Page 192 of Huckleberry Hill
“Huckleberry Hill. You’ve got the charm baked right into this place, don’t you?”
I laughed. “We absolutely do.”
Chapter Forty-Four
Town
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Silas reluctantly pulled himself away from Tempest and we said goodbye.
“Nice family,” Declan said.
“Very nice,” I agreed. “Cute kids, too.”
“Our kids are going to be that cute,” Declan said as he chucked the foil from the meat pie into a garbage can.
His words, spoken so easily, warmed my insides. I took his hand, and we continued to amble. I admired trinkets I had no use for and said hello to several people I knew.
“Can we stop at Sweet Teeth?” I asked. “I want to say hi to Gracie.”
“Sure thing. We have to get in line though. And are you sure your dad and Muddy are here? We haven’t seen them yet.”
“We’ll probably bump into them.”
The line to Sweet Teeth snaked out the door, but it was only ten-people deep. As we were waiting, I saw Dr. Swanson—Jane—walking hand-in-hand with my father.
“Well, look at that,” I said, nudging Declan and gesturing with my chin. “I think they’ve reconciled.”
“If you love your father, you won’t give him shit about it.”
“It’s because I love him that I will give him shit,” I said with a grin. “But not in front of Jane.”
Dad saw me and waved. “Hi.”
“Hi.” I looked at Jane. “How are you?”
“Good,” she said. “I hear congratulations are in order.”
“Uh, thanks. Dad told you?” I frowned at him. “He said he wasn’t going to say anything until I was ready to tell people.”
“I didn’t tell her,” Dad stated in confusion. “I kept your confidence about the news.”
“Then how does she know?” I demanded.
“Lucy,” Jane said.
“How does Lucy know?” I looked at Declan. “Did you tell her?”
“No. I didn’t tell her.”
Wade approached, holding hands with Chelsea. “It was your ex,” Wade said, clearly having overheard the conversation.
“How do you know that?” I asked.
“Before he drove out of town, he stopped into General Merc. Lucy plied him with questions, what with him being a stranger and all busted up. He dumped all over her and then stormed out of the store.”
“What, were you there too?” I asked.
