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“I volunteered to do the job without backup, but they insisted,” Rosie infor to think that if it had just been her then everything would have been fine, and Sarah wouldn’t have minded

Sarah gave Maybelle an i look “You’re the one who said he was squeaky clean Just… just stop spying on him Please”

“Oh, all right,” the older woet coffee and warm up We’ll look for our tree later and leave the lovebirds to themselves”

“We’re not lovebirds,” Sarah insisted as the older women walked away

They weren’t

And, despite that al to be, either

Chapter Eight

While their tree was being dug up, Sarah and Bodie had gone to Mrs Harvey’s café to get a late lunch

“Okay, I’ll adht”

“About?” Taking a sip of her hot cocoa, Sarah glanced at him from across the small wooden table where they sat

“This” He gestured to the renovated barn with its country store and deli The owners had even had a fireplace built co and rocking chairs in front of it

The feel of the place spoke of tiood and dark shadows didn’t haunt him

“Mrs Harvey’s soup is the best I’ve had,” he continued Realizing how Sarah ht take his co, of course”

“Of course,” she nized fro and she’d dabbed him with paint Sarah liked to tease him

Bodie didn’t mind Sarah was…fun