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“I know,” she answered, rather smugly. “Your sisters and your mother are my best friends. The way I see it, if you screw this up, you’ve got a lot more to worry about than I do.”

 

 

He gave a mock groan, although she saw the amusement in his eyes. “I’ll just have to be sure not to screw it up, won’t I?”

 

She found it impossible to believe she could go from bleak heartache to this blooming happiness in such a short time. “I should probably get back inside. The auction will be ending soon and I need to make sure someone’s taking care of the cleanup and taking down the chairs and arranging for the...”

 

His kiss made her completely lose her train of thought, but she didn’t care. He was right. She didn’t have to take care of the world by herself anymore. Someone else in Hope’s Crossing could step up.

 

This was exactly where she needed to be, in the arms of the man she loved.

 

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Evergreen Springs

 

by RaeAnne Thayne

 

 

 

DEVIN CONCENTRATED, NIBBLING on her bottom lip as she tried to work the needles that seemed unwieldy and awkward, no matter how she tried.

 

After her third time tangling the yarn into a total mess, Devin sighed and admitted defeat. Again. Every time they happened to be assigned to work together, Greta took a moment to try teaching her to knit. And every time, she came up short.

 

“People who find knitting at all relaxing have to be crazy. I think I must have some kind of mental block. It’s just not coming.”

 

“You’re not trying hard enough,” Greta insisted.

 

“I am! I swear I am.”

 

“Even my eight-year-old granddaughter can do it,” she said sternly. “Once you get past the initial learning curve, this is something you’ll love the rest of your life.”

 

“I think it’s funny.” Callie Bennett, one of the other nurses and also one of Devin’s good friends, smirked as she observed her pitiful attempts over the top of her magazine.

 

“Oh, yes. Hilarious,” Devin said drily.

 

“It is! You’re a physician who can set a fractured radius, suture a screaming six-year-old’s finger and deliver a baby, all with your eyes closed.”

 

“Not quite,” Devin assured her. “I open my eyes at the end of childbirth so I can see to cut the umbilical cord.”

 

Callie chuckled. “Seriously, you’re one of the best doctors at this hospital. I love working with you and wish you worked here permanently. You’re cool under pressure and always seem to know just how to deal with every situation. But I hate to break it to you, hon—you’re all thumbs when it comes to knitting, no matter how hard you try.”