Piece of Cake: Small Town Stories Novella #1 by Merri Maywether

Author:Merri Maywether [Maywether, Merri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

More Than Fine

Lacey was at the counter of the hardware store waiting for Kent to bring out an order of mini blinds for her bedroom when her eye caught Colton walking toward the lumber department. She wished for a lot of things. Seeing Colton Hughes in a t-shirt and jeans at ten a.m. in the hardware store hadn’t been one of them. The loose fit of his clothing did little to hide the well-defined muscles beneath them. As she was checking out the back pockets, she made a mental note, “thank the good Lord for bringing us unexpected gifts.”

“These will go well with the paint you’ve chosen.” Kent’s voice startled her back into reality. Her cheeks burned at the slight grin he gave her as she forced herself to remember why she was there. “I have some prints coming in that will blend the colors.”

“C’mon I’ll introduce you two.” Kent’s playful smile said he’d keep her secret.

“We’ve already met,” Lacey pressed her lips together to try and hide how much she really liked Colton. She didn’t want to jinx things.

Kent walked with her to the register. “I’ll let you off the hook this time.”

Colton came to the register with a large chunk of wood. His smile brightened when he saw Lacey. Kent alternated glances between the two of them. “Is there something I should know about you two?”

They were in the hardware store, but the rest of the world faded into background noise. As far as Lacey was concerned, there were only two people in the world. She held up the blinds for Colton to see. “I’m here to make some finishing touches on a room. What brings you here?”

“Remind me to never babysit a Saint Bernard.” Colton held up the plank of wood. “I’m here to make some minor repairs to a chair leg.”

Lacey grimaced. “I’m afraid to ask.”

“If you like I can show you the damage.”

A snapping sound pulled Lacey from the conversation. Kent joked with the cashier, “This happens every time the weather warms.”

It was the second time in a short amount of time she had experienced a Colton induced amnesia. She completely forgot that she was in a hardware store full of people. She inhaled a breath and pulled out her wallet to pay for her purchase.

“I can help you install the blinds and then you can come by the house.” Colton added, “You can see the table. Thankfully, the dog stayed away from it.”

“We can say we were here when it all began,” Kent cajoled. At Lacey’s blush, he said, “I have to give old Colt a hard time here.”

“Old Colt? Who are you calling old?” Colton’s indignation at the jab drew chuckles from the people in line behind them.

“He isn’t talking to me,” a woman who had to have been in her sixties answered.

Considering his alternatives, Colton laughed and took his receipt from the cashier. He walked out of the store with Lacey to where their vehicles were parked. His pickup was parked beside hers.

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