Place of Her Own (2006)
“The Christmas season provided an excellent excuse. She had gifts to make and embroidery and needlepoint to finish.
She knew Shelton no longer believed her excuses. He hadn’t pushed her, but he stopped inviting her to come to the house and have dinner with him and his parents.
But on Christmas Eve, meeting with the family was unavoidable. The O’Learys, the Greens, and the MacKenneths were all getting together at Urias’s house tonight. Katherine packed the last of her gifts in the satchel.
“Kathe...rine?” Grandma Mac called from the bottom of the stairs.
“Yes?” Katherine tied the bag closed and placed the strap over her shoulder. “Shelton is here.”
Katherine stood at the top of the stairs and looked down at the elderly woman. If she and Shelton got married in the spring, Katherine realized, Grandma Mac would have to move in with Mac and Pam. “I’m ready.”
Shelton stepped up behind Grandma Mac and placed his hands on her shoulders. “She’s mighty pretty, ain’t she?”MoreLess
She knew Shelton no longer believed her excuses. He hadn’t pushed her, but he stopped inviting her to come to the house and have dinner with him and his parents.
But on Christmas Eve, meeting with the family was unavoidable. The O’Learys, the Greens, and the MacKenneths were all getting together at Urias’s house tonight. Katherine packed the last of her gifts in the satchel.
“Kathe...rine?” Grandma Mac called from the bottom of the stairs.
“Yes?” Katherine tied the bag closed and placed the strap over her shoulder. “Shelton is here.”
Katherine stood at the top of the stairs and looked down at the elderly woman. If she and Shelton got married in the spring, Katherine realized, Grandma Mac would have to move in with Mac and Pam. “I’m ready.”
Shelton stepped up behind Grandma Mac and placed his hands on her shoulders. “She’s mighty pretty, ain’t she?”MoreLess
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