as sweet as she was perky so she wasn’t too annoying.
“Our guests are going to hate us.”
“They won’t, Jonathan.” Leigh tried to reassure him again. “Hearth and Home has stuff in every price range.”
It was a routine they’d fallen into throughout the day. Kelly exclaimed and fell in love with everything. Jonathan worried about the price tag and the strain it would put on the friends with the lower budgets. Leigh assured him they would have a well-balanced registry with items everyone could afford.
He exhaled like he had all day. Kelly had explained it was his way of trying to stop himself from worrying, but nothing would ever calm him totally.
“Kelly says all invited guests are required to buy a gift.”
Jonathan’s concerns were sort of endearing. “That depends on which wedding etiquette book you read. People are generally smart enough to buy in their budgets, though.”
“You guys have said you have next to nothing for the kitchen.” Looking to start them off small, Leigh led them to the kitchen area. “This is a great place to find things that suit you but are in all the price ranges. You’ll find your day-to-day silverware and glasses, towels, pot holders, etcetera as well as the higher-end china and entertainment platters.”
She handed Jonathan the gun, thinking he’d feel better if he was pulling the trigger on the lower-priced items. “As you can see, they have everything sorted by color. Since you’re going primarily with blue, why don’t you start there.”
Kelly did as she had all day. She took Jonathan’s hand and led him toward the shelves while Leigh stepped back. She stayed close enough to mark off their list as they went through things, but far enough away they felt they were alone in their decisions.
As she’d predicted, Jonathan found several inexpensive items to register for and Kelly was perfectly happy with every decision he made. She did have a louder opinion when it came to the formal china and silver.
They worked their way through the kitchen and bedrooms before heading toward the bathrooms. An odd buzz of anticipation trickled through Leigh, heating her blood. She hadn’t been back to Hearth and Home since meeting Burton, and though she knew he was finished working there a perverse part of her wanted to find him handcuffed to a toilet.
“Are you blushing?” Kelly asked as they moved nearer the wall of clocks.
“No.” Leigh sounded almost as hyper as Kelly. “No,” she said more quietly. “I was just thinking.”
“About a man?”
“Yes.” She shrugged, trying to play it down. “I met a man here a couple months ago.” Had it really been months? It seemed like yesterday now that she was where they’d met. “He was unexpected.”
“You gotta watch out for those unexpected meetings.” Jonathan slipped an arm around Kelly’s shoulder and squeezed her close. “They have a way of surprising you.”
“I’ve heard that.” Leigh shut down their sidebar and moved their attention back to the registry.
“Listen, the store’s going to close soon.” They were in one of the sample bathrooms, rearranging the toothbrush holders, soap dishes and towels. “We should wrap this up.”
Kelly stopped moving things around and made a decision on which items to register for. Leigh crossed the last of their items off the list and slipped her tablet into her bag.
“Excuse me.” A masculine voice called quietly from across the partial wall. It wasn’t any voice though. It was Burton’s and it had their first meeting snapping into Leigh’s mind. Her stomach flip-flopped. “I seem to be in a bit of a…bind.”
“Burton?” Leigh called over the wall.
“Hi, Leigh.” He said in response. “Could I get your help? Maybe you could bring a kabob skewer.”
Her heart kicked and she was smiling as she excused herself from Kelly and Jonathan and walked around to the other bathroom. Her legs shook more violently with each step. There, sitting on the
“Our guests are going to hate us.”
“They won’t, Jonathan.” Leigh tried to reassure him again. “Hearth and Home has stuff in every price range.”
It was a routine they’d fallen into throughout the day. Kelly exclaimed and fell in love with everything. Jonathan worried about the price tag and the strain it would put on the friends with the lower budgets. Leigh assured him they would have a well-balanced registry with items everyone could afford.
He exhaled like he had all day. Kelly had explained it was his way of trying to stop himself from worrying, but nothing would ever calm him totally.
“Kelly says all invited guests are required to buy a gift.”
Jonathan’s concerns were sort of endearing. “That depends on which wedding etiquette book you read. People are generally smart enough to buy in their budgets, though.”
“You guys have said you have next to nothing for the kitchen.” Looking to start them off small, Leigh led them to the kitchen area. “This is a great place to find things that suit you but are in all the price ranges. You’ll find your day-to-day silverware and glasses, towels, pot holders, etcetera as well as the higher-end china and entertainment platters.”
She handed Jonathan the gun, thinking he’d feel better if he was pulling the trigger on the lower-priced items. “As you can see, they have everything sorted by color. Since you’re going primarily with blue, why don’t you start there.”
Kelly did as she had all day. She took Jonathan’s hand and led him toward the shelves while Leigh stepped back. She stayed close enough to mark off their list as they went through things, but far enough away they felt they were alone in their decisions.
As she’d predicted, Jonathan found several inexpensive items to register for and Kelly was perfectly happy with every decision he made. She did have a louder opinion when it came to the formal china and silver.
They worked their way through the kitchen and bedrooms before heading toward the bathrooms. An odd buzz of anticipation trickled through Leigh, heating her blood. She hadn’t been back to Hearth and Home since meeting Burton, and though she knew he was finished working there a perverse part of her wanted to find him handcuffed to a toilet.
“Are you blushing?” Kelly asked as they moved nearer the wall of clocks.
“No.” Leigh sounded almost as hyper as Kelly. “No,” she said more quietly. “I was just thinking.”
“About a man?”
“Yes.” She shrugged, trying to play it down. “I met a man here a couple months ago.” Had it really been months? It seemed like yesterday now that she was where they’d met. “He was unexpected.”
“You gotta watch out for those unexpected meetings.” Jonathan slipped an arm around Kelly’s shoulder and squeezed her close. “They have a way of surprising you.”
“I’ve heard that.” Leigh shut down their sidebar and moved their attention back to the registry.
“Listen, the store’s going to close soon.” They were in one of the sample bathrooms, rearranging the toothbrush holders, soap dishes and towels. “We should wrap this up.”
Kelly stopped moving things around and made a decision on which items to register for. Leigh crossed the last of their items off the list and slipped her tablet into her bag.
“Excuse me.” A masculine voice called quietly from across the partial wall. It wasn’t any voice though. It was Burton’s and it had their first meeting snapping into Leigh’s mind. Her stomach flip-flopped. “I seem to be in a bit of a…bind.”
“Burton?” Leigh called over the wall.
“Hi, Leigh.” He said in response. “Could I get your help? Maybe you could bring a kabob skewer.”
Her heart kicked and she was smiling as she excused herself from Kelly and Jonathan and walked around to the other bathroom. Her legs shook more violently with each step. There, sitting on the
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