Grumpy Billionaire Mountain Man: An Opposites Attract Boss Romance (The Delaney Brothers Series Book 2) by Willow Finn

Author:Willow Finn [Finn, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirteen

Laurel

Breakfast was awkward. Rick appeared to be more than happy to stay out of it, which I appreciated. When Rick left the dining room, Luke turned to me. I decided that this was a good time to apologize for anything I might have caused at the bar.

“Before you say anything, Mr. Delaney, I wanted to apologize for any tension or upset that I caused by being at the bar last night,” I said before adding, “and the other nights I went to listen to your band.” I hesitated before continuing. “See, it started because I wanted to get away and unwind after our fights. I heard you play there one Friday, and something about it just made me feel like maybe I could actually stay in Waterfront..”

“It’s not like there are many places to unwind here in Waterfront that are open that late,” Mr. Delaney said, resigned.

“And I’m sorry if my excitement has been causing the friction between us,” I continued.

This caught Mr. Delaney’s attention more than anything else, I supposed. He raised an eyebrow at me.

“I was so excited when I got this job, but it’s just been so different from what I envisioned. It’s been… tricky to come to terms with sometimes.” I blushed and looked at my hands. “Also, I’m sorry for totally ignoring your system for introducing new dishes.” I glanced up sheepishly. “Honestly, I thought it was just something you made up on the spot because you were trying to win an argument, but I asked Rick,” I cleared my throat awkwardly. “And Rick said that you actually did have a process… so… yeah. Sorry about that.”

Luke didn’t say anything, and I felt like I needed to fill the silence.

“In my defense, a couple guests have told me they really like the chicken strips and lasagna,” I saw Luke’s forehead crease, so I hurried on. “But what I’m saying is that I’m open to having a tasting with you, Rick, and a few others so we can actually finalize a menu for this place through your procedure.”

I hoped that by sharing my view of what was going on, he would be able to come to understand what I wanted to happen here. It wasn’t so much that I wanted free reign over the menu. I wanted to be able to share some of my favorite meals with the guests who would be here in the lodge. That was all.

He nodded slowly, as if thinking over my words. I didn’t say anything to hurry his decisions along. Instead, I simply started to gather my own dishes and put them in the sink.

I was almost done rinsing my dishes off, thinking about what I wanted to make for dinner that night with the ingredients we had when I heard Luke push his stool away from the counter. I turned my head to look as Mr. Delaney walked right over to the sink and waited for me to turn it off. I did so.

“Perhaps we have both misunderstood what is going to happen this season,” he said softly.

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