The Christmas Bouquet by Sherryl Woods

Author:Sherryl Woods [Woods, Sherryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Holidays, Retail, Romance
ISBN: 9781460330388
Google: gkR0AwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0778316629
Barnesnoble: 0778316629
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2014-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

9

Caitlyn’s cell phone rang just as she and Noah were finishing their late lunch at Sally’s. She looked at the caller ID and sighed.

“My grandfather,” she told Noah, then connected the call. “Hey, Grandpa Mick.”

“I heard from Ma that you were at the house earlier looking for me. You still in town?”

“Noah and I are at Sally’s. Are you at the house now?”

“Just got here. I’m about to take a shower. I’ll be cleaned up by the time you all get here.” He hesitated, then said, “You here because you have news?”

She grinned at the hopeful note in his voice. “Probably not the news you’ve been waiting for, so don’t bother rallying the troops for a celebration. We’ll see you soon.”

“Stubborn kids,” he grumbled, then disconnected the call.

She frowned at Noah. “Anything we say now is going to disappoint him.”

“Not everything,” Noah said. “I’m ninety-nine percent certain I’m going to buy that house, unless you vehemently object.”

“How can I after what you told me?” she said. “And if I’m finishing up my internship and residency in Baltimore, it makes sense for you to be close by. I just wish I weren’t so worried that you’re choosing this because of the baby, and not because it’s the right situation for you.”

Noah chuckled. “You almost sounded enthusiastic for a second there. Then you had to go and ruin it.”

“Do you want me to pretend I don’t see the obvious pitfalls?” She regarded him intently. “Noah, what if one of those opportunities you dreamed about presents itself? Are you going to resent me?”

“Never!” he said so adamantly that she had to believe him.

“Okay, then,” she said, accepting his decision. “I suppose we ought to get to Grandpa Mick’s.”

“Don’t you want to let your grandmother know we’re heading over there? From what you told me about her reaction earlier, she should be there to voice her concerns.”

“I honestly think she was warming to the idea,” Caitlyn said.

“Then she can say that. Don’t leave her out, Cait. Not when this affects their life together.”

She nodded. “You’re right. I guess I was just hoping I could make Grandpa Mick see all the positives before she chimed in.”

Noah smiled. “Exactly why she needs to be there to play devil’s advocate, if she so chooses.”

“That’s why you have such a reputation for being fair-minded,” she grumbled. “In my family, we learned to divide and conquer.”

“In other words, you and Carrie could wind your stepfather around your little fingers and he’d do your dirty work in convincing your mom to let you have your way.”

“Hey, it was very effective,” she said, then sighed. “At least till Trace caught on. Sadly, it didn’t take him that long.”

“How are you going to feel when our child tries the same tactic with us?”

She laughed. “We’ll be on to him or her from the beginning,” she said. “It’s Grandpa Mick we’ll need to worry about. He’s an easy mark for his grandchildren. I imagine he’ll be even worse with his first great-grandchild.

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