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The older woht decision in co to Pine Hill Maybe he should’ve just written a thank-you note and been done with it

The young woman watched the others with an expression that spoke of a ence and an intense desire for theave a little shrug at the woreen ribbon in her hair and the soly Christer, and the second, better suited to a senior citizen—he was sure that he’d been right in his first assesse

Clearing her throat to silence the older woly successfully—the mid-twenties woman stuck out her hand “Hi I’m Sarah I’m the one who placed the help-wanted ad”

Bodie prided hi it when he was, but he was sure his face displayed his shock She was Sarah S woman had been the one who made his quilt?

“Thank you for responding in person,” she continued

Her wholesooodness that couldn’t be for real in this day and tie—er, Pine Hill—but they were silenced in an instant when he looked into her warh his whole jaded being

“Though a phone call would have been fine”

His gaze dropped to her outstretched hand Those fingers had stitched his quilt? Had lovingly held the material as she created a work of art?

All this ti his quilt The only person he’d ever known to quilt had been his great-grand art Never had he considered that a woer than him had placed the intricate stitches

Why would she have spent the hours and hourshis quilt? Did the older wo? That would certainly explain her wholesome persona and why she’d spend so er

Her s her pretty face “You are here about the ad, aren’t you?”

“We hope so Sarah really does need a et out before Red elbowed her

“Yeah, she’s never going to get that big old house fixed up by Christ on her,” Gray-bun said, finally clueing him into what Sarah needed a man for

“Do her a favor and stick around to finish the job”

Sarah blushed