Auld Lang Mine: A Small Town Second Chance Holiday Romantic Comedy (Hope Island Holiday Romances Book 4) by Teagan Hart

Author:Teagan Hart [Hart, Teagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lightning Strike Press
Published: 2022-12-26T05:00:00+00:00

19

Andi

Andi didn’t know why she even bothered getting into bed. She hadn’t slept. She’d just glared up at Aragorn in the dark, thinking what a lucky fictional jerk he was with his clear purpose and the bad guy clearly defined and everything so damn black and white. Her head was a mess of Brandon, Max, and a hard, greasy ball of guilt that was sitting on her chest, trying to suffocate her.

At six, she finally rolled out of bed and got dressed for the day. She stumbled down the stairs and when she heard her mom bustling in the kitchen, she pulled on her coat and decided to get coffee at De-Floured on her way to work. She wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone and De-Floured would be busy with the morning regulars. She could slip in with a greeting and slip out with her coffee and a pastry. As she walked through the quiet dark streets, she tried to untangle the mess inside her head. When she finally found the end of the thread, she pulled, and came up with Max’s face, angrily telling her that he didn’t like her correcting everyone, telling them that they weren’t together. But they weren’t. Why did he care so much? They hadn’t seen each other in eight years and apparently, they weren’t even friends. Because you drew attention to him by saying it. And then it dawned on her. He was embarrassed. She’d embarrassed him. He’d been laying low since coming back to the island. He probably wouldn’t have even come to the Bash if it hadn’t been for the support group. She knew she wouldn’t have. There was a figure hurrying toward her ahead, bundled up, head down against the wind, clutching a bag of groceries to their chest.

“Tessa?” Andi croaked.

The figure paused a few feet in front of her. “Oh, Andi. Good morning.”

Andi frowned. “What are you doing out so early?”

“Oh, ran out of cat food. And human food. Had to make a quick run to Bumble’s.”

“At five in the morning? Bumble’s was open?”

“Yeah, something about a resolution club she started,” Tessa said. “There was a whole group there, buying eggs. And the whole store smelled like hard-boiled eggs.”

Andi sighed. “Don’t know. Don’t wanna know.” She focused on Tessa again. “I didn’t see you at the end of the night. I meant to walk home with you . . .”

“I had to head home early. Sage doesn’t like to be alone for too long. She’s . . . she’s gotten spoiled with me working from home.”

Andi nodded. “I’ll bet.” Tessa was fidgeting, shifting her weight from foot to foot and looking around them. “Is everything ok?”

“What?” Tessa asked, freezing and looking back at her. “Oh, yeah. Just gotta pee and need to get back to Sage.”

“I won’t keep you. But maybe wanna hang out later? I get off at six.”

“Sorry, busy tonight. I have a late meeting. See ya later.”

“On New Year’s Day?” But Tessa was already hurrying away toward her dark house.

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