Always the Hero by Anna J. Stewart

Author:Anna J. Stewart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-12-11T19:35:55+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

LORI COULDN’T REMEMBER the last time she’d slept in so late. Maybe it was that yesterday had drained nearly every drop of energy out of her, but in the best way possible. Seeing all her friends and neighbors working together for a common goal, hearing the laughter in between grunts of exertion and yelps of accomplishment had done more to elevate her mood than a year’s worth of sunshine.

And today she got to celebrate with a date with Matt.

She stretched her arms over her head, let out an excited squeal before she could stop herself.

Caution, she reminded herself. She had to be more careful this time, but she just had such a good feeling about things. The past was cleared up; they were on the same track now, working together. Things were going well enough for her to move beyond dipping her toe in the romantic pool to maybe putting her whole foot in.

She rolled over, hugged her pillow and snuggled in against the thin beam of sunlight peeking through almost-closed curtains. She had the morning to herself, which gave her enough time to call the Flutterby and check in with Willa, who was working out even better than either she or Abby hoped. She planned to spend the rest of her morning in the garden and greenhouse and filling her soul with all the good things life had to offer her.

There was nothing sending clouds her way.

The second the thought passed through her mind, she wanted to kick herself. What was she doing, daring the universe to throw obstacles in her path? She wasn’t normally a superstitious person, but given how much she was enjoying a drama-free few days—it helped that BethAnn had been out of town since Wednesday—she really needed to be ready for the next bump in the road. Which, given Lori’s luck, would land squarely on her head.

As if reading her mind, a gentle thud hit the bed. Lori looked up as Winnie made her morning stroll up her legs and settled on her hip, barely tolerant blue eyes blinking as her “feed me now” motor revved. “Hey, baby.” Lori reached out and scratched the cat between her ears and swore Winnie smiled at her. “You hungry?”

Lori’s own stomach growled, but as she blinked the last of the sleep out of her eyes, the only thing on her mind right now was coffee. She stretched, dislodged Winnie and kicked herself up out of bed.

It wasn’t until she was properly caffeinated, had fed the cat, showered, and fixed herself some scrambled eggs and mushrooms that she took the time to acknowledge the fluttering in her stomach was a combination of anxiety and excitement. She’d felt this way before, weeks ago, when she and Matt had first started unofficially seeing each other.

The idea of a Sunday get-together with friends wasn’t new to her; she’d attended plenty of events and gatherings over the years, but she couldn’t help but feel a little giddy at the prospect of arriving with someone.

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