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It was rare for anyone to surprise Maybelle, but the woman looked shocked “Why in the world would you want to find me?”

He glanced around the table again, looking a little uncoot under thishis lifetime

“Is there perhaps soo talk in private, Ms Smith?”

Four jaws dropped, but not Maybelle’s

Maybelle arched a brow and gave hihty Sunday school children for years “Ms Smith?”

“The blonde at the door pointed me in this direction You are Sarah Smith?”

Rosie’s shoe delivered a swift nudge against Sarah’s foot Sarah knew that any second now, Rosie would be inviting hi out Sarah’s ringless finger With her sto fluttery, Sarah tucked her feet as far back beneath her chair as they’d coet the woue

No doubt fully aware of Rosie’s soccer tryouts beneath the crafting table, Maybelle laughed “Looks like your ad in the paper worked this time, Sarah, and found you a man, after all”

Sarah knehere Maybelle’s one It wasn’t on help-wanted ads or house repairs Ugh

“This one looks as if he can take anything you dish out at him,” Maybelle continued, all innocent-like

Sarah gave Maybelle her best glare She hadn’t dished anything out to the other handymen She’d expected them to do their job Haether restoration

If she was lucky, this guy could finish the needed re to the downstairs suites and the other repairs she needed to get done prior to her Grand Opening of Hamilton House on Christmas

“Let’s hope he isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty,” Rosie piped up from across the table

Sarah’s gaze dropped to the stranger’s hands They did appear capable of anything she htly calloused, with bluntly cut clean fingernails Ringless

Ringless?