Home to Stay by Kate James

Home to Stay by Kate James

Author:Kate James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Heartwarming
Published: 2017-07-20T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER FOURTEEN

LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON at the office, Rick brought a large bouquet of flowers over to Shannon.

“I saw this at the front desk for you. Must be getting serious with Evans,” he said with an easy smile.

Shannon eyed the flowers warily. Rick obviously wasn’t aware of her conversation with Madison. That was a true test of a friend. Madison had listened to her, supported her, but respected the confidence, not even sharing it with her husband. It reminded her how important friends were, and that she was fortunate to have some very special ones.

Murmuring an indistinct thanks, she accepted the flowers and took them to the kitchen. Fortunately the room was empty, so she had some privacy. She removed the cellophane and tissue paper to find a beautiful mass of vivid-colored tropical flowers, but they did nothing to brighten her spirits. She pulled the card that accompanied the flowers from its envelope.

I’m sorry.

Will you forgive me?

Can we be friends?

Sawyer and Dylan

P.S. Dylan would like a dog and we need your help.

“Seriously?” The word slipped out before Shannon could stop it. She quickly glanced around to make sure she was still alone.

Sawyer wanted to be friends? Those kisses they’d exchanged implied more than friendship. But signing the card from him and Dylan sent a very clear message. Friendship and family.

Nothing more.

She was tempted to leave the flowers on the table in the kitchen knowing that looking at them would only aggravate the pain. She went as far as positioning the vase in the middle of the table.

But she couldn’t do it.

She scooped up the vase and took it to her desk, where she placed it on the far-right corner. Then she angled her computer, her chair and herself in the opposite direction.

She scrolled through a report on her screen, trying to find where she’d left off, but her gaze continued to be drawn to the flowers. Memories of her times with Sawyer flashed through her mind. A walk on a pier under a sickle-shaped slice of moon. The two of them watching Dylan wrestle with Darwin. His lips brushing over hers with the scent of gardenia and frangipani surrounding them.

“Let’s go get a coffee. Better yet, how about a beer?” She nearly jumped out of her chair at the sound of Cal’s voice. “You’re more than an hour after shift.”

“Uh, thanks for the offer, but I can’t. I have to finish this report.”

“Yeah? What report?”

Shannon glanced at her computer screen, then down at the papers on her desk because—quite frankly—she couldn’t remember what she’d been working on.

Cal leaned against the side of her desk and smirked. “Hmm. That important, huh?”

Shannon could feel the heat rising to her cheeks and turned away.

He reached down and flipped the file folder closed. “The report can wait until tomorrow. From what I’ve seen, you weren’t making much progress anyway. I’ll buy.”

Shannon cocked an eyebrow at him. To the best of her recollection, it was her turn to buy. She was about to decline but realized she wasn’t being productive anyway.



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