Chapter 23
Bennett glanced around the transformed grounds of the Seabreeze Inn, tenting his hand over his eyes against the morning sun. A riot of color stretched before him, shielded under canopies. Hand-blown glass, paintings, pottery, sculptures, multimedia. The energy of creativity, as well as anticipation from the crowd, was nearly palpable. Residents and tourists had turned out in support of Ivy and the community’s first art show. His sister Kendra and her family stood nearby.
Entrusted with the job of timekeeper, Kendra began the countdown. “Ten, nine, eight…” Other people around them quickly joined in.
Bennett hefted a large pair of ceremonial scissors to a red ribbon stretched across the entrance to the property.
Ivy stood next to him in an orange tank top and a skirt the same
