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“Good evening. Sorry, I can’t stay to chat. I need to get to a meeting.” I indicate the meeting room.
“As do we,” Feather says.
I glance around the group and notice they’re all nodding.
“I thought this was a business meeting.”
Clove frowns. “And we’re all businesswomen. I own Clove’s Coffee Corner.”
“And Sensual Scents is mine,” Petal adds.
“I own Feather’s Frozen Delights,” Feather says.
“I used to own the yoga studio, Earth Bliss, but I recently retired.”
Recently? Cayenne can’t be a day under eighty and she was recently managing a yoga studio? Meanwhile, I can barely touch my toes.
“I technically don’t have a business, but I basically run this town,” Sage claims.
I cross my arms over my chest and raise my eyebrows. “You run this town?”
Feather rubs her hands together. “I do love a spunky heroine.”
Is she referring to me? I’m not a heroine in one of her romance novels.
“Indigo had spunk,” Petal claims.
Clove points at me. “But this one’s a firecracker.”
Feather studies me. “If this were a book, she’d have red hair.”
“Ladies,” I cut them off, “as much as I’m enjoying your compliments, I do need to get to the meeting. Brody’s orders.”
I salute them and march away without looking back.
The meeting room is packed when I enter. Considering the size of Winter Falls, I’d assumed there’d be ten attendants, twenty tops. Another reminder to never assume.
Indigo waves me over. She’s sitting with Virginia at the front of the room.
“What are you two doing here?” I ask when I join them.
Virginia frowns. “I’m here under protest.”
“My grandmother told me all about the town business meetings. I wasn’t going to miss one.” Indigo is practically bouncing in her seat.
“And guess who got dragged along?” Virginia mumbles.
“I’m only here because Brody insisted. He wants to check there are no problems with his plans to build a swimming pool.”
I don’t know what I’m supposed to do if there are problems. I know nothing about permits or plans for swimming pools.
“Here.” Indigo shoves a beer into my hands.
“I’m at work,” I hiss and try to give it back to her. “I shouldn’t be drinking.”
“Why not? Everyone else is.” She motions around the room.
She’s not lying. Several people are drinking beer and eating popcorn. In fact, there’s a drink cart set up in the back of the room with a long line of people waiting to buy beer and popcorn.
