I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force

Author:Marie Force [Force, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780698163003
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-11-04T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Any leftover thoughts of the best run of the year—yes, that’s what it was—dissipated by nine o’clock this morning when a torrent of ice like you read about belched out of the main lines. If anything indicates the end of the season, it is mucky pumps, tanks and lines.

—Colton Abbott’s sugaring journal, April 15

The next morning, Colton made an effort to get back to his routine on the mountain. He tended to some record keeping, hiked up the mountain to check on trees that had shown signs of a possible blight earlier in the summer and added another cord to the growing woodpile.

By noon, however, he was hungry and in bad need of someone to talk to about all the shit that was in his head. He gave careful consideration to several possible people, including both his parents, his sister Hannah and his brother Hunter, all of whom had opinions Colton normally trusted implicitly. However, Will had the best perspective on Colton’s situation, having recently been through it himself.

And since Colton needed perspective, he went looking for his second-oldest brother. He parked in front of the store and was halfway up the back stairs that led to the offices when he met Charley coming down.

“What brings you into town on a Wednesday?” his sister asked.

“I’m looking for Will, if you must know.”

“He’s across the street at the diner having lunch.”

When Colton heard the words diner and lunch, his stomach let out a huge grumble. “Okay, I’ll look for him over there.”

“So, you and Lucy, huh?”

“Yeah, what’s it to you?”

“Nothing.”

Charley could be such a pain in the ass when she wanted to be. “Great. See ya.” He turned to head back down the stairs.

“Are you going to move there?”

Colton stopped in his tracks and turned to look up at her. “No plans to move.”

“Then she’s coming here?”

“That’s not happening either.”

“So what’re you going to do, then?”

“Who knows? For now, we’re having fun and not worrying too much about the future.”

“Well, good luck with that.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I’d hate to see you get hurt when she gets bored and moves on to someone more convenient, Colton.”

Her words sent an arrow of fear straight to all his insecurities where Lucy was concerned, especially since she’d told him herself that losing interest had been a problem for her in the past. “Thanks for that cheery thought. Appreciate it.”

“I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be a downer. Just be careful, okay?”

“I will and thanks for the concern, but it’s all good. Nothing to worry about.”

“See you later.”

“See ya.” He trotted down the stairs, the weight of Charley’s worries accompanying him across Elm Street to the diner, where he found Will and Cameron having lunch with his grandfather. For a second he was torn about whether he wanted all three of them in his business, but then his gramps caught sight of him and waved him over.

Elmer slid over to make room for Colton on his side of the booth. “This is a nice surprise.

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