Barefoot Bay: Second Chance Summer (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Jennifer Perkins

Author:Jennifer Perkins [Perkins, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

SIX

“I feel like I’m being kicked out of my own house. I’ve already paid several months of the mortgage, and now I have pallets of shingles on the lawn that I signed for, and I have a mother who acts like a child,” Mia wiped her eyes, blew her nose, and handed Scott the empty tissue box. He opened a new one and sat beside her on her bed.

“Hey,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going on either, but my dad has an attorney who I called and he agreed to look into this for you. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to stop the delivery of the shingles, but the truck had already left.”

“I’m hoping they’ll come back and get them. This isn’t fair. I came here looking to start my life over again since—” Since they’d broken up, Mia had wanted to say. She’d been told that he moved on and left the island, so she thought she’d come back and start over. “It’s been one disaster after another. I mean, it’s almost like a bad omen since I’ve been here.”

“It’s no one’s fault. It’s just... I don’t know.”

“And now my throat is scratchy. And my headache will probably come back.”

“Shh. How about if you just lie down and get some sleep. You look exhausted.” He got up, removed her sneakers, and placed her feet on the bed, before lying beside her. “You sound like you’re catching a cold or something. Why don’t you just try to sleep and we’ll talk about this in the morning?”

“I still have to clean up the kitchen.”

“From what? That’s the beauty of Chinese take-out. All I’ll have to do is throw away the to-go containers. Don’t worry about it, I’ll clean up.” He covered her with a blanket, kissed her on the head, and left the room, heading to the kitchen.

“You are so sweet.” She yawned and closed her eyes. She knew the stress was getting to her and agreed that the best thing she could do now is get some rest. Mia drifted off to sleep. Tomorrow, she figured, she’d have more strength to tackle any problem.

***

“Coffee?”

As she put her phone back into her pocket, she was puzzled to hear his voice. She hadn’t realized Scott was in her kitchen cooking something that smelled wonderful! Sipping the coffee he handed her when he walked into the kitchen, she sat at the table with her back to where Scott was cooking. Maybe I’m dreaming and he’s not really here. When he placed a plate of pancakes in front of her, she pinched his arm.

“Hey! What’d you do that for?”

“I thought I was dreaming.” She poured syrup on her pancakes, ate a healthy slice, and then took a good gulp of coffee, before turning to face him. “These are good. It’s been a long time since you’ve made breakfast. Well, for me anyway.”

“And that’s a bad thing?” Setting his own plate of pancakes on the table, he then filled his cup with coffee, topped hers off, and took the seat across from her.

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