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“Hey, Mrs. Harper.”
“Oh, hello, Jack. Can’t stop. Quinn wants to go shopping later. Hair, nails, that kind of thing.”
“Nice. You both have fun,” Jack said.
The brothers watched her walk away.
“That woman is always immaculately dressed. She makes me feel like I just had a return trip from Oz with Dorothy in the tornado,” Jack said, taking the container from Luke and opening it.
“They’re pumpkin and chocolate chip.”
“Get out. Why ruin a cookie like that?” Jack took a bite and hummed. “I retract that statement. They’re amazing.”
Luke took one. They were.
“I have no idea what that was about.”
“She’s interested in you as a future son-in-law.” Jack was talking with his mouth full. “She’s cut from the same resolute cloth as Mrs. Howard. You’re single, Quinn must be single, thereupon you make an excellent husband prospect for her.”
“Is thereupon the word for the day?” Luke asked.
“Rory picked it this morning.”
“Nice.”
“Are they cookies?”
Jack held out the container, and Grace took one.
“Give one to Benji and Ella, Gracie.” She took the three Jack handed her, and he watched her run to her cousin. He also saw the tongue she poked out at Marley.
“That girl.” Luke sighed.
“She’s got spunk, bro. We just need to channel it. She’s actually a lot like Pip, considering they don’t share blood.”
“True, and back to the Harpers. No way is she trying to set me up with her daughter. We don’t even know each other.”
“And I repeat, cut from the same cloth. Mrs. Harper is friends with Mrs. Howard.”
“So?”
“So she will be telling Mrs. Harper how she plans to get more grandbabies and helping her plan to get some of her own.”
Luke looked at his brother while he ate another cookie. “That’s just messed up.”
“If you want my advice, don’t even look at Quinn Harper.”
“Done.” Luke thought that would be a shame, as the woman was interesting and cute. But he didn’t want anyone, especially her or her mother, getting the wrong idea. Luke may love the family he had, but he had no plans of making one of his own any time soon.
“What did you say to Lindel?”
“Not much. Just reminded him of his manners.”
“Nice.”
“Hey, Pearl.” Luke took the bag the elderly woman handed him.
“It’s for the kids to decorate their pumpkins.” One of the seniors in town, Pearl was into fitness like many of them were. She wore caramel-colored leggings, pink leg warmers, and a zip-up jacket that looked like it had been worn by one of the pink ladies in Grease. On her ears were fluffy pink ear warmers.
