She was happy to be home again. She had completed the restoration of Seagrove and was proud of the results. A dog to welcome her home was the only thing missing. The thought of Jake's dog Sam came to mind, and she wondered what they were doing. Was he planning to visit that evening to check on things, and should she call him to find out? She wasn't sure if she trusted herself around him since realizing her feelings had changed. Her emotions were mixed about not knowing the next step in her life.
After the visit to Charleston and learning of the massive estate she was inheriting, she needed an outlet to release the anxiety about managing the empire. Today she would cook something to take her mind off her new responsibilities.
She took shrimp from the freezer to make shrimp creole; secretl
