Bed Head: A Friends to Lovers Romance (Sugar & Spice Book 1) by Jeni Leigh

Author:Jeni Leigh [Leigh, Jeni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-04-29T23:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

Kate

“You just texted me.” Luca’s voice murmurs something else unintelligible over my voicemail, while I tuck away in my room looking through another listing of potential firms. I’ve been in here all day… Maybe to work, maybe to avoid Brody. But it’s not like he’s come up to see me either. “When you get this, give me a call back. I’m free later this afternoon or tomorrow if you want to meet up. Maybe we could have a late lunch. Call me.”

I delete the message and switch over to my text screen. How about dinner? I’ll make reservations at your favorite seafood place. Text me.

Since when is Luca so attentive? Maybe he’s turned over a new leaf. Then again, maybe he’s realizing what a good thing he kicked to the curb. I do need to get my portfolio back and the Sailing Dragon does have outstanding coconut shrimp. And I’m going to have to meet with Luca sooner or later since I need to get the rest of my belongings—might as well get the ball rolling.

In the middle of texting him back, my mother’s photo pops up on my screen and my phone rings.

“Hello, Mom.”

“Kate, is everything all right?” Her voice is frantic.

“Um, yes.” I drawl out.

“Really?”

“Yes, Mom. What would make you think it wasn’t?” Did she have some motherly sixth sense that was pinging in her brain that I’d slept with the guy I’d been in love with since high school?

“Well, it’s been days.”

Befuddled, I say, “Since…”

“Kate, Richard and I sent you a loan days ago and I haven’t heard hide nor hair from you since you asked for our help. I thought maybe you were under duress and our conversation was just a ploy so some deranged kidnapper wouldn’t expose his sinister plan.”

Is she really this melodramatic?

“Kate?”

“You’re kidding me, right?”

“Katherine Evans, it’s not a laughing matter. Do you not watch the news?” My mother’s voice is octaves more shrill than her normal tone.

I take a deep breath. “First off, I’m fine and not tied up in anyone’s basement. Secondly, you don’t ‘hear’ hide nor hair, you physically look at it.”

“You’re being smart with me? I thought you were in trouble, otherwise I know I raised a daughter that would have called to say ‘thank you, Mom, thank you for caring about me’.”

My head falls back and I groan in frustration. “Thank you, Mom. Please convey my appreciation to Richard, too.”

“You can tell him yourself. He’s right here.”

“No, Mom, I—”

“Hi Kate, it’s Richard.”

I internally curse my mother, but lay on the saccharine tone. “Hello, Richard. How are you?”

“Oh, I’m good. Living the dream. Sunshine every day and my own citrus trees. Who could ask for more?”

“That’s great. Thanks for the loan. I’ll get it back to you as soon as I get a new job here.” I lean against the wall and roll my eyes.

“You know, my friend Eddie has a little shop that sells used art. He’s got two brick and mortar places now. He’s been looking for someone to manage one for him.

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