Bethany came around the greeting card display rack with a smile. “Time for coffee.” “I’m almost finished. Be right there.” Petra swiftly sorted the last handful of cards and inserted them into the rack’s slots. All morning she’d helped her sisters clean the new store and unpack merchandise for the shop, but her mind flitted to other things. Should I tell them? She had come here for solace, but gleeful reunion had filled last night. Her sisters had delighted in showing off the store and the new house. Everyone was tired, and the moment hadn’t seemed right. Now Saturday was flying past. She hadn’t yet worked up the nerve to reveal to them her experience Thursday night. When she entered the office, Bethany was pouring coffee for three. She’d set a basket of blueberry muffins and a few decorative paper napkins on the table. Her flushed face and satisfied smile told Petra that Bethany had found contentment.
