All Shook Up by Annalisa Daughety

Author:Annalisa Daughety [Daughety, Annalisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alliston Ink
Published: 2017-10-10T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Suzanne leaned back at her desk at work and rubbed her temples. “Have I mentioned how glad I am that Elvis Week is officially over?” she asked.

Avis giggled. “Girl, me, too. I mean, no week is totally normal around here, but I felt like I was living in some kind of crazy world lately.”

Suzanne nodded. “No doubt. I’ll be glad to just work on run-of-the-mill weddings and the occasional after-hours event.” She grinned.

“So what did you decide to do about your house? Are you joining the ranks of us homeowners?”

Suzanne let out a huge sigh. “I don’t know yet. I went ahead and got pre-approved for a mortgage just in case I decide to buy. But I haven’t actually done any house hunting yet.”

“Baby steps.” Avis burst into laughter. “I’m impressed that you’re even considering it. I think you could be really happy with your own place.”

Suzanne’s eyes twinkled . “I’m ashamed to admit this, but I’ve started watching HGTV lately. And now I’m hooked.” Because she’d always been a renter, Suzanne had never upgraded from her college-style furniture. She had a hodge podge of things she’d picked up at thrift stores over the years. The idea of decorating her own place thrilled her.

Avis squealed. “You’re getting house fever.” She smiled broadly. “That’s better than baby fever. Not nearly as expensive, and you can sell the house when it starts giving you fits.”

“That’s one way to look at things,” Suzanne said. She glanced at the clock on her computer. “Okay. I’m out of here. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.”

“You, too,” Avis called.

Suzanne hadn’t seen Nick since the night they kissed. She’d talked to him on the phone a few times though. He’d taken his grandmother home yesterday. After all the delays caused by her blood pressure, her doctor went out of town. His grandmother had insisted on going home for the weekend, and the surgery was scheduled for next week.

Suzanne headed toward her house. Traffic wasn’t as bad as normal for a Friday afternoon. Must be a lot of people out of town for one last summer hurrah.

Nick invited her to dinner tonight, but he wasn’t supposed to pick her up until a little before seven. Which would give her some time to relax. She pulled into the driveway and sauntered inside.

Charlie met her at the door, his favorite stuffed bunny in his mouth.

She reached down and tugged on the bunny.

Charlie tugged back. Tug-of-war was his favorite game. He wasn’t much of a fetcher, but he loved to tug.

Suzanne eased into the patio chair and scratched Charlie behind the ears. She’d lived in six different places in Memphis. Was it time to make the city her permanent home? “Come on, boy. Let’s go inside.”

Charlie trotted along behind her and went straight for the water bowl.

Suzanne slipped on a pair of dark jeans and a pink flutter-sleeve top. She paired the outfit with her favorite wedge heels, thankful her calves had healed from her recent run. She and Nick

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