she could reverse some of the damage she’d done in her youth by talking to the girl.
One day, during her walk, she was pushing Maggie’s stroller past the bookstore when Holly rushed out of the front door and raced towards her.
“Savannah,” she called to her as she jogged across the street towards her. When she reached her, the slender redhead was almost breathless. “Wow, you walk fast.” She smiled at her.
Savannah nodded a little. She’d known Holly her entire life, but had never really paid too much attention to the bookstore owner. The fact that she was the one who had broken her nose only last year still didn’t sit well with her. She tensed a little as the woman stopped right beside her. “I’m trying to burn off some of the baby fat.”
“Well, you certainly have.” Holly smiled and Savannah had to admit, the woman had turned beautiful, despite how she had looked as a child. “You look wonderful,” Holly said, leaning down and looking at Maggie. “I can’t believe how fast she’s grown.” She brushed a hand over Maggie’s hair. “Her hair has lightened up. She looks so much like you.” Holly smiled up at her. “But, I think she has her daddy’s dark eyes.” She cooed and let Maggie take her finger in her chubby hand.
“Really?” Savannah walked around to the front of the stroller and looked down at her daughter. She hadn’t noticed it, but it was true. Maggie’s hair had lightened quite a lot since her birth. Now, she could see some of herself in the chubby cheeks and smiled.
“Yes, I noticed she had Billy’s eyes right away.” Holly said, smiling down at Maggie, and Savannah felt a jolt of pride rush over her. “Would you like to come in?” Holly nodded towards her shop.
Holly’s business was the local bookstore, coffeehouse, and wine bar all rolled into one. Savannah had been inside a few times since Holly and Travis had opened back up after a full remodel of the building, but she had never been there when they were in the shop. Instead, she’d always made sure that one of the employees, April or Karlene, were working instead.
Now as she looked over at the tall building, which sat only a few blocks from her house, she could see the place was full of people. She took a step back. “Well…” She tried to think of an excuse. Any excuse.
“Oh, please. I’m really sorry about breaking your nose,” she blurted out.
Savannah looked at her and realized the woman was as sincere as she could get.
Savannah nodded but remembered the pain and embarrassment. She knew now that she’d probably deserved it.
Holly sighed and looked off towards the bookstore. “Maggie would love seeing the other children. Besides, we’re just about to start reading time.” Holly smiled.
“Reading time?”
“Sure, we take time each week to read to the younger kids. You wouldn’t think of it to look at our town, but there are loads of smaller children here.” She smiled. “We have reading days, craft days, and even mommy break days.” She smiled.
“Mommy break days?” She walked back behind the stroller and thought about retreating.
“Sure, mommies need a break. Every Thursday morning, from nine to noon, we watch the kids so mommies can have a few hours to themselves.” She smiled and started walking back towards the building. “You’ll enjoy it. Besides, Maggie needs to be introduced to some of the other kids in town.”
Savannah frowned. Holly had a point. So far, Maggie hadn’t been around any other kids. Was she stiffing her daughter? She thought of Tracy and how she’d tried to encourage the girl. Maybe she should be taking some of her own advice and putting herself out there more.
Nodding, she followed Holly towards the building. She was going to give her daughter a social life, even if it meant she had to play nice with the other parents in the process. Her daughter was worth the awkwardness of having to deal with people gossiping about her and looking at her funny the
One day, during her walk, she was pushing Maggie’s stroller past the bookstore when Holly rushed out of the front door and raced towards her.
“Savannah,” she called to her as she jogged across the street towards her. When she reached her, the slender redhead was almost breathless. “Wow, you walk fast.” She smiled at her.
Savannah nodded a little. She’d known Holly her entire life, but had never really paid too much attention to the bookstore owner. The fact that she was the one who had broken her nose only last year still didn’t sit well with her. She tensed a little as the woman stopped right beside her. “I’m trying to burn off some of the baby fat.”
“Well, you certainly have.” Holly smiled and Savannah had to admit, the woman had turned beautiful, despite how she had looked as a child. “You look wonderful,” Holly said, leaning down and looking at Maggie. “I can’t believe how fast she’s grown.” She brushed a hand over Maggie’s hair. “Her hair has lightened up. She looks so much like you.” Holly smiled up at her. “But, I think she has her daddy’s dark eyes.” She cooed and let Maggie take her finger in her chubby hand.
“Really?” Savannah walked around to the front of the stroller and looked down at her daughter. She hadn’t noticed it, but it was true. Maggie’s hair had lightened quite a lot since her birth. Now, she could see some of herself in the chubby cheeks and smiled.
“Yes, I noticed she had Billy’s eyes right away.” Holly said, smiling down at Maggie, and Savannah felt a jolt of pride rush over her. “Would you like to come in?” Holly nodded towards her shop.
Holly’s business was the local bookstore, coffeehouse, and wine bar all rolled into one. Savannah had been inside a few times since Holly and Travis had opened back up after a full remodel of the building, but she had never been there when they were in the shop. Instead, she’d always made sure that one of the employees, April or Karlene, were working instead.
Now as she looked over at the tall building, which sat only a few blocks from her house, she could see the place was full of people. She took a step back. “Well…” She tried to think of an excuse. Any excuse.
“Oh, please. I’m really sorry about breaking your nose,” she blurted out.
Savannah looked at her and realized the woman was as sincere as she could get.
Savannah nodded but remembered the pain and embarrassment. She knew now that she’d probably deserved it.
Holly sighed and looked off towards the bookstore. “Maggie would love seeing the other children. Besides, we’re just about to start reading time.” Holly smiled.
“Reading time?”
“Sure, we take time each week to read to the younger kids. You wouldn’t think of it to look at our town, but there are loads of smaller children here.” She smiled. “We have reading days, craft days, and even mommy break days.” She smiled.
“Mommy break days?” She walked back behind the stroller and thought about retreating.
“Sure, mommies need a break. Every Thursday morning, from nine to noon, we watch the kids so mommies can have a few hours to themselves.” She smiled and started walking back towards the building. “You’ll enjoy it. Besides, Maggie needs to be introduced to some of the other kids in town.”
Savannah frowned. Holly had a point. So far, Maggie hadn’t been around any other kids. Was she stiffing her daughter? She thought of Tracy and how she’d tried to encourage the girl. Maybe she should be taking some of her own advice and putting herself out there more.
Nodding, she followed Holly towards the building. She was going to give her daughter a social life, even if it meant she had to play nice with the other parents in the process. Her daughter was worth the awkwardness of having to deal with people gossiping about her and looking at her funny the
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