Considering Posy’s visit from the night before, Beatrice wasn’t at all surprised to hear this. Gail lowered her voice after glancing around them again and said, “I feel like I need to talk to somebody, Beatrice. And besides being the minister’s wife, you’ve always seemed so sensible. I was wondering if I could bend your ear for a minute.” The flush deepened a bit and she added in a rush, “Unless I’m holding you up. You’re obviously here to get some shopping done.”
“Oh, I have a few minutes. I need to gear myself up for the produce aisle. Wyatt and I have been trying to eat healthily, but sometimes I’m overly ambitious when I’m faced with vegetables. I’ll end up buying two pounds of green beans or something.” Beatrice smiled, hoping to put Gail at ease.
Gail relaxed a little and said in a
