The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux

Author:Jude Deveraux
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-05-03T07:00:00+00:00

“Like you were with the peacock?”

“No. I didn’t confront the beast. I was a total coward. Threw my shirt over the creature, gave it a push, then ducked down under the window—and he still almost pecked my face off.”

“And Emmie saw it all?”

“Every second of it. It entertained her immensely, but then, she thinks her uncle Tate is fairly ridiculous. So what made you decide to become a great chef?”

“I haven’t reached that level by any means. Ow!” Tate had hit a pothole so deep that her head hit the ceiling.

“Sorry. We are now going into uncharted territory. But you’ve been here for months, so you must know the place better than I do.”

“There was too much snow this winter for me to get out much, and besides, Kit got me quite a few jobs so I was busy. I cooked for him until he dragged his former housekeeper out of retirement. She wasn’t happy about it, and every day she says she’s leaving. What’s that?”

She was pointing at a ramshackle building under a big oak tree. The roof looked fairly new but some windows were missing.

“Probably the old chicken coop.” He stopped the truck. They opened the burritos and began to eat.

“This place has a lot of memories for you, doesn’t it?”

“From my mother’s stories, yes,” he said. “After my father died, I couldn’t understand why he wasn’t there to toss me around and throw a ball to me. My mom did her best, but she was grieving too. She had a baby and a rambunctious four-year-old, and lots of bills.”

“It must have been awful for all of you.”

“It was.” He looked back at her. “But that’s when Mom started telling me the Letty and Ace stories. The kids vowed to be best friends forever and ever.”

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