Organically Yours: Sanctuary, Book Five by Abbie Zanders

Author:Abbie Zanders [Zanders, Abbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: former military hero, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, small town romance, doc and tina
Publisher: Abbie Zanders
Published: 2021-05-17T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Tina

There were many things about Doc that Tina liked, but his easygoing manner and ready willingness to cede control over to her were particularly attractive. It balanced nicely with the protective, dangerous SEAL she’d glimpsed earlier. While she appreciated a strong, capable man, she had no use for overbearing he-man types. At the same time, she couldn’t be with someone who was passive and deferential by nature.

It was a tough ask, but she refused to settle. Now, it didn’t look like she would have to. Doc checked all of her boxes and then some.

Since he was being so agreeable, she decided to press her luck.

“All right then. How about you sit down and let me take care of this?”

For a moment, she thought he was going to refuse, but he surprised her by sliding into the booth seat. “All right.”

“Here. You can open this,” she said, handing him a bottle. “It’s a peach Riesling I’ve been working on with a friend I met on one of my summer internships in college. Her family owns vineyards along the Mosel River in Germany. Phenomenal white grapes. I’d love to start a mini vineyard of my own at some point.”

“Why don’t you?”

“Gunther thinks it’s too risky. It would require a prime south-facing slope and several years to achieve anything viable. Still, I think it would be a good investment. Local wineries are becoming more popular every year.”

“Does your brother make all the decisions for the business?”

“We each get an equal vote, but Kief and Rick rarely vote against Gunther, so he usually gets his way.”

Doc didn’t say anything else on the subject, but the slight downturn of his lips suggested he didn’t like her answer. She didn’t either, but it was what it was.

Under Doc’s watchful eyes, Tina pulled the chicken from the oven but left the stuffed peaches in to stay warm. She located dishes, glasses, and silverware with his direction and prepared plates for them both.

“Zook’s chicken stands on its own,” she told him, “but I made a peach and currant chutney that I think goes well with it.”

He took a bite and closed his eyes in bliss. “This is ... I don’t even have words for this.”

“I know, right? I was thinking of giving a few jars to Eli and Rachael Zook next week, kind of a cross-promotional thing. We did something similar with a hot chow chow last year.”

“Chow chow?”

She shook her head and laughed. “We really need to work on your cultural awareness. It’s a Dutchie thing—a sweet-and-sour mix of pickled vegetables. Except I used a prototype sweet peach cider instead of the usual sugar and vinegar. It went over well.”

“If it’s even half as good as this, I can see why.”

Doc was already familiar with her peach jam, tarts, and whoopie pies—thanks to Sandy—so she decided to leave those for him to enjoy later.

“Are you ready for the pièce de résistance?” she asked when he finished the last of his chicken.

“There’s no way you can top this,” he insisted, shaking his head.

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