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Kristen gave him the next address, then said, “I wonder how old they are.”
“Depends on how young they were when they married. Could be mid-eighties. Herman looks older.”
“Sixty-three years. That’s amazing. I’ve never met a couple who’ve been together that long before. Relationships usually don’t last.”
“It all depends on the couple. My parents have been together nearly forty years. You just need to find the right person.”
“Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it?” She’d thought Jason was the right guy for her and look how wrong she’d been. “People can fool you.”
Feeling Alex’s questioning stare, Kristen looked away from him out the side window. She didn’t want to talk about the man who’d disappointed her, who’d ditched her when things got rough, so she was relieved when Alex didn’t press her.
She checked her watch. Good grief, she’d been gone for nearly an hour already, and she hadn’t even called her sister to tell her what was up. Heather had seen Alex haul her off, though, so it wasn’t as if she’d just disappeared. She left her cell where it was. Explanations could wait until she got back to the store.
The final few deliveries went faster than she’d expected. Alex kept the conversation on general topics about the town. Then he headed the patrol car back toward Sew Fine, and Kristen girded herself to be tormented by Heather. Undoubtedly her sister would have her own suppositions about Alex’s arresting her.
* * *
T O K RISTEN ’ S SURPRISE , the moment she walked into the store, she was attacked by a five-year-old ball of energy dressed in bright yellow.
“Aunt Kristen!” Addison said, wrapping her arms around Kristen’s legs. Her blond hair was poking in every direction around her beaming face.
Kristen tweaked her niece’s ponytail. “Hey, Addison, I thought you and Taylor were at day camp.” Fortunately, Heather had been able to enroll both girls all day, five days a week.
Addison let go of Kristen and gave her a big, big sigh. Her expression turned serious and her blue eyes held a touch of sympathy. “Taylor told a boy to stop bothering her and then she punched him and Mommy had to come get us. Mommy gave her a time-out.” She pointed to the back of the store.
Indeed, Taylor sat in a chair, arms folded over her little purple-clad chest. Her expression was stormy and she was kicking her legs in the air.
“Oh, dear, how long is the time-out?”
Addison shrugged. “She got up twice, so Mommy finally told her to sit there until she had permission to get up or there would be consequences. ”
Kristen bit the inside of her lip to keep from smiling. The twins were always so dramatic. And naughty. Especially Taylor, who was the little leader of the duo. They were also sweet and loving.
Seeing her sister coming toward them, Kristen thought how lucky she was to have the girls.
“Uh-oh, here comes Mommy,” Addison sing-songed while slinking away.
“So you’re back,” Heather said. “Finally. Have a nice lunch?”
Kristen’s stomach growled. “Um, I never had a chance to eat.”
“What in the world were you doing all that time? Did Alex really arrest you?”
“You wouldn’t believe what we were doing.”
“That good, huh?” Before Kristen could deny anything had gone on between her and Alex, Heather said, “I need to ask you for a favor. Taylor is being impossible today. I think she might be coming down with a little cold. I can’t keep the twins here.” Her gaze zeroed in on her mobile daughter, who was running through an aisle of fabric, touching each bolt as she went. “Addison, honey, walk please.” She turned back to Kristen. “I’ve just been waiting for you to return so I can take them home.”
Heather looked beat, Kristen thought, even as she asked, “If you go, who is going to be in charge?”
“You, of course. Unless you want to call Aunt Margaret in to work.”
“No, no, let’s not bother her.”
Kristen gave him the next address, then said, “I wonder how old they are.”
“Depends on how young they were when they married. Could be mid-eighties. Herman looks older.”
“Sixty-three years. That’s amazing. I’ve never met a couple who’ve been together that long before. Relationships usually don’t last.”
“It all depends on the couple. My parents have been together nearly forty years. You just need to find the right person.”
“Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it?” She’d thought Jason was the right guy for her and look how wrong she’d been. “People can fool you.”
Feeling Alex’s questioning stare, Kristen looked away from him out the side window. She didn’t want to talk about the man who’d disappointed her, who’d ditched her when things got rough, so she was relieved when Alex didn’t press her.
She checked her watch. Good grief, she’d been gone for nearly an hour already, and she hadn’t even called her sister to tell her what was up. Heather had seen Alex haul her off, though, so it wasn’t as if she’d just disappeared. She left her cell where it was. Explanations could wait until she got back to the store.
The final few deliveries went faster than she’d expected. Alex kept the conversation on general topics about the town. Then he headed the patrol car back toward Sew Fine, and Kristen girded herself to be tormented by Heather. Undoubtedly her sister would have her own suppositions about Alex’s arresting her.
* * *
T O K RISTEN ’ S SURPRISE , the moment she walked into the store, she was attacked by a five-year-old ball of energy dressed in bright yellow.
“Aunt Kristen!” Addison said, wrapping her arms around Kristen’s legs. Her blond hair was poking in every direction around her beaming face.
Kristen tweaked her niece’s ponytail. “Hey, Addison, I thought you and Taylor were at day camp.” Fortunately, Heather had been able to enroll both girls all day, five days a week.
Addison let go of Kristen and gave her a big, big sigh. Her expression turned serious and her blue eyes held a touch of sympathy. “Taylor told a boy to stop bothering her and then she punched him and Mommy had to come get us. Mommy gave her a time-out.” She pointed to the back of the store.
Indeed, Taylor sat in a chair, arms folded over her little purple-clad chest. Her expression was stormy and she was kicking her legs in the air.
“Oh, dear, how long is the time-out?”
Addison shrugged. “She got up twice, so Mommy finally told her to sit there until she had permission to get up or there would be consequences. ”
Kristen bit the inside of her lip to keep from smiling. The twins were always so dramatic. And naughty. Especially Taylor, who was the little leader of the duo. They were also sweet and loving.
Seeing her sister coming toward them, Kristen thought how lucky she was to have the girls.
“Uh-oh, here comes Mommy,” Addison sing-songed while slinking away.
“So you’re back,” Heather said. “Finally. Have a nice lunch?”
Kristen’s stomach growled. “Um, I never had a chance to eat.”
“What in the world were you doing all that time? Did Alex really arrest you?”
“You wouldn’t believe what we were doing.”
“That good, huh?” Before Kristen could deny anything had gone on between her and Alex, Heather said, “I need to ask you for a favor. Taylor is being impossible today. I think she might be coming down with a little cold. I can’t keep the twins here.” Her gaze zeroed in on her mobile daughter, who was running through an aisle of fabric, touching each bolt as she went. “Addison, honey, walk please.” She turned back to Kristen. “I’ve just been waiting for you to return so I can take them home.”
Heather looked beat, Kristen thought, even as she asked, “If you go, who is going to be in charge?”
“You, of course. Unless you want to call Aunt Margaret in to work.”
“No, no, let’s not bother her.”
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