Read, Write, Love (Love in Bloom: The Remingtons, Book 5) Contemporary Romance by Melissa Foster

Author:Melissa Foster [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2014-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

LEANNA SANG ALONG to the radio as she pulled into Seaside and parked by the laundry room. She was still singing as she crossed the grass and heard Kurt’s laugh, followed by Bella’s and Jenna’s. Her stomach fluttered as she picked up her pace in anticipation of seeing Kurt. She followed the sound of their voices to Amy’s deck, where she found them eating chips and dip and drinking wine coolers. Her heart squeezed a little at the sight of him sitting so comfortably with her friends.

“What are you doing here?” She lifted up on her tiptoes and peered over the deck railing. Kurt rose to greet her with Pepper’s leash in hand. She reached through the railing and petted Pepper’s head.

“I couldn’t concentrate. I was so busy wondering how your meeting went that I decided to come wait here instead.”

She came up on the deck, and he took her hand as he pulled out a chair for her.

“How did it go?” he asked.

“Good.” She watched their hopeful eyes widen. “And bad.” Their smiles faded. “But overall I think I’d say it was a really good first meeting.”

Kurt reached for her hand. “Really good sounds promising. Do you want to share any of it with us, or do you need time to process it all?”

“Oh, hell no, Kurt,” Bella said firmly. “We don’t work that way. We’re women. We process by sharing.”

“I’ve already processed most of it. You were right, Kurt. I needed to be far better prepared. I should have researched Mama’s Market, prepared a product brochure, ingredient list, price list, expected turnaround times, come up with a sound refund policy, a contract.” She shook her head.

“Oh, babe. I’m so sorry.” Kurt’s eyes filled with compassion.

“Sorry? You were trying to help, and I should have listened.” She glared at Bella. “By the way, Bella, Mama’s Markets are in fifteen states and thirty-seven cities. How could you tell me the business was run by an old couple in Yarmouth and they only had the Wellfleet location?”

Bella pointed at Jenna.

“I’m sorry. That’s what I’d heard,” Jenna explained. “Or I read it somewhere.”

“Or you made it up.” Amy rolled her eyes. “Do you want a cooler, Lea?”

“Yes, please. Make it twelve.”

Kurt reached for her hand. “So what now? We prepare better for next week’s meeting?”

We? I love that. “Yes, but I have other decisions to make, too. I think I should delay next week’s meeting until I have a better handle on things. They asked about things I haven’t even thought of, like backup services in case the electricity went out and turnaround time on replacement stock if there are issues. And as Leslie, the owner, walked me out, he said that if we decided to work together in the future, it would likely involve more than just the Wellfleet store, which means I’d need a bigger kitchen with more stovetops, maybe a real facility to work in.” She took a long drink of the wine cooler.

“Is that what you want?” Kurt asked.

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