“Hadley!”
Looking up, Hadley’s smile blossomed. “Oh, it’s you!”
Eric squinted at the newcomer—a slender, average-looking guy who rolled in on a bike. Hadley was smiling at him? Did she know this guy? What was their story?
The guy, shaken by Eric’s commanding presence, swallowed hard and set the bag back on the ground.
“And that too,” Eric added, nodding toward the flour sack still resting on the guy’s shoulder. “Put it down.”
“Alright,” the grocery store owner responded with a quick nod, not sparing another thought.
Meanwhile, Hadley stood frozen, completely thrown off by what had just happened.
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