Snowbound with Mr. Right by Judy Christenberry

Author:Judy Christenberry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-08-14T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

“DO THEY think you’re in love with anyone else you have dinner with?” Hunter asked in exasperation.

“That’s just it. I don’t have dinner with anyone else. At least, not usually,” Sally explained. “There aren’t a lot of single men who hang around town.”

“Then how do you expect to find someone to marry?” he demanded, anger building in him. “How do you even find out what kind of man you like?”

They were interrupted then as Gretchen returned with their dinner. Sally thanked her, not showing any signs of the anger she was feeling towards Hunter. Once Gretchen had moved away, Sally turned back to her dinner companion. “I did date some men in college, Hunter. Certainly not many, but enough to know what kind of man I’m looking for.”

“How old are you now, Sally?” Hunter asked sharply.

“I’m twenty-five, soon to be twenty-six,” she told him, raising her chin.

“So you haven’t dated in at least three years? That’s crazy, Sally! Surely you must be really lonely.”

Sally thought back to how lonely it had been since her parents’ deaths and had to admit that Hunter’s presence had certainly changed that, but there was no way she was going to admit that to him now. Instead she said stubbornly, “Hunter, I’m so busy with the store since Mom and Dad died that I don’t have time to be lonely.”

“Right. I’m sorry, but—never mind. Just enjoy your dinner.”

He bent over his food, not looking at her. After a few minutes’ silence, Sally said, “You handled that man well who came in by himself today. I don’t know who he is, but you obviously made him feel very welcome.”

Hunter looked at her for a moment, clearly pleased that their little dispute was over. “He’s here visiting relatives. He wanted to get each of them a gift.”

“That was nice of him. Did you have to wrap all of his choices?”

“Mary did it, actually. I’m not as good in that department as I should be.” Hunter smiled.

“That’s the thing about small towns. Here, you have to be a jack-of-all-trades. We are the gift wrap department if it’s needed.”

“That’s what I like about your store. You’re involved in every aspect, and you know if there’s a problem at once.”

“Yes,” Sally said with a sigh. “Last year, the furnace went out. We knew about it at once, but we couldn’t get a repairman here for three days.”

“What did your dad do?”

“He tried to fix it himself, but that didn’t work. All he could do was harass the company until they got someone up here to fix it. Oh, and pay extra for their speed,” she said with a laugh.

“So he closed the store for three days?”

“Oh, no. We all just bundled up and he brought in a couple of space heaters. We all tried to stay close to them.”

“I can imagine. I’m glad we haven’t had that problem this winter.”

“Definitely not.” She took a bite of her enchiladas. “Is your food good?”

“Delicious. It was a good choice.”

They ate in silence for a moment longer and Sally thought how pleasant it was to share a meal with Hunter.

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.