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“Not all of us run to the Facebook group with everything. At least not when it’s serious like this. I can tell by all ofthis,”she said as she gestured to me, “that you’re not having a fun time.”
“Thank you,” I said. “I didn’t expect you to be so nice about this.”
“I can be nice when I wanna be. I also don’t just believe what I hear. You know what I mean?”
“I don’t think I do.”
“Some people listen. Others watch. You’ve got a good thing going over there.”
“Mollie’s helped a lot.”
“She has, but you had it before. With Eric.” She smiled. “When do you need the letter?”
“As soon as you can.”
“It’ll be in the mailbox tomorrow.”
“Thank you,” I said.
“You won’t thank me when you see my next egg order. I hope you have a good stock.”
“I have plenty, but trust me, I won’t complain about a large order.”
She nodded. “Good. Now get back to your table. I think Mollie’s stared at us long enough.”
I turned, and true to Tammy’s word, Mollie was looking over at us while she drank her coffee. She didn’t even look away once she saw we’d both noticed.
“Did that go well?” she asked after I rejoined them at the table.
“For once, yes. She agreed. And it’s not gonna be front-page news in the Facebook group.”
“Yes! One down, more to go.”
“Hopefully they’ll be as easy,” I said.
Tammy brought our food out only minutes later. As she set it down, Mollie spoke up.
“Thank you for being so nice about thethingyou’re writing.”
Tammy looked at me. “She knows?”
“She knows basically everything.”
She hummed. “Interesting. But you’re welcome. It’s not a big deal. Anything for that cutie.” Tammy pointed at Eric, who currently had two pancakes shoved into his mouth.
“Eric, manners.”
“I wike da food!” he said as he kept eating.
“You know, I sometimes eat like that too,” Mollie said.
“So,” Tammy started as she leaned on the table. “Any fun plans?”
“We’re heading over to Treasure Trove,” I said. “Mollie needs clothes that don’t fall apart when she’s working outside.”
It was one of the few surviving original shops, and it was now owned by Grace, who’d taken it over when the last owner retired. It had tougher clothes as well as a new section of trendier items. Most of the younger women in town went there.
“A whole new wardrobe, huh?” Tammy asked. “You plan on doing a lot of farming?”