Barefoot Bay: Seeking Forever (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase [Chase, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

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She’d texted her address.

He’d gotten off work at four but hung around the resort until five – just to make sure there were no more near run-ins with the ex. The look of surprise – a pleasant one – on Ellie’s face when she spotted him had meant it was worth staying the extra hour. They walked together to their cars and if it weren’t for the fact that he was filthy and in desperate need of a shower, he would have had them leave for dinner right then and there.

He was as nervous as a sixteen-year-old virgin and for the life of him, he couldn’t figure out why. Technically, they’d done more before their first date than most people do after three! Still, the anticipation he was feeling about finally being out with her felt really good.

Max looked at himself in the mirror and sighed. The reflection showed a thirty-year-old man who worked hard and spent a lot of time in the sun. Shit. He looked old – at least to himself. There were lines on his face that didn’t used to be there and he looked tired. Scrubbing a hand over his face, he struggled to remember when the last time was he went out on a date.

Obviously it had been a while because he couldn’t quite remember if it was three or four months ago.

Maybe six.

“Damn,” he murmured and decided he’d had enough of looking at his face. Ellie didn’t seem to mind looking at him so that gave him hope. Still, as he finished cleaning up and getting ready, Max couldn’t quite shake the insecurity that had suddenly plagued him. He used to be a fun guy – a man who went out with his friends several times a week and always had a date on a Saturday night. When had that changed?

Why had it changed?

And why didn’t it seem to bother him before right now?

The entire time he was getting dressed, Max let his mind wander to all the things he wanted to talk to Ellie about and even spoke some of the questions out loud, rehearsing them.

“This is ridiculous,” he said, a little disgusted with himself. So he hadn’t been out socializing a whole lot recently. It didn’t mean anything. He’d finally hit a point in his life where he had more focus on what was important – and it happened to be his job at Casa Blanca. He loved it there – the people, the sense of community, all of it. He took pride in what he did and even though it wasn’t a glamorous job, Max wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Ellie’s face popped into his mind and he knew he had another reason to appreciate the job he had – it brought Ellie into his life.

Keys in hand, he left the house and within ten minutes, he was parked in front of Ellie’s. It was a cute little bungalow – nice curb appeal. As he walked to the door, he appreciated the array of greenery and the colorful flowers she had chosen.

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