Love, Morgan (Jackson Point Collection Book 2) by Jacqueline Ramsden

Author:Jacqueline Ramsden [Ramsden, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Morgan

“And you’ll never guess who swung by the shop yesterday,” Ripley said. Her scandalized tone was the only thing that could snap me out of the uncomfortable stupor Iona had left me in when she’d run off and left me alone at the door to an empty bungalow.

“You’re right, I won’t,” I said, knowing as I did that my usual approach would be to guess increasingly absurd options until Ripley became bored of my antics.

She paused. “What? Why aren’t you guessing?”

“No reason,” I said, drumming my fingers on the table on my deck—the place I’d finally wandered to when I realized Iona wasn’t immediately returning. I didn’t want to be too clingy, but I hoped she was okay. “Tell me who it was.”

“Not until you tell me what’s going on,” Ripley replied with that slightly tense, stern edge in her voice. It only really showed up when she was worried.

I sighed. “Nothing is going on. I’m just… waiting for Iona.”

Was I? I didn’t know. I mean, I was, but she hadn’t said she’d be back, just that she had to go check something. She had been adamant about going alone, and, since she wasn’t usually so forceful, I knew she’d been serious, but I wasn’t sure what to do with that. Just sit around and hope she returned?

I didn’t like sitting in my feelings too much, so I’d called Ripley as a distraction. Only, it wasn’t working. She was keeping part of my brain occupied, but the other half was running free, thinking wild conspiracy theories about what the look on Iona’s face had meant, where she’d run off to, and what I was supposed to do if she never came back.

“Ah,” Ripley replied, and I knew she was smirking now. “That does explain the tone. How’s it going with your celebrity crush?”

“It’s not a crush. I don’t get crushes.”

She laughed. “You don’t get crushes and you’re not a liar. Sure, Morgan.”

“Hey!”

“Fine, I guess you’re not usually much of a liar, and you don’t usually get crushes, but there is zero chance you’re ever convincing me that you’re not interested in Iona.” She paused thoughtfully. “I’m not sure why you’re still trying. We all know. Your entire bridge club knows. You might as well admit it.”

My stomach dropped. “They do?”

“Of course. Freddie was in here, I told them you’d run into Iona, and I didn’t even have to explain who she was. It turns out, in true Morgan fashion, you’ve talked to them about her too. Enough that they all knew you had a crush before you even left, and Freddie’s very interested to hear how things go.”

I breathed deeply against the feeling that my stomach was no longer in the right place. It didn’t matter. Everyone got crushes. I was perfectly entitled to be attracted to whomever I wanted. It didn’t matter that I hadn’t had a crush before. It didn’t matter that I’d built my life around not doing all of that. It didn’t matter if they knew.

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