He began noticing her shortly after the shop opened. There was a different air about her. She seemed more confident, happier than she’d been before.
He reminded himself that she’d said she didn’t date.
So why, he asked himself, was he trying again? Taking a deep breath, he turned to her. “Mary Katherine—”
“Jacob!” a man called.
He turned and saw a man striding toward him, a newcomer to the Plain community.
Though the man hailed him, his attention was clearly on Mary Katherine. He held out his hand. “Daniel Kurtz,” he said. “Remember me?”
Out of the corner of his eye, Jacob saw Mary Katherine turn to the man and eye him with interest.
“You live in Florida now.”
“I do.” He eyed the shop. “So, this is yours?”
“My grandmother’s. My cousins and I help her.”
Daniel nodded. “Very enterprising.” He glanced around. “Is this the size of crowd you get this time of year?”
Mary Katherine nodded. “After-Christmas sales bring them out. But business slows down while people eat this time of day.”
“I came into town to pick up a few things and I’m hungry. Have you two eaten?”
“I asked Mary Katherine but—”
“We’ll join you,” she said quickly.
Jacob stared at her. But the two of them were already walking away. With an unexplained feeling of dread washing over him, he followed them.
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