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“Me too, usually. But I didn’t get to bed until almost one, so I slept in a bit.”
“How’s your wrist doing?”
“All better. I was probably being overly cautious.”
“We should never take our health for granted.” Katie thought of Spencer’s weak heart and wished she could mention it. But of course that would give too much away.
“I haven’t seen you at group for a couple weeks. I hope we didn’t scare you away.”
“Not at all. I’ve just been busy with work and stuff.”
“The clinic’s been busy?”
Katie was glad she’d dropped the subject. “Pretty steady. I don’tknow if you heard about the bridge closure. That’ll be bad for all the businesses, I guess.”
“I heard. Word’s gotten around and people are getting nervous. It’s going to be a long six months.”
“They’re hoping the fall festival will help make up for the loss in revenue. They’re calling it Trail Days. I’m helping a bit with the planning.”
Beth’s face brightened. “That’s a great idea. Let me know if I can pitch in somewhere.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.” But Katie didn’t like the idea of bringing her birth mother around the Robinsons. Too messy. Especially since she hadn’t even told Gavin about her.
“What kind of marketing are they doing for the event?”
“It’s pretty minimal, I think. Signs posted in nearby towns, newspaper ads. Things like that.”
“Newspaper ads aren’t very cost effective. Online is where it’s at. They could target specific groups of people who’d most be interested in their event.”
“Sounds as if you know a lot about this stuff.”
“That’s actually what I do for a living—I’m the director of marketing for a local radio station.”
“Oh wow. I’d love to bend your ear about this. We could really use some direction.”
“I can do you one better. Let me handle the social media for Trail Days. If you have the funds I can do some direct ads. I can get you a pretty good bang for your buck.”
“That’s awfully nice of you.” As much as Katie didn’t want to pull Beth into this, the offer was too good to pass up.
“I care about this town. If I can do something to help get us over this hump, sign me up.”
Maybe Katie could be a liaison between Beth and Lisa. “Thank you. I’ll talk to Lisa Robinson and see what she says.”
“Sounds great.”
“So, tell me a little about yourself, Beth. How’d you come to be in Riverbend Gap?”
The woman laughed, and there was that smile that reminded Katie of her brother. “It was a man, wouldn’t you know? He’s long gone but the town was a keeper. It was all for the best really. I hit rock bottom and ended up finding a great support group here. Once I got myself together, I was able to get a job at WPBR and work my way up.”
She talked about her job while Katie listened. Though she was eager to know more personal details, she didn’t want to push. Especially when Katie wasn’t ready to reveal her own history.
***
Cooper had never been less eager for a date. But all week long he hadn’t been able to get Katelyn out of his head, and his brother’s words last Sunday buzzed like a pesky fly in his ears.
He started his truck and headed toward town. If he really wanted to live up to Gavin’s words, he needed to avoid Kate. Which he’d done last night. He also needed to get his mind off of her.
Enter Amber. Or rather, reenter. He’d sort of left her hanging for several weeks, and that wasn’t really his style. But he hadn’t known what to do about her. Amber was a nice woman with potential, but he’d been distracted by Kate.
