Monday (Timeless Teaser) by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, new adult romance, e l todd

CHAPTER EIGHT

Francesca

I leaned back and tossed the coffee bean into the air. It soared toward the ceiling then came back to earth. My mouth was open and I tried to catch it, but I missed and it bounced off my chin. “Dammit.” I tossed another one into the air and made another attempt.

“I need to talk to you.” Marie stormed into the café while tying her apron around her waist.

“Hold on. I’ll get it this time.”

She snatched the coffee beans out of my hand. “This is serious.”

I guess my new trick would have to wait. “What’s wrong, Marie?”

“The house owner just called me this morning.”

“And?” They routinely checked on the house so that wasn’t surprising.

“Apparently, they’re redoing the carpets and putting in hardwood floors.”

“Great!” I’ve always wanted to have hardwood floors in the house. It made everything look more elegant.

“No, that’s not great.” Marie put one hand on her hip. “That means we have to live somewhere else for a whole week.”

“Oh…” I hadn’t foreseen that problem.

“Stacy doesn’t have room because her mom is coming to visit, and I don’t want to infringe on anyone else. So I think I’m going to stay with Anthony.”

“But I thought you were going to dump him?”

“Well, I need somewhere to live for another week,” she snapped.

“That’s fair…”

“Hey, he’ll get laid for another week. I doubt he minds. Where are you going to go?”

“Uh…” I hadn’t thought about that. I searched my mind for someone who wouldn’t have a problem loaning me their couch for a week.

“Am I interrupting anything?” Hawke’s deep voice came from behind the counter.

“Oh, hi.” I clutched my chest in surprise. I didn’t even hear the bell ring overhead.

“Oh, hi, to you too,” he said sarcastically. There was a smirk on his lips so I knew he was teasing me.

Marie eyed both of us before she rolled her eyes. She made it abundantly clear how she felt about Hawke. She didn’t understand how we could go from lovers to friends so easily. It was really difficult to explain so I stopped trying. “I need to clock in.” She walked through the curtain and disappeared.

I turned to Hawke. “The usual?”

“You know me so well.”

I filled the coffee cup then handed it to him.

“So…everything okay?” He sipped his coffee.

“Oh yeah. Everything is fine.” Hawke slept in my bed the other night, but it wasn’t weird at all, surprisingly. Now that I knew he would only be a friend, I stopped hoping for something more. But it did frighten me how natural it felt. It didn’t feel uncomfortable to sleep beside him. I didn’t have a single guy friend I could do that with. “Our landlord is kicking us out for a week because they are redoing the floors. Now Marie and I need to crash somewhere.”

“Where are you staying?”

“Not sure. I need to figure that out.” I rubbed my chin as I brainstormed.

“Axel?”

“No.” I released an uncontrollable laugh. “God, no. I’d only go there if I didn’t have any other choice.”

“A girlfriend?”

“I

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