Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Azizex666
ISBN: 9780345528872
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2012-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Aren stood patiently in line at the Starbucks, dreading having to face his sister. He didn’t need to wait long before Josie sashayed into the coffeehouse no more than five minutes after he arrived.

He purchased both their coffees.

“Hey, to what do I owe this?” she asked when he handed her the disposable cup.

Aren didn’t have an answer. He knew she was waiting to hear about his evening with Lucie, and it had been wonderful, better than he’d hoped. What troubled him was how angry Lucie was at Eaton Well and that original review. She hardly took into account the second review in which he’d praised her and highly recommended Heavenly Delights. It was almost as if the favorable review hadn’t counted.

They started walking toward the subway, their steps perfectly in tune with each other’s. “Well, don’t keep me in suspense,” she said, “tell me how it went with Lucie last night.”

“Great.”

“You don’t sound like it was great. Oh, Aren, don’t tell me, did she guess who you are?” Josie abruptly stopped, causing the people behind her to come to a halt and forcing them to walk around Josie and Aren, muttering as they passed by.

Aren was forced to stop, too. “No, but she talked plenty about the jerk who nearly destroyed their reputation with a bad review.”

“You didn’t tell her it was you, did you?” Josie demanded.

“I couldn’t.” He didn’t know how many times he needed to remind his sister he was under contract.

Josie tilted back her head and looked at the darkening sky as though the frustration was too much for her. “Oh, Aren, this isn’t good.”

He’d thought about nothing else all night. Lucie needed to know, and the longer he kept it a secret, the more difficult it would become for him once the truth came out.

They started walking again, fast approaching the subway station.

“What did Lucie say?” Josie pressed.

Aren shrugged as if he didn’t remember, although he did, almost every word. “She talked about Eaton Well and how mean and unfair he was. At one point she even said she’d like to meet him just so she could tell him off.”

“Oh boy.”

“Even if I could tell her I wouldn’t … not with everything going so well. She’s still so angry.”

“But you wrote a wonderful review later.”

“I mentioned that, but she brushed it off, discounting the article. She couldn’t talk about anything but the first review.”

“But Aren, you’ve got to find a way to let her know sooner or later.”

Aren didn’t need his sister to tell him that. He knew. “I agree.”

“You of all people know what it’s like to be deceived. I know it’s a risk, but it’s one you have to take.”

In theory Aren couldn’t fault her logic. “I know what needs to be done, it’s just that … I don’t know how to do it and not break my agreement with the newspaper. Have you ever met someone you instantly clicked with? Lucie is smart and funny and intensely loyal and kind. She loves her

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