Total pages in book: 68
Estimated words: 66642 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 333(@200wpm)___ 267(@250wpm)___ 222(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 66642 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 333(@200wpm)___ 267(@250wpm)___ 222(@300wpm)
Ginny grimaced. “I’m not making excuses—I don’t want you to think I am—but a few of my brothers may have the philosophy that, until they actually meet their soul mates, it’s not really cheating.”
“Isn’t that convenient?”
Ginny winced at her sarcastic tone. “Silas and I warned them that their soul mates won’t see it the same way. You have to understand that, to them, they’ve known about their soul mates since they were children. It’s like being promised to go on a magical trip to this magical place and having to wait. After so long, they get tired of waiting, and they take small excursions to different places.”
“I see.” She didn’t, yet she didn’t want to hurt Ginny’s feelings by telling her one of her brothers—from what she could tell—hadn’t gone on small excursions. He made regular trips.
“Do you believe in soul mates?”
Sophie had to think about it for a minute. Did she believe in soul mates?
“I think couples can be deeply in love enough to believe they’re soul mates. Do I personally believe they are? No. No one knows who their soul mate can really be. Does that mean every woman or man they’ve been with is their soul mate, and then, when the relationship ends, they say I guess they weren’t their soul mate? It gives them an excuse to give up on a relationship.”
Wondering at the strange expression Ginny made, she laughed. “You’re married.” Sophie looked at the wedding rings on Ginny’s hand. “Are you married to your soul mate?”
“Yes.”
“Then I’m glad you found him. Did you know he was your soul mate before you were together?” Sophie was about to prove her point.
“I did.”
Sophie blinked at her. “Okay …” she drawled out. “But that was after you started dating.”
“Before.”
“How did you know he was your soul mate?”
“I saw his face. The moment I saw him, I knew he was my soul mate.”
Sophie had another word for what Ginny probably thought happened. Lust. With Treepoint being a small town, her parents would have drummed into her to save herself for marriage. She hadn’t been particularly adventuresome in the bedroom herself, but just because she had found a man earthshakingly attractive, like Jody, she wasn’t going to chalk those feelings up to finding her soul mate. If he was her soul mate, she thought sarcastically, she would be crying, right after she kicked him in his balls a couple of times.
“I’m happy you found yours, but I won’t hold my breath about finding mine.”
Ginny seemed about to say something then changed her mind.
Sophie thought Ginny was thinking of a way to change her mind about soul mates. She was going to make it easy for her.
“I’m not ruling out having a soul mate. I have my eye on a man I’ve met.”
Ginny’s face lightened. “You have?” she asked her happily.
“I have. I just need to ask if he is dating someone before I make my move.”
“Who is he?”
“Isaac.”
Chapter Thirteen
“Ithink that went well. Don’t you?” Jody asked as they got back in the truck after spending most of the morning helping Sophie out at the diner.
“Umm … I guess.”
Jody turned to look at Ginny once he was driving on the road back to their homes. “What does that mean?”
“It means, your goose may be cooked. She doesn’t believe in soul mates, which Gavin didn’t either when I told him, so I’m sure you’ll be able to convince her. On the other hand. you might not want to.”
“How in the hell did you get on the subject of soul mates?”
“I really don’t remember. She noticed the way Mina acted around you, and she thought you two were dating.”
His hands tightened on the steering wheel. More than one of his chickens had come home to roost.
“Go on,” he said through tight lips.
“I told her how none of you have ever been on a date because you’re waiting for your soul mates.”
“I don’t want her thinking I’m a nerd.”
“Oh … umm … I don’t think she thinks you’re a nerd from the way Mina came on to you.”
“Does she believe in soul mates?”
“Not exactly.”
“What in the hell does that mean?”
“It means she thinks that if men believe in soul mates, it only gives them an excuse to break off relationships when they don’t work out. She said that, so how do you think she’s going to react when she finds out you knew who your soul mate is and had sex with half the female population in town?”
“I haven’t had sex with half of the women in town.”
“I’m sorry,” she apologized. “With all the women in your age range,” she clarified.
“Dammit,” he growled.
“You brought this on yourself. The good news is I think she’ll be staying, and I may have convinced her about soul mates.”
“At least that’s good.”
“The bad news is she’s kind of interested in Issac.”