Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 1 by Magdalena Scott

Author:Magdalena Scott [Scott, Magdalena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magdalena Scott
Published: 2018-09-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

SATURDAY WAS JUST as cold and windy as Friday had been. The sky was a pale gray, and I wished for spring to arrive in Serendipity. Lillian Standish and my grandmother showed up mid-morning.

They stood just inside the doorway to my room and sighed. “Oh my,” Grandma Reba said, hands clasped together. “It’s so peaceful, isn’t it?”

“Mmm.” Lillian sighed. “Somehow it reminds me of Henry David Thoreau’s little house on Walden Pond. Where’s your plain wood desk and chair, so you can write a new version of Walden?” She put her arm around me gently. “I adore the room, Emily. It’s lovely.”

“What about all your things in those boxes in the hall?” Gran asked, sitting down on the bed. “Not to rain on your parade, but those must be dealt with—and sooner rather than later. Your mother won’t be able to stand them out there for long. Believe me, she’s my daughter, and I know her OCD ways.”

Mom walked in. “Is that right?”

“Said with love, Jennifer, dear. Said with love.” Gran grinned at her, and Mom pulled an exasperated face but couldn’t help the smile that followed it.

Lillian stood in the center of the space, concentrating. “You know…I have a tiny, upholstered loveseat in my attic that might be ideal in here, Emily. You can borrow it for as long as you like, if it appeals to you. It would give you seating for a couple of guests.”

“Thank you, Lillian. I appreciate the offer. I’ll try to get over and look at it soon.” That meant someone had to drive me, of course. How I hated being a constant burden.

Mom served delicious sandwiches on homemade bread and cream of tomato soup for lunch. The ladies were headed to a meeting in a little while and were pulling on their coats when I hurried in my current slow, methodical way toward my room. I moved a box to the side and opened the one at the bottom of that stack, scanning the contents.

“Lillian, do you have a computer?”

“No, I’ve resisted. My children think me very old-fashioned.”

“If you’re interested, I’d like for you to have this one. It’s not new or fancy or particularly fast, but you can get online. Shop, find people on Facebook if you’ve lost track of someone and want to reconnect. Recipes, news, whatever you want.”

She walked over and looked dubiously at the contents of the box. “I’ll admit that since Harry died, I’ve considered it. He distrusted computers and anything related to them. But I wouldn’t know where to begin.”

“I can teach you some basics. You’ll need Internet.”

“But Emily, won’t you miss your computer?” Lillian asked.

“I have a smart phone and can do everything on it that I used the desktop computer for. It would make me happy if you have it and enjoy it.” I motioned around the room at the lack of extra space. “Plus, if you take it, I don’t have to figure out how to squeeze it in here.” A laptop would be nice to have someday, but I didn’t have the money for one.

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