Vintage Teaberry Malice by R. A. Wallace

Author:R. A. Wallace [Wallace, R. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Tom Jenkins finished dressing for dinner and sat down on the bed. Looking around the room always brought him memories of his wife. Abby had been a lovely woman, both inside and out. She’d given him two beautiful children, Austin and Marcy. Those children had given him grandchildren including Ethan, who loved living at the farm. Now divorced, Marcy had moved back in with Tom when Ethan was younger.

Tom got up and walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Marcy was rushing around, working on dinner. Tom paused for a moment at the doorway, thinking of his wife. Marcy looked very much like Abby did with her short dark hair and brown eyes. She looked up when Tom entered.

“Are you going out again?” Marcy asked. She took out a bowl and set it next to her cutting board. She added the vegetables she’d already cut for the salad and began working on some more.

Tom nodded as he reached for a slice of green pepper from the pile Marcy was cleaning. “Dinner with friends.”

Marcy smiled to herself. “It sounds pretty serious with Caro.”

Tom glanced at her quickly. “Is that a problem?”

Marcy stopped working and turned to face her father. “Letting life pass you by is a problem. Spending time with a warm, caring person is the opposite of that.”

Tom nodded once and let out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding. “Good. I agree. Speaking of which, what about you?”

Marcy turned back to her vegetables. “What about me?”

“Is life passing you by?” Tom asked.

Marcy chuckled. “Are you worried I’m going to be an old maid and cramp your style because I still live with my dad?”

“Actually, I was worried that I might be cramping yours.” Tom took a few steps away and leaned against a counter.

Marcy looked up with a question in her eyes. “How is that?”

“Would you be dating more if you weren’t stuck with an old guy living with you?” Tom asked.

Marcy felt herself redden and knew that her father would notice. She turned and walked over to the refrigerator, hoping to avoid answering the question. It didn’t work.

Tom watched Marcy with narrowed eyes. “Is there something you want to talk about?”

Marcy turned and threw her father an exasperated look. “I may have met someone, that’s all. Maybe it’s something, maybe it’s not.”

“When do I get to meet him?” Tom asked.

“When I decide if it’s something,” Marcy replied. “Enjoy your dinner.”

“Are you throwing me out of the house?” Tom asked with a chuckle.

“I’m just suggesting that you don’t want to be late.” Marcy returned to her cutting board to finish making the salad. “Caro might think you aren’t interested anymore.”

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Jim glanced over at the new bartender to see if she needed any help. The dinner crowd was beginning to pick up and he wondered how well Cathy would handle it. So far, she seemed to be doing just fine. In fact, everyone was doing just fine. After many long discussions, Jim and Doug had decided to

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