Clearly torn between his loyalty to Geoff and Jeannie and his concern for Emma and her family, he’d left as soon as possible. But he’d again challenged Jeannie to get back into the community, and so she’d decided that a good first step would be to resume her habit of shopping at the fresh market in Pinecraft. There were still plenty of casseroles and breads and cakes and pies in her freezer and refrigerator, but she was hungry for the lighter fare of fresh fruit and a green salad.The news of Geoff being in court had come to her in whispered conversations that abruptly stopped as she moved around the store, nodding to those she knew and receiving in return a quick glance before the person gave her a nod or smile and then pretended interest in the produce. These were Emma’s friends and neighbors, and although Jeannie had grown up in this community and among these very people, and even though she was used to people’s sympathetic glances by now, the demeanor of the patrons in the fresh market was different.
