Ever After (Love to the Rescue Book 3) by Rachel Lacey

Author:Rachel Lacey [Lacey, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Women, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2015-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

“You two know each other?” Olivia handed Pete his check, still secretly thrilled that he’d stopped by for supper—and to see her.

“I’m coaching her son at the rec center.”

“Oh. Cool.” A simple enough explanation, and yet, Pete looked anything but simple right now. He was pulsing with tension, his eyes dark and haunted. What was it about Tamara that had triggered this? Or had something else happened that she’d missed? A call from work perhaps?

“Well, I should go.” He slid some cash inside the bill holder and passed it back to her.

“Do you need change?”

“No.”

“Hey.” She put her hand on his shoulder before he could stand. “I was just thinking about the sunrise this morning. It was really beautiful. Maybe we can do that again sometime.”

His expression softened. “I’d like that.”

So would she, but that wasn’t why she’d brought it up. She hoped to subtly put the image in his head, in case he needed to visualize it later.

He slid out of the booth and went on his way, and Olivia returned to her shift. Things stayed busy during the dinner rush, gradually tapering off until the café closed at nine. She was fortunate not to have any stragglers in her section tonight, so she cleaned up and clocked out, walking to her car alongside Tamara.

“How’s Zach these days?” she asked. She’d known Tamara about three years; she’d started working here shortly after her husband was killed in a car accident. A former stay-at-home mom, Tamara had found herself suddenly thrust back into the workplace, struggling to make ends meet for herself and her son, while going to school nights to finish her bachelor’s degree.

“He’s been keeping himself out of trouble, mostly.” Tamara smiled. She exuded a kind of effortless style and presence that seemed suited to much bigger and better things than the Main Street Café. “He goes to the rec center most days after school.”

“That’s good. You should bring him in sometime soon. It’s been ages since I’ve seen him.”

“I’ll do that. Good night, Olivia.”

“Night.” Olivia waved. She slid into her Prius and drove home, exhausted. She took care of her animals and fell into bed, asleep before her head hit the pillow.

The next morning, after a flurry of text messages with Merry, she headed out to the farm to have breakfast with her friend. Dinner would have been more fun, but Olivia was working noon to nine again today.

“Perfect timing,” Merry said as she opened the front door. “I just put Jayden down for a nap. We should have a solid two hours.” She crossed her fingers.

“That’s all I have anyway before I have to get to work.” Olivia followed Merry into the kitchen, setting down a bag of fresh muffins from the café.

“Mmm, those look awesome. Help yourself to coffee or whatever you want to drink.” Merry set a couple of plates on the counter and sipped from her own coffee mug. “So I have two things to tell you, and then I want to hear all about the other night.

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