Monte heard the truck before it pulled up to the curb outside the shop. He straightened slowly from a crouch and filling yet another box so he could get the showroom cleared. He had not opened up today, much as he hated not to. So far, no potential customers had showed up, but several people he’d met the night before had said they’d be coming up to look around in the next few days. Could he possibly get ready for business again before it was too late? He’d made inroads into the mess, but it was such a slow, painful effort.
His heart gave a little skip as he watched Jed climb down from the van and turn to hoist out a large box. Monte met the other man at the door. His welcoming smile slipped when he saw the granite set of Jed’s expression. He stepped aside to let Jed enter, confusion and c
