breath.”

She dumped the potatoes out on her plate, laughing when they almost took up the whole thing.

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