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When he hadn’t shown at her place prior to church services, she’d consoled herself that she’d see him later that afternoon

Co home to an empty space where he usually parked his truck had disappointed her

Surely, he’d be by in a few? Not that there was much left to be done on the specific jobs she’d hired him to do

He’d stayed well under her budget, which meant she could afford so, she’d ask hi the upstairs or at least asfor his job in the new year

The advertise this week, but she’d been actively pro on social media for months and had visitors lined up for the new year Soon, Hauests, she hoped and prayed

She sighed If only Haone

If only he wasn’t leaving, then she could allow herself to think on their kiss, could allow herself to think about hiht be

She didn’t want him to leave, but he would And soon

Trying to change the course of her thoughts, she went to her bedroo her phone to play Christinto quilt blocks

If anything could give her peace, it was sewing She’d always found taking pieces ofbeautiful, so useful, to be cathartic An added benefit was that it was so that made her feel closer to Aunt Jean As she ran the h theher to make sure she kept the seams at a quarter inch

Oh, how she wished Aunt Jean was there, so she could’ve met Bodie

After co board, and turned on the iron so it could heat while she placed a sewn section of fabric on her ironing board

Although pressed for time with the B & B, she planned to co year, and at least one annually for all her years to follow Doing so was yet another legacy to her aunt And to her mother

Sarah sravitated toward at her father’s house The quilt her mother had iven him upon his return

Had Aunt Jean fantasized that each Quilt of Valor she so lovingly made was for Roy? Had those fantasies fueled her constant need to make and then donate the beautiful patriotic quilts?