Book 1 Hearts and Hammers-Epilogue

This could be a spoiler alert…Read at your own Risk.

Lacy looked over Tanner’s shoulder as he typed the description into the brochure program on her laptop. “Can you change that to step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of Miracle Inn?”

Tanner picked up her hand where it rested on his shoulder and kissed her fingers. “I thought I was the one doing the copywriting.”

Every time he did that, it sent little tingles up her arm and into her heart. “You can keep the part about: experience the charm of nearly one hundred years of history.”

Her desk phone rang. “Miracle Inn.”

“Hey, Lacy. I have an enormous problem.”

“Who is it?” Tanner whispered.

Lacy covered the mouthpiece. “Josiah.” She went back to the phone. “What can I help you with?” She remembered the handsome guy who’d offered his help at the Be the Miracle event coming up next month.

“I have a huge favor to ask you,” Josiah said.

Lacy chuckled. “No, I will not let your out of town relative stay here for free.”

Tanner wrinkled his nose. “Is he still going on about that?”

“It’s not that,” Josiah said.

Lacy knew he was just teasing. “What is it you need?”

“I hit a woman on a bike.”

Lacy gasped, and Tanner spun around to meet her gaze. “Oh, my goodness! Is she alright?”

“Is who alright?” Tanner’s eye grew wide.

“She’s okay, but she’s just passing through town and needs a place to stay while I repair her bike.”

Lacy moved the phone to the other ear. “Ah, Josiah, you know I’m not open for business yet. Why can’t you take her to your place?”

“Are you kidding?” His voice took on a desperate edge.

“Hold on, let me put you on speaker.” Lacy pressed the button.

Tanner jumped in. “What’s going on?”

“So this cute woman is biking from San Diego to Florida, and she was coming down the hill. I didn’t look before entering the highway and ran into her. I bent the wheel of her bike, and I told her I’d fix it.”

“So why can’t she stay at your place?” Lacy asked.

Tanner waved his hands at Lacy. “Are you kidding? His mother will have them married in a week.”

“Please?” Josiah sounded desperate.

“Okay, but she better leave a great review despite the inn still being under construction.”

To be continued…