Evie Interrupted by Alison G. Bailey

Author:Alison G. Bailey [Bailey, Alison G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alison G. Bailey
Published: 2021-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Present

Opening the front door, I found the house deafeningly quiet. I put the container full of leftovers Butler had made for me in the fridge and noticed the flash of the TV in the family room. When I got down the steps, I saw Maine curled up on the sofa with Linus sleeping next to her. I would have left her alone and let her sleep over if it weren’t for the fact that tomorrow was Sunday, one of the busiest mornings at the café. Linus looked up as I touched Maine’s shoulder.

“Mmm.” She yawned, cracking open one eye.

“You must have had a rough night?” I said, sitting in the chair.

Maine raised her hands over her head and stretched from side-to-side. “Actually, it went well. We ate, danced, colored, and walked around. You know, girl stuff. Got her in her pajamas with no hassle and off to bed. The last time I checked she was sound asleep.”

“I’m impressed. You’re like the dementia whisperer.”

“What can I say? I have a knack, but enough about that. Tell me how dinner was.”

“Don’t you need to get home? Tomorrow is an extra early day for you.”

Wagging her finger in the air, she smirked. “Oh, no, no, no. I’m not leaving here until I get at least one juicy tidbit about your date.”

Automatically, a big smile crept across my face as I thought about my time with Butler.

“You. Are. Glowing!” Maine said. “Oh my God!”

“It’s not what you think. We didn’t do anything. Well, we did a little something. Maine, it was good. It was really, really good.”

“Oh my God, double reallys!”

“He’s so…everything. Funny, smart, sweet—”

“Hot.”

“That goes without saying, but there’s more to him than that. Butler is a genuine, honest, and caring person. I don’t know what words to use or how to explain.” I paused for a second trying to sort out my thoughts and feelings about a man I’d only been around a few times. A man who had my thoughts and feelings tied up in knots. “The one thing I know for sure is I’ve never met anyone like him.”

“When is the next encounter?’ Maine said.

Looking at her, I opened my mouth to speak when she cut me off.

“Evie, I don’t want to hear it.”

“Whether you want to hear it or not, the fact is tonight was a one-shot deal. It has to be.”

An audible huff flew from Maine’s lips.

“What?”

“You do this a lot, you know,” she said with annoyance.

“Do what?”

“Play out the beginning, middle and end of situations in your head without giving them a chance to play out on their own.”

My back stiffened. “I do not do that.”

“You so do that. You’ve already decided exactly how this Butler thing is going to turn out without any evidence to support your case.”

Crinkling my nose, I said, “Without any evidence to support my case?”

“I’ve been bingeing Law and Order. The point is, you’re already breaking up with him before you’ve been with him.”

“Maine—”

“I don’t mean in the biblical sense. I love you so much, Evie.

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