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smile.
    Grant continued to laugh. “Oh that’s right.
I put honey in your hair, too. I felt so bad for doing that to
you.” He leaned back in his chair and threw his hand up on his
chest.
    “It was a long time ago,” Jackie said. “We
were kids.”
    “How did you ever get your hair clean?”
Grant sat up and moved the honey back over to the side of the
table.
    “It wasn’t an easy task.” Jackie ran her
fingers through her hair. “I did smell nice for a few days
afterwards though.”
    “You look so different now. Something’s
missing,” Grant said, staring at her.
    “For one thing, I don’t have those thick
Coke-bottle glasses anymore. My mom wouldn’t let me have contacts
in high school. Little did she know it would probably have cut down
on half the comments people made.” Jackie pressed her lips together
and nodded her head.
    “That’s it. You look completely different
without those glasses. No wonder I couldn’t place you,” Grant
said.
    “Ya’ll ready to order?” Susan walked back
over and stood next to the table.
    “Want to just split a pizza?” Grant
asked.
    “That sounds good. I’ll take the pepperoni
and sausage on my side,” Jackie said, before she paused. “Oh, with
some honey on top.” Jackie cracked a one-sided smile, cute enough
to knock a guy’s socks off.
    Grant laughed. He liked that she was easy to
talk to and apparently didn’t hold a grudge.
    ***
    Jackie slid her shoes off and walked across
her living room. She sat down on the couch and leaned into the
cushions. She didn’t realize she would enjoy her evening with Grant
as much as she did. He was so easy to talk to and not a bit
presuming, which she figured most TV personalities would be. He’d
let the students take tons of pictures with him earlier in the day,
and then showed several of the students each and every step of the
woodworking process while building the TV unit, even though it took
extra time.
    They stayed at Chad’s Pizzeria until the
doors closed. They talked about high school, what they had been
doing since high school, and about future plans.
    Jackie and Grant didn’t lack for
conversation. They continued to talk long after Chad’s closed. If
not for the accumulating snow, they’d probably still be standing
outside enjoying each other’s company.
    Jackie could easily fall for Grant. But she
didn’t want to, knowing he wouldn’t be in town more than a few
weeks. She didn’t want to get her heart broken, since he would be
going back to Los Angeles soon. She’d have to guard her heart. She
couldn’t fall in love with a man who wasn’t going to stick around.
Snowy Creek was home and she didn’t want to leave.
    Jackie’s phone buzzed and she wondered who
would be texting her at such a late hour. She entered her code to
unlock the phone and a picture of Grant and all the teenagers
popped up on her screen, along with a text.
    Look Miss Baldwin! My
Tweet went viral! It’s even on other websites! She recognized the phone number as belonging to Vanessa, one
of the students in Colin’s shop class. She had been at Jackie’s
client’s house helping on the projects earlier that day. Jackie
assumed Vanessa must have tweeted a picture of Grant helping
them.
    Jackie wasn’t too knowledgeable about
Twitter, but she opened her laptop and Googled Grant’s name. Sure
enough, the picture of Grant and the students came up on the
screen. It had already received over two hundred thousand hits.
    Jackie clicked on one of the links with the
headline, ‘Grant Williams Helps Teens Learn Woodworking In
30-Minutes Or Less.’
    Jackie flopped against the cushions on her
couch. She knew the students would be thrilled to be momentary
super stars, but she sure hoped Grant wouldn’t be upset.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter 3
     
    Jackie pulled her truck around the back of
Williams’ hardware store and put it into park. She stepped out and
walked through the back door.
    “Hey Jackie, how’re you doin’ today?”