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in search of the box where she’d packed her towels. She was going to have to make a concerted effort to get everything unpacked today. Even though she’d shared her former place, she’d still had stuff in a storage locker. She’d moved all of it when she came to Lemmon. It’d been a fair amount, even without furniture being included. She had to wonder if she had a bit of a hoarder in her.
    After finding a towel, her toothbrush, toothpaste and a comb, Rikki brushed her teeth, then showered. As she dressed, she figured before she got into the unpacking she should do some grocery shopping. She had the leftover Chinese food for lunch, but nothing to make for dinner.
    The one nice thing about living on the main street of a small town was the fact most of the local businesses could be found there. The grocery store was only a block away. She could have walked there, but since she needed to do a big shopping, it’d be easier to drive instead of having to carry all the bags home.
    Rikki left her apartment, then went to the back of the building before she got into her car. Less than a minute later, she drove into the parking lot of the grocery store. It’d be considered small for a big city, but it was the only one the town had.
    She walked through the store’s entrance, then grabbed one of the shopping carts at the front. Rikki headed to the fresh produce section. She hadn’t made a list of what she had to buy since she basically needed everything.
    She’d reached the end of the produce when she caught a quick glance of a blond-haired man, who she thought could be Torger. He’d been tall enough and had the same build. Rikki hurried after him.
    “Torger,” she called.
    The man turned toward her. He smiled. He definitely wasn’t Torger, but he had very similar looks. Plus, now that she really looked at him, his hair was a lot longer.
    He came closer. “I think you mistook me for my brother.” He smiled again. “I’m Brolach. And I’m thinking you must be Rikki.”
    Rikki grinned and nodded. “Yes, I am. I take it Torger told you about me.”
    “He did. I understand you moved to Lemmon yesterday.”
    “Yes. Torger was nice enough to help lug some of my boxes up to my apartment.”
    “He said he had. Since you live across the street from my wife’s family’s coffee shop, where we work, I expect we’ll be seeing each other often.”
    “The chances are pretty good,” Rikki said with a grin. “I’ve already planned to go there for lunch sometime.”
    “If you hang around Torger long enough, you’ll be going to the shop quite a bit. He, my sister and our close friend, Cameron, stop by for coffees and donuts almost every day.”
    “So that’s how Torger saw I was moving all by myself. He had to have been there.”
    Brolach smiled. “Yes. I should let you finish your shopping. I look forward to seeing you again, Rikki.”
    “Thanks. And me too.”
    Rikki watched Brolach walk away and chuckled to herself. Well, that was one way of meeting a family member of a guy she hoped to have a relationship with. And Torger’s brother definitely wasn’t hard on the eyes.
    She continued her shopping, then went to the check-out. Rikki couldn’t help but cringe a little when the cashier told her what her total came out to be. At least she was stocked up for a while.
    After she loaded the shopping bags into the trunk of her car, she headed to her apartment. As she parked behind the building, she wished there was a back entrance to her place. It would have made it a bit easier to get the groceries upstairs. She ended up making three trips. Her back and legs screamed at her. The move had made her sore, and carrying bags up the stairs was just more of the same.
    She put the groceries away, then ate some of the Chinese food since it was pretty close to lunchtime. After getting rid of the empty containers, Rikki set to work unpacking dishes, cutlery, glasses and mugs. She washed each one before putting them into the cupboards