Love Like the Dickens: A Heartswell Harbour Romance by Mavis Williams

Author:Mavis Williams [Williams, Mavis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

“Nick, what on earth are you doing here?”

“I googled ya, eh?”

“You googled— but—”

“Destiny, Agnes. That’s what this is. Desti-damn-ny.”

“Desti—”

“—ny.”

Nick peeled off his gigantic parka, revealing a stout belly snuggly restrained by an old football jersey tucked into a pair of sweatpants. Tufts of black hair sprouted above the open neck of his shirt, with a thick gold chain winking between the clustered curls. Nick was easily twice the man he had been at sixteen.

“I don’t think this is destiny, Nick. I actually think this is a bit weird.”

“Yer in that play, ain’t ya?” He beamed at her. “That there Dick somethin’ play, right? With the ghosts? Google told me you was, and then I did some investigatin’—”

“This is my worst nightmare.” Agnes goggled at him, thunderstruck.

“—and here y’are!”

“Google told you I was in the Book Nook?”

“Well, no.” Sexy Nick rolled his eyes at her. “I asked at the Lighthouse, eh? They know everything at the Lighthouse. I asked if anyone knew where the hot chick from the play was staying, and… here I am!” He stretched out his arms to encompass the room.

“Someone shoot me,” Agnes whispered.

Belinda made a small huffing sound, reminding Agnes of her manners. She rose to her feet, carefully putting down her melting bowl of ice cream.

Could she pretend she didn’t know him?

“Ya look the same, ya know? Except… wasn’t you blonde in high school?”

Nope.

“No. That was my sister.”

“No, no. That was you. You was blonde, and you used to wear that little red sweater with poofy bits on it.” Nick nodded, wagging his finger at her. Agnes had never owned anything with poofy bits. Nora coughed quietly.

“Belinda, Nora—” Agnes waved her hand at the two women as she looked at the floor. “This is Nick. I know him from—”

“I distinctly heard you call him ‘Sexy Nick’ a moment ago,” Nora said under her breath. “It would appear you know him quite well.”

Nick preened, running his hands over his own belly with a little wiggle of his hips. Agnes cringed.

“Ladies.” Nick bowed. He actually bowed in front of Belinda, took her hand and raised it to his lips. “Lovely to make your acquaintance.”

Belinda’s cheeks turned bright red as she smiled up at him.

“Christmas baby,” he said, turning to Nora and nodding. “I knew a kid once born on Christmas. Luckiest little asshole I ever met.”

Nora blinked. Agnes raised her hands toward Nick as if to push him gently back into the past where he belonged.

“Christmas babies are lucky, Nora,” Belinda said, her eyes glued to Nick. “Sexy Nick is absolutely right.” Belinda gasped as her hand flew to her mouth. “I can’t believe I said that. Please excuse me! It must be the ice cream.”

“Ya calls it like ya sees it, little lady.” Nick strutted over to Agnes and draped a meaty arm over her shoulder. He winked at Belinda. “I like your attitude.”

“Oh my God,” Agnes groaned, shrugging herself out from under his embrace. Savannah was so, so wrong about this one. “Nick, it’s really great to see you, but—”

“Dinner.

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