Caleb gave her a friendly smile while he waited for her to remove another box from the cooler. “Follow me then.”
Over the next several minutes, they loaded the back of his SUV with the flowers. They braced the altar arrangements so they wouldn’t fall over during the trip to the Baptist church. Caleb closed the back doors and turned to her. “Becca wanted me to make sure you would still be able to come to the church before the ceremony to arrange everything the way you want it.” He glanced at her loose man’s shirt and faded jeans. Leah knew her clothes were shabby, but they were clean. It was another area where she was careful to conserve money. “Do you have transportation out to the Richardson’s to get everything set for the reception?”
“Yes.” Her answer came out snippy. He’d just have to live with that. She wasn’t about to tell him that the only way she could get out there was by using Mack’s delivery van. Her parents would never let her use their car for something so frivolous, and Leah had sold hers the last time Jonah had needed to be hospitalized.
And none of her current situation would have been necessary except for the man in front of her.
Caleb waved. “All right then. I guess I might see you at the reception.”
“Maybe.”
Leah watched the SUV pull out of the parking lot. For just an instant, she let her imagination have free rein. But it wasn’t really imagination, was it? When she pictured what Caleb Allred looked like without his clothes, how his muscular body could move with grace and power as he made love to a woman, it wasn’t imagination at all. It was memory. And she had a son to prove it.
The only problem was his father didn’t want to know.
Other books by Laura Browning:
A Place to Call Home Series
Healing Touch
The Secret Ingredient
Last Call (Coming in 2018)
Mountain Meadow Homecomings Series
Special Delivery
Lost & Found Love
Erin’s Way
The Barlow-Barretts
Bittersweet
Balancing Act
Remember Me
Broken Heart
Changing Her Tune
Love’s Last Battle
Brotherhood of the Guardians
Michel
Michael
Gabriel
Stand-Alone Titles
Winning Heart
The Silkie’s Call
The Silkie’s Salvation
Santa’s Helper
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About the Author
After graduating from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, I worked for more than two decades in television news, both on camera and behind the scenes. It's a fascinating, exciting business. However, I've always loved making up my own stories rather than reporting the stories of others. So, I changed gears and began teaching English. The altered pace allowed me to ramp up my love of writing fiction.
When I'm not writing or teaching, I enjoy spending time with my husband and son on our small farm in North Carolina. In addition to a menagerie of animals, we have an ever-expanding garden of fruits, flowers, and vegetables.
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