Bayside Fantasies by Foster Melissa

Author:Foster, Melissa [Foster, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Amazon: B07W14SRWG
Goodreads: 52730710
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2020-03-18T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

JETT SAT AT the desk in the office of his luxurious LA penthouse suite Friday evening poring over the financial history of a company Jonas had brought to him as a potential investment, but no matter how hard he tried to concentrate, his thoughts circled back to Tegan. He missed talking to her, hearing the hope and happiness in her voice. She was a bright light in a world that had been gray for so long, he had no idea what to do with the plethora of things she made him feel or think about. He’d thought not texting for the last two days would help clear his head, but he’d still thought about her every damn minute. He couldn’t stop wondering if she was seeing Bryson. Wasting her gorgeous smile on him. Or on fucking Jack the jock. Was he the one she’d been fielding texts from during the storm? As if that wasn’t enough to sidetrack him, on the heels of all those thoughts came images of the devastation in the community in which he’d grown up.

He’d been so far off his game this week, when he’d spoken with Leslie Carlisle about selling Carlisle Enterprises, which she and her brother had taken over after their father had passed away, he kept hearing Tegan in Leslie’s nostalgic reasons for not selling. Before getting to know Tegan, Jett would have had a dozen sharp rebuttals spilling from his lips without a second thought about Leslie’s feelings. But he’d stumbled, remembering how important it was to Tegan to carry on her great-uncle’s legacy.

His phone rang, and his grandmother’s name flashed on the screen. He picked it up, glad for the distraction, and said, “How’s the coolest grandmother at LOCAL?”

“She’s wondering why the heck she had to hear about her grandson’s girlfriend from his mother.”

“Christ,” he muttered under his breath. “Please disregard anything Mom said. Tegan’s a good friend, not my girlfriend.”

“Is that what you kids call it nowadays?” Rose teased.

He imagined his grandmother’s blue-gray eyes dancing with amusement and said, “We’re not having this conversation, Gram. How are you?”

“I’d be better if you had brought your blond beauty to meet me.”

“I just told you—”

“Save your breath, Jetty. Even your father said he saw starry eyes.”

“Wishful thinking on his part. Tegan wasn’t starry-eyed. If anything, he saw reflections of the daggers he and I cast toward each other. Tegan was probably trying to figure out why she’d agreed to come with me.”

“He wasn’t talking about Tegan.”

“Nice try, Gram. You can stop fishing for details, because I’m not taking the bait.”

“I don’t fish, honey. Emmie told me you spent a couple of days with your new friend when everyone else thought you’d left the Cape.” Rose had been an active mother and grandmother and had loved gardening. But years of suffering from scoliosis and disc issues had left her wheelchair bound. And then she’d met Emery—Emmie. As a yoga-back-care specialist, Emery had been able to develop a program for Rose and worked with her several times a week to help her get on her feet again.

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