Crush Landed: A Sweet Coastal Kisses Novel by Michelle Angus

Author:Michelle Angus [Angus, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Coop

It’s getting late, and I am unsure of what to do. I don’t want to leave Molly here alone, but I also don’t want to intrude on her space. She has picked up her phone a few times to respond to messages but, for the most part, she and I have just sat here in companionable television watching mode.

Molly’s eyes keep fluttering, and I can tell she is fighting the urge to sleep. I stand from the bed, gathering my things from the side table, before turning to face Molly. She is sitting up now, her eyebrows pulled down in question. “It’s getting pretty late, so I should probably get out of your way so you can get some sleep.”

“Uh… Oh… Right.” Molly’s eyes move to the comforter, and she starts playing with a loose string, winding it and unwinding it around her finger. “So… tomorrow? We should probably get back out to the island and tag some more ne–”

I shake my head before she has a chance to finish her sentence. “Nope, no can do Molly. Remember? Tomorrow is Friday.” Molly looks confused, so I continue on with my explanation. “When we signed contracts for the job, I specified in my written portion that I have Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays off for personal reasons.” I look down at my shoes, scuffing them on the floor, feeling uncomfortable now for having to explain it to her.

“Oh… right. I completely forgot. I… Uh…. Guess I will see you early Monday morning then.” She looks down at the blanket again, breathing out a sigh that I don’t think she realized she was holding in.

“Nope. Not doing that either.” Her eyes fly up to mine, and I can see something close to anger churning in her dark brown eyes, so I hurry up and continue before she gets mad. Short-fuse this one.

“You are coming with me tomorrow. I’m not leaving you alone all day and all night. Not after the ordeal we went through this morning.” I stand there, waiting for her to say something. When she doesn’t, I move for the other room.

“Wait… Coop.” She has thrown off the comforter now and is standing on her side of the bed, fidgeting with her hands in front of her. “I can at least walk you to the door.”

I shake my head again and breathe out my own sigh before readying myself for the argument ahead. “Nope. No need to walk me to the door, because I’m not leaving.” Molly’s eyes go wide, and her hands are now clenched into fists at her sides.

“What do you mean,” she raises her fingers into air quotes as she says the next part, “you’re not leaving?” She arches an eyebrow at me. “Where do you suppose you are staying the night, Coop?” She starts walking toward me, and I know this look. This is the same look that she gave me on my boat. I hold my hands up in front of me, a show of truce, as she continues to slowly walk my way.

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