Baby, Don't Go

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Author: Stephanie Bond
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fiancée built for us.” He smiled a proud smile. “And our population is growing every month.” He pointed to the black chalk board next to the door exhibiting the number “845.”
    “The hair salon is busy, too,” Porter added.
    “Well, that’s a huge relief,” Marcus said dryly.
    “I’m just saying that at this rate, the strip of retail stores we built will be filled in no time.”
    “We have business applications now for a tax preparer, a real estate broker, a shoe store and a bakery,” Kendall added.
    “Any applications for a Justice of the Peace?” Marcus asked. “Because we have to have a peace-keeper in residence before the deadline.”
    “No,” Kendall said. “But Regina Watts, the recruiter who’s been helping us get word out about open positions, is working on it. The problem is, the salary we’re offering is a tad less than what the market is paying.”
    “How much less?”
    “The average salary for a Justice of the Peace is about fifty grand…and our budget only allows for fifty dollars . Regina’s hoping to find an attorney who’s retired…or independently wealthy.”
    Marcus sighed. “Keep me posted.” He looked at Porter. “When will the church be completed?”
    Porter squirmed in his chair. “The basement is finished. The building sections are supposed to be here by the end of next week.”
    Kendall clapped Porter on the shoulder. “Does that mean a proposal is on the horizon?”
    Porter frowned. “Nikki and I aren’t in a hurry to tie the knot.”
    “Really? So you don’t mind if I mention it tonight at dinner?”
    Porter’s frown deepened. “I’d rather you didn’t. Have you and Amy set a date?”
    “Not yet,” Kendall admitted. “But she knows how I feel.”
    Marcus grunted. “The whole damn town knows how you two fools feel—you spray-painted it all over our water tower!”
    Kendall shrugged. “I couldn’t let Porter show me up. But at least I’ve already asked and gotten my answer.”
    “I’m not worried about Nikki saying yes,” Porter said with a nervous little laugh.
    “Then why haven’t you broken ground on your house?” Kendall asked.
    “Why haven’t you broken ground on your house?” Porter retorted.
    “Girls,” Marcus snapped, “can you save the chit-chat for later?”
    Porter straightened in his chair. “There are plenty of other couples waiting for the church to be built. The place will be stampeded.”
    “Then I guess you’d better be finding us a minister, too,” Marcus said to Porter.
    Porter sighed. “Okay.”
    Kendall smiled into his hand. “Before the marriages get underway, we’re going to have to turn one wing of the boardinghouse into a family wing. And we need someone dedicated to managing the house. It’s getting too much for the volunteers to keep up with.”
    Marcus nodded and made a note of it on his list. “What else?”
    “The tourist traffic to see the covered bridge has ballooned,” Kendall added. “I see more strangers in town every day.”
    “Which brings us to our most pressing problem,” Porter piped up. “The diner. We aren’t prepared to feed tourists. Or the crowd we’re expecting for Homecoming weekend.”
    “Right,” Kendall said. “Plus the Department of Energy representative will be back any day for another inspection, and we need to pass with flying colors. If we could make sure there’s no food fight in the diner this time, that would be a plus.”
    Porter laughed. “We’ll have to keep Colonel Molly and Rachel Hutchins at opposite ends of town.”
    “That shouldn’t be a problem,” Kendall said. “I noticed Rachel’s been hanging around Devine’s laboratory quite a bit since he moved in.”
    “Much to Dr. Cross’s consternation,” Porter added.
    Marcus frowned. “What does one thing have to do with the other?”
    “Didn’t you know?” Porter said. “Dr. Cross has a huge crush on Rachel.”
    “But he’s got to be a foot shorter than her,” Marcus said.
    Kendall

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