Love at Cape Luella by Simone Evans

Author:Simone Evans [Evans, Simone]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love at Cape Luella: Forever Safe Summer II #5
Publisher: Evanlea Publishing
Published: 2020-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

“Was that the Noch boy?” Mom asked as she pressed her hand against her mouth and looked down the hall in the direction Jack had run.

I’d heard his parting words. He’d said he loved me. If I wasn’t sitting in bed naked with the sound of my dad approaching… Oh, hell, my dad.

Jumping from my bed, I ran for the bathroom. Slamming the door behind me, I quickly flipped the lock. My heart was thumping so loud that it sounded like someone was knocking.

Then it dawned on me, someone was knocking.

“Naiva… please open the door,” Mom called through the door.

Remaining silent I waited and hoped she’d grow tired and leave.

“I only came to talk to her about the B&B, Liam. I didn’t expect to find…”

“Nora, you should have knocked. She’s a grown woman. That’s why we decided to sell in the first place.”

“I know we wanted to allow her to have a life of her own, Liam, but –”

“No, buts, Nora. You should have knocked,” Dad’s voice was firm.

“I did!” I swear it sounded like Mom stomped her foot and was probably pouting.

What did they mean they were selling because of me? Letting the thoughts run through my mom I washed up and took care of the basic morning necessities. Luckily, I had a robe in my bathroom which I slipped on before slowly cracking the door and looking into my room.

A groan escaped as I saw my dad sitting in the chair in the corner of my room.

“Can we chat a bit, baby girl?” he asked and gave me a grin as he motioned to my bed.

“Dad, I’d really rather not talk about –” My stomach felt queasy as I looked at my messed-up sheets and then flicked my gaze to my dad.

“Naiva, sit,” Dad ordered, no longer trying to sweet-talk me.

Automatically I walked over and dropped to the bed with a huff. I was fully willing to admit that I was being petulant. But seriously, I had a good reason. Not only was my dad most likely going to give me the talk but he was going to discuss the selling of the B&B by what I heard him and my mom say to each other. I didn’t want to discuss either subject.

“Sweetheart,” Dad sighed. “Selling this place wasn’t an easy decision. Your mom and I have discussed it on more than one occasion over the years.”

“Really?” I asked, surprised by his admission. “I didn’t know you were unhappy here?”

“It’s not that, Naiva. It’s more…” Dad waved his hand in the air as he searched for the right words. “All of us have given everything to this place. When your mom and I took over, your great-grandmother and grandparents were still alive and they all helped out. Things were different back then as well. Life was simpler. It was easy to make ends meet.”

Dad’s gaze grew distant and I could tell he was thinking of something fondly.

“But, Naiva… you could run this place if you have a staff but you can’t make it and pay them.

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