Page 113 of Protect My Heart
Jason smiles. ‘Of course. Whenever you want.’
‘What about that workshop of his, the one in the old barn. You think he’d let me use it, just to tinker around, maybe do some woodworking?’
‘He’d do it with you if you didn’t mind hearing his stories. He’s got a lot of them.’
Dad smiles. ‘I do too. I could use someone new to tell them to.’ He glances at my mom, then back at me. ‘I guess we could move. But you’ll have to find us a house.’
‘We already did.’ Jason pulls up the listing.
‘Mom, look.’ I motion her to come over to see Jason’s phone. ‘You’re going to love it!’
She’s in love the moment she sees it. She loves it even more than her current house.
That night we go home and my mom and I start going through what she wants to keep and what she wants to get rid of. It’s going to take time to go through everything so I’m going to stay here and Jason will fly back tomorrow.
I’m thrilled we’re all going to be together in Haydon Falls. I love it there, and I know my parents will too.
* * *
Two weeks later, I’m getting off the plane in Madison and run into Nora at the airport.
‘What are you doing here?’ I ask, giving her a hug.
‘Picking you up.’
‘Jason’s picking me up.’
‘He just said that so he wouldn’t ruin the surprise.’
‘What surprise?’
She smiles. ‘Your baby shower. Surprise!’
‘We’re doing this now?’
‘Yes. We’ve been planning it for a month.’ She looks down at my belly and her eyes widen.
‘Yeah, I know, I’m huge.’ I laugh. ‘And no, I’m not having twins.’ We walk to the baggage claim area. ‘Where’s the shower?’
‘In Haydon Falls, at some store downtown.’
‘Kate’s store?’
‘Is she related to Jason?’
‘She’s dating his brother, but I’m sure they’ll get married.’
‘Then yeah, that’s her. She closed the store and has it all decorated in blue and white. She sent me pictures. It’s adorable, like something you’d see in a magazine.’
‘She’s a decorator. She’s really good at it. She decorated the house Jason and I are living in.’
‘I’ve got it,’ Nora says, racing ahead of me to grab my suitcase. ‘This is heavy. What do you have in here?’
‘Some of my mom’s stuff. I had room so I threw some of her things in.’
We head to the parking lot.
‘I can’t believe your parents are moving here,’ Nora says.
