Pieces in Chance by Juli Valenti

Author:Juli Valenti [Valenti, Juli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 25029184
Published: 2015-03-13T23:00:00+00:00

Jensen left Drew to gather the remainder of her things and ran to the gift shop of the hospital once more. Luckily, since they were in a small town, handcrafted items were available – something you’d never find in a major city. Usually hospitals only sold the basics: bubblegum baby announcement cigars, balloons, flowers, and the occasional vending machine foods and drinks. Here, though, there was a significantly larger selection.

Items made by ladies of the church were proudly on display, everything from paperweights to baby booties. There was a wall of personal items, including shampoo and soap, razors and deodorant, even makeup. Some stuff from various local shops were present too, including a couple hand-sewn dresses, a couple pairs of shorts, and even T-shirts. It seemed the people of Chance had determined that patients and visitors alike had needs that didn’t merely include the smell of disinfectant and flowers or green Jell-O in mini to-go cups.

Coming to stand in front of the available clothing choices, Jensen tried to put himself in the shoes of a young woman. Picking something as delicate as what to wear for any woman was tough – and any man willing to put himself in that kind of position got a nod from him, as far as he was concerned. So many things could go wrong in making an incorrect purchase. If one didn’t get size, style, and colors right, things could go badly. Thing was, with Drew, he doubted it really mattered. There was something about her that just screamed appreciation, regardless of what she was given. So, after scanning a few minutes, he chose one of the longer drapey-style dresses in an emerald-green color, hoping it would be okay color-wise. It had long sleeves, which would suit for the winter. Shit, it’s December. She needs a coat.

Scanning quickly, he found nothing. Without a jacket of some sort, surely a dress would be too cold. Except, well, they weren’t going to be going very far outside…

“Excuse me, ma’am?” he called out, grabbing the elderly cashier’s attention. She’d been the same one who’d helped him pick out the items to make her feel better the day she hadn’t felt pretty.

“Hello again, Officer Marks. What can I help you with today?”

“Um, well, I know it sounds odd but I just remembered it’s cold outside…” he admitted, feeling foolish but knowing he needed to swallow the emotion. Sometimes a man had to accede the fact he needed help. “This dress … I’m not sure how warm it will be? My only other options are shorts and T-shirts, or sweatpants. Ma’am, she’s been here a long time, and already has … insecurities … What would you suggest I do?”

He’d expected the woman to chuckle at him and raise an eyebrow, or make a comment about what a nice young man he was being like she had last time. Instead, she looked deep in thought for a moment before holding one finger up.

“Ah! I’ve got it. We have some knitted tights that came in the other day from the good ladies at Calvary Baptist.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.