Defend Me: A Frazier Falls Novel Page 17

“Hey, you just promised no more set-ups if I agreed to try a hobby.”

  “No, I said no more trolls. Aunt Freida’s got stellar taste. She’ll find you a good man.” With a flick of her finger, Trish removed the excess sugar from her plate, and they were once again surrounded by a sweet cloud. “She’s expecting you tomorrow at noon. I’ll text you her address. Keep in mind, she never works on Sunday, but you’re family.”

  “No, no, no, I can’t have your family setting me up. I’m not …”

  Trish lifted her perfectly plucked brow. “Jewish?”

  “No. You know race, religion, and status mean nothing to me. I want to find love organically. It shouldn’t be a business deal.”

  Trish let out a huff. “With a marriage failure rate of fifty percent, why wouldn’t you enter it like a business deal?”

  “Did you and Rob enter matrimony with an outlined contract?”

  “Yes, but it was verbal. I told him if he ever made me unhappy, I’d kill him.” She cocked her head and grinned.

  “I can show you some episodes of Murder, She Wrote that might come in handy. As long as Angela Lansbury doesn’t show up, you should be fine.”

  They walked the rest of the way through the market. Trish bought everything to do with baking. There were measuring spoons and cups, and an apron that said, spooning leads to forking.

  She handed them to Danielle. “I’m supporting your new hobby.”

  Danielle suppressed a groan. Now she’d have to pull out a cookbook and attempt to make something that wouldn’t kill them all.

  “I’ll invite you over for a scheduled poisoning soon.”

  They picked up their purchases and headed to the car. When they got back to Trish’s house, she leaned over and gave Danielle a hug. “You’re worthy of more than you got. Never forget that. There is a man looking for you.”

  “Should I hoist a flag that says, ‘I’m over here?’”

  “No, but don’t be late to Aunt Freida’s, or she might curse you instead of blessing you.”

  “I don’t want to go. What if she says I’m hopeless?”

  Trish gathered her purchases and climbed out of the SUV. “I’ll help you buy some cats.”

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