People passed by the shop window, but no one came in. A few cast a quick glance Allie’s way. Once, she’d convinced herself that she hadn’t seen someone smirk at her, but then it happened again. By late morning, Allie felt sure her suspicions were true. People were avoiding the shop. Pine Harbor wasn’t exactly Mayberry, but it was a small town, and by that point, someone would have at least waved or even popped their head inside to say hi.
She thought through the past few days’ events. The proposal, or her response to it, had turned people against her. People liked Justin and her together. A cute couple, they said. They didn’t say they were deeply in love. No, they were just cute. Who wouldn’t build a life upon that?
Who wouldn’t build a life upon that?The Pine Harbor rumor mill had outdo
