Sand Castle Bay by Sherryl Woods

Sand Castle Bay by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2013-03-26T04:00:00+00:00


14

On Sunday morning, Emily made a call to B.J. to say goodbye, knowing that this time he needed to know her plans in advance. Then she sought out her grandmother before leaving for the airport. She found her in the kitchen at Castle’s helping Jerry keep up with the breakfast orders. Cora Jane glanced up from the eggs she was scrambling.

“You about ready to take off?” she asked, her disapproval plain.

“In a few minutes,” Emily said. “Could we talk before I go?”

“Cora Jane, I’ve got it covered,” Jerry said at once. “Go on. Spend a little time with Emily.”

Cora Jane nodded, then led the way to a booth in the back corner that was usually reserved for staff breaks unless the restaurant was mobbed.

“How does Boone feel about you running off again?” Cora Jane asked directly.

“He understands,” Emily said. “And I’ll be back by next weekend at the latest.”

Cora Jane’s eyes lit up at the news. “Nobody mentioned that to me.”

“Maybe because Gabi and Samantha don’t entirely believe it,” Emily said dryly. “Listen, what I really wanted to ask you about is Jodie Farmer.”

Cora Jane’s eyes widened. “What’s she done now?”

“You sound as if nothing she did would surprise you,” Emily said.

“She’s a perfectly nice woman when it comes to everything except Boone,” her grandmother said. “She’s held a grudge against him since the day he married Jenny. And when Jenny died, well, that’s when she made it her business to heap as much guilt on that man’s shoulders as she possibly could. Somebody ought to shake some sense into her, but her husband doesn’t have the gumption.” She regarded Emily curiously. “Why are you asking about her?”

“Apparently one of her friends saw me with Boone the other night and couldn’t wait to fill her in. By the time Boone and I got to his place, Jodie had left a message berating him for being with me. He cut the machine off before she’d finished, but she clearly wasn’t happy about the news.”

“No, I don’t suppose she was,” Cora Jane said. “If it were up to her, he’d have thrown himself straight into Jenny’s grave with her. Or preferably instead of her.”

“Grieving mother talking?” Emily asked.

Cora Jane shrugged. “That’s been my assessment, but sometimes I have to wonder if I’m not being too kind. Maybe she’s just a vindictive woman. My advice to you, stay out of her path if you can. And pay no attention to anything she has to say.”

“But Boone does, doesn’t he? He takes every word to heart?”

“Unfortunately, yes. Her words do have the power to hurt him and make him question himself,” Cora Jane admitted. “I’ve tried to give him some perspective on her behavior, but she feeds right into the guilt he feels about Jenny.”

Emily nodded slowly. “That’s what I thought, too. Any suggestions for what I could do to help?”

“She’s in Florida, thanks be to heaven, so you shouldn’t have to do anything. There’s only so much poison she can spew from down there.



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