A Family Affair: The Cabin: A Novella (Truth in Lies Book 12) by Mary Campisi

Author:Mary Campisi [Campisi, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942158301
Publisher: Mary Campisi Books, LLC
Published: 2017-03-01T23:00:00+00:00

Pete slept on the couch, wished it were a foot longer so his feet didn’t hang off the edge, and he sure as hell wished it were more comfortable. But furniture was limited in this place and sharing a bed with Elissa—for sleeping— wasn’t an option. Not that she’d invited him, because one look and three seconds with her told a guy she wasn’t that type. Nope. This woman was the kind you brought home to meet your parents, married, moved with to the suburbs, and had a kid or two. He’d always been very good at spotting them—and avoiding them. Women like that weren’t playing games; they were about relationships and commitments and the only reason he’d puked out his past to this one was because…because why? He dragged a hand over his face, blinked open his eyes. Oh, yeah, because they were miles away from anybody they knew, inside a cabin, and it was all pretend.

That made him feel better.

He sat up, padded into the kitchen, and started the coffee. There’d been a time, before Heather convinced him he needed a chef, that he’d enjoyed playing around in the kitchen, concocting dishes and taking a stab at growing his own herbs. She’d squashed that venture, insisting he didn’t have time for such mindless endeavors. Why had he listened to her? Cooking and growing herbs relaxed him, gave him a sense of accomplishment. Pete thought of all the ways he’d been sidetracked in his life as he washed up, tossed on a fresh shirt, and fixed an omelet and rye toast.

“Elissa?” Pete knocked on the bedroom door, waited for a response, smiled when he heard a muffled groan. “Breakfast is ready.” Another groan and an unintelligible response. “Hurry up or it’ll be gone.” That got her moving and sitting at the table by the time he poured her coffee.

“This is delicious,” she said, forking a piece of mushroom and egg. “You should have called me.” She glanced at him from a still-foggy haze of sleep. “I would have helped.”

“No need. I like cooking, and it’s been a while. Besides, we’ve got a full day ahead and I wanted you well rested. I posted a list on the refrigerator and if you’re still game, we’ll knock it out together.”

She squinted at the fridge. “Sure.”

“Do you know anything about painting?”

By late afternoon, he learned that not only did the woman know how to paint a room, she did a helluva job with trim work. No globs on the ceiling, no paint on the floor. Plus, she didn’t flinch the way Heather used to when he played classic rock. Elissa liked it, sang to AC/DC and Bon Jovi. Damn, she even got him to belt out a few lines. That was no easy task.

Elissa had a lot going for her.

She didn’t talk too much and when she did, the topics weren’t filled with nonsense.

She didn’t seem to need layers of makeup and hair products to start her day.

She listened. How was that for a novel approach to friendship?

She had a laugh that made him want to join in.

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