than eighteen months. You’re going to be such a wonderful mommy to that little girl.”
“I hope so. It wasn’t that long ago I hated everything to do with kids. Then the bookmobile came along and taught me that kids are awesome little moldable people that we get to shape. I get to hand a child a book, and when they see me the next week, they tell me what they learned or how it made them feel. They’ve helped heal me and so will this little one.”
She rested her hand on her belly and I grinned. “I brought you something. I hope you don’t have it already.” I jumped up and went to the table where my purse was.
“What would that be?” she asked as I rummaged in my purse.
I brought a brown bag over to her. “Sorry I didn’t get a chance to wrap it. I was at the pharmacy talking to Hank and it caught my eye.”
She opened the bag and pulled out the book. “Goodnight Moon”, she read, holding it to her chest. “I don’t have this one, but it was first on the list to buy for pre-birth reading. Flynn wants to read to her every night, so she will know our voices. Thank you.” She looked up at me, her eyes filled with love for me, and understanding. I was grateful for both.
“He’s gonna be a great daddy, too,” I started to say when my phone rang. I held up my finger while I checked the read out. “Hang on, it’s work.”
“This is Kate,” I answered, already knowing who it was.
“Hi Katie, this is Gideon. I’m hungry. Should we get dinner?”
I smiled against my will. “What are you hungry for this time? Olives?”
“Olives?” he asked confuzzled.
“Yesterday you wanted bacon. Maybe today you want olives?”
He laughed, sounding relaxed and happy. It was a sound that made my insides quiver a little. I rolled my eyes at myself, but still wished he would do it again.
“Now that you mention it, I wouldn’t mind bacon and olives, on a pizza.”
“You really should try Gallo’s then. I’m at a friend’s house. I’ll be home in an hour. Pick me up at the firm?”
“Looking forward to it.”
The line went dead and I tucked my phone back in my purse.
“Well, well, well. Who is picking you up for Gallo’s pizza tonight?” Freddie asked, standing next to me. I didn’t remember seeing her stand up, which told me I was way too engrossed in that phone call.
My shoulders slumped while I tried to hide my grimace. I didn’t want to talk to her about this. She wasn’t going to be happy with me, but there was no sense lying about it now.
“Gideon Armstrong. He’s in town to get the turnover of the pharmacy taken care of after his mother passed.”
“So why did you sound all dreamy when you talked to him?” she asked suspiciously.
“I didn’t ‘sound all dreamy’,” I scoffed. “I’m just trying to be nice.”
“Really? Did you take him for bacon last night?”
Okay, she wants to play this way we will play this way.
“As a matter of fact, I did. I was a little stressed out after you left, so I went down to talk to Rosie. He knocked on the office door and I let him in. He was looking for somebody to have dinner with him. He’s alone in a new town. Cut him some slack.”
She giggle-snorted. “This isn’t a new town for Gideon. He’s been coming here since his parents bought the pharmacy when he was in college.”
“While that’s true, the poor man just lost his mother. Cut him some slack.”
She raised one brow. “Did you comfort him through his grief and listen to him share fond memories of his mother?”
“I did, actually. We also shared hugs and passionate kisses, with tongue.”
She grabbed my arm. “Katie Penelope Kupid, don’t even joke with me about this!”
I stared at her, my face in a relaxed position. I waited knowing she would have plenty to say about it.
“You’re not kidding?” she asked slowly and I shook my head no. “But you just met him. You’re already kissing him?”
“That’s not entirely true. We’ve met before.”
“When
“I hope so. It wasn’t that long ago I hated everything to do with kids. Then the bookmobile came along and taught me that kids are awesome little moldable people that we get to shape. I get to hand a child a book, and when they see me the next week, they tell me what they learned or how it made them feel. They’ve helped heal me and so will this little one.”
She rested her hand on her belly and I grinned. “I brought you something. I hope you don’t have it already.” I jumped up and went to the table where my purse was.
“What would that be?” she asked as I rummaged in my purse.
I brought a brown bag over to her. “Sorry I didn’t get a chance to wrap it. I was at the pharmacy talking to Hank and it caught my eye.”
She opened the bag and pulled out the book. “Goodnight Moon”, she read, holding it to her chest. “I don’t have this one, but it was first on the list to buy for pre-birth reading. Flynn wants to read to her every night, so she will know our voices. Thank you.” She looked up at me, her eyes filled with love for me, and understanding. I was grateful for both.
“He’s gonna be a great daddy, too,” I started to say when my phone rang. I held up my finger while I checked the read out. “Hang on, it’s work.”
“This is Kate,” I answered, already knowing who it was.
“Hi Katie, this is Gideon. I’m hungry. Should we get dinner?”
I smiled against my will. “What are you hungry for this time? Olives?”
“Olives?” he asked confuzzled.
“Yesterday you wanted bacon. Maybe today you want olives?”
He laughed, sounding relaxed and happy. It was a sound that made my insides quiver a little. I rolled my eyes at myself, but still wished he would do it again.
“Now that you mention it, I wouldn’t mind bacon and olives, on a pizza.”
“You really should try Gallo’s then. I’m at a friend’s house. I’ll be home in an hour. Pick me up at the firm?”
“Looking forward to it.”
The line went dead and I tucked my phone back in my purse.
“Well, well, well. Who is picking you up for Gallo’s pizza tonight?” Freddie asked, standing next to me. I didn’t remember seeing her stand up, which told me I was way too engrossed in that phone call.
My shoulders slumped while I tried to hide my grimace. I didn’t want to talk to her about this. She wasn’t going to be happy with me, but there was no sense lying about it now.
“Gideon Armstrong. He’s in town to get the turnover of the pharmacy taken care of after his mother passed.”
“So why did you sound all dreamy when you talked to him?” she asked suspiciously.
“I didn’t ‘sound all dreamy’,” I scoffed. “I’m just trying to be nice.”
“Really? Did you take him for bacon last night?”
Okay, she wants to play this way we will play this way.
“As a matter of fact, I did. I was a little stressed out after you left, so I went down to talk to Rosie. He knocked on the office door and I let him in. He was looking for somebody to have dinner with him. He’s alone in a new town. Cut him some slack.”
She giggle-snorted. “This isn’t a new town for Gideon. He’s been coming here since his parents bought the pharmacy when he was in college.”
“While that’s true, the poor man just lost his mother. Cut him some slack.”
She raised one brow. “Did you comfort him through his grief and listen to him share fond memories of his mother?”
“I did, actually. We also shared hugs and passionate kisses, with tongue.”
She grabbed my arm. “Katie Penelope Kupid, don’t even joke with me about this!”
I stared at her, my face in a relaxed position. I waited knowing she would have plenty to say about it.
“You’re not kidding?” she asked slowly and I shook my head no. “But you just met him. You’re already kissing him?”
“That’s not entirely true. We’ve met before.”
“When
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