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said was that he didn’t have anyone who
would get angry about him spending the day with her. His blonde “friend” looked
like a model even just from the back. Sophie was sure she’d have nothing to
feel threatened about. Maybe that was all he meant.
    She had decided to just
turn around and go find her mother about the time Drake stood up to wait on a
customer. He glanced in her direction and his chocolate eyes captured hers, and
for a second she was frozen to her spot. A slow smile spread across his
handsome face and he waved her over. Great. She pasted on a smile and walked over to him.
    As she walked up, she
heard the man next to the table telling him, “Becky was so grateful to you for
dropping off those vegetables last week. We were both so sick we could hardly
get out of bed, much less into town. She made us the best soup I’ve ever tasted
out of them. I don’t know what you use in that soil of yours but—”
    “Love,” the woman with
the blonde hair said, grinning. Drake rolled his eyes without even looking at
her.
    “I’m glad you both
liked them, Brett. What can I get for you today?”
    “Becky said to get some
of that yellow squash and two of your tomatoes. I want to pay you for what you
brought by last week, too.”
    “No way, that was one
neighbor to another,” he said. Every time she was around him even for a minute,
Sophie was finding it easier to understand why everyone loved him.
    “Are you sure?”
    “I’m positive,” he
said, putting some things in a bag and handing it to the man. “That’s two
dollars.”
    “Two dollars?” The man
looked at his fully stuffed bag. He appeared about to argue, but a glance at
Drake’s face changed his mind. He handed Drake the two dollars, and with a
grateful look, he said, “After the harvest, I’m going to make this all up to
you.”
    “I know,” Drake told
him. As soon as the man walked away, he turned to Sophie. His smile and the
tone of his voice was genuine as he said, “I’m so glad you came out this
morning.”
    That smile had a way of
thawing the protective wall she kept around her heart. “Me too,” she said.
“This is nice.” The blonde cleared her throat, and Drake looked down like he
had just remembered she was there.
    “I’m sorry. Brooke
Kilgore, this is my friend Sophie Michelson. Brooke is the doctor in our clinic
here in town.” Brooke stood up and offered Sophie her hand, which she accepted,
Sophie found herself envious of the other woman’s smooth, feminine hands. She
had been working so hard lately that she hadn’t given much thought to the state
of her hands until just now.
    “I’m pleased to meet
you,” Brooke said. When she smiled, she had one deep dimple on the right side
of her face.
    “It’s nice to meet you
too,” Sophie told her.
    “Speaking of the
clinic, I guess I should get back to the booth. Drake, call me if you need
backup later. And stay strong or buy a puppy.”
    Drake laughed and said,
“Couldn’t I just give Hooter to him instead?”
    Brooke laughed. “Right,
you and that old Lab couldn’t live without each other. How old is he now?”
    “He’s going on fifteen
this year,” he told her.
    Brooke whistled. “Wow,
it’s hard to believe he’s that old. I was at that birthday party when your dad
gave him to you.”
    Drake looked like he
was remembering. With another genuine smile, he said, “Yeah, I remember it like
it was just last week. He’s been a good old dog.”
    She leaned in and
kissed his cheek. “I really have to get back. Don’t forget to call me after you
talk to Mac.” She turned back to Sophie and said, “It was really nice meeting
you.”
    “Thank you. It was good
to meet you as well.” Drake’s eyes moved from Brooke back to Sophie. Something
about the way he looked at her made her feel safe and warm. “She’s the doctor,
huh?” she asked. Stupid question, didn’t
he just say, “She’s the doctor?”
    “Yeah,” he said, at
least polite enough not to even