A Match Made on Main Street by Miles Olivia

Author:Miles, Olivia [Miles, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction / Contemporary Women, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2015-04-27T23:00:00+00:00

By Friday morning, it was official. Luke and Grace were engaged. Anna announced it breathlessly within minutes of arriving at the diner, but Luke had already called Mark late the night before to tell him Grace had accepted.

As if there were ever any doubt.

“I’m the best man. Again.” Mark gave a half-hearted grin as Anna pushed up her sleeves and began measuring flour.

“That’s quite an honor.” She caught his eyes, and his gut tightened at the clarity of her blue gaze. “I’m not sure if I’ll be the maid of honor. Even though I’m the middle sister, Grace and Jane always had a special bond. Or she might ask Ivy Birch. They’ve been friends since they were children.”

Mark nodded thoughtfully. He supposed he’d have the same dilemma if he ever made it to the altar. He loved his brother, but he was closer to Luke than Brett in many ways. Being the oldest, he’d had to look out for his mother and brother after his father cut town—it was a strain Luke understood firsthand when his own father passed away a few months later. Those types of bonds were unspoken and deep.

His brow furrowed as he peeled an onion. What the hell was he even thinking about this for? He was never getting married. He knew firsthand that marriage didn’t last. In the end, someone always left. One way or another…

His mind trailed to his mother and his heart began to wrench like it did every time he thought of her lying in bed, thin and pale, with that patterned scarf around her head. She shouldn’t have been alone then—and she wasn’t, because he’d made damn sure of it. He’d put two years of his life on hold, deferring college until she was in remission, working in the diner to keep it going. He’d done it again by coming back here after culinary school, vowing that he’d do what he had to, just so long as she got better.

A wave of guilt washed over him when he thought of the way he’d been thinking about his father again recently, remembering the way it felt to work side by side in Tavern’s clamoring kitchen. The man had treated his mother like dirt, leaving her with two young sons and no money, not bothering to check in or be there for her when she was staring death in the face. What kind of son did that make him?

His frown deepened as he hacked at the onion.

“You all must be relieved. I know Luke went through a dark period after Helen died. It was tough for him to be alone like that,” Anna said, as if reading his thoughts.

That it was. Luke had suffered. Greatly. He deserved this happiness. Everyone does.

“Luke and Grace were meant to find their way back to each other. I’m glad it worked out for them.” He chopped the onion over and over until it was more of a mince than the course chop he had intended. Damn it. He slid it to the side and plucked another from the bowl.

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