Mr. Maybe by M. Kate Quinn

Author:M. Kate Quinn [Quinn, M. Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, New Jersey, Fireman, Fake Boyfriend, Comedy, Women's Fiction, Small Town, Friendship, Mother/Daughter, Wedding
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2019-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The house was dark and still when they entered, and Kit darted across the wooden floor to flip on the kitchen light. In the golden hue Shane watched her with a new understanding. She felt it, too. He could tell. Something had switched in them tonight the same way the house had gone from dark to light with the touch of one finger.

“I, uh, think I’m going to place a FaceTime call to Dana,” he said. Maybe he’d get lucky, and she’d be available. He’d decided, and he didn’t know when he had actually formed the thought, that he was going to pin Dana down about their relationship. It wasn’t just about the man’s watch he had spied on her nightstand or her never being available. He had questions for her that went beyond those things. Was she happy? Was this relationship what they wanted it to be? He had those questions for himself as well. He also needed to tell her more about his living arrangement. Now that feelings were creeping in on the situation, telling Dana could not wait.

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The call connected, and Dana’s image appeared on the screen. She wore a white terry robe and her hair was up on her head in a sloppy bunch. Sans makeup, she was still pretty, and he’d never seen the need for her to apply such a ritual to her face each day. Yet she was in the beauty business, so maybe it was more of a need on her part.

“Hey, stranger,” Shane said.

“Hi, Shane.” Her smile did not meet her blue eyes. “How’s it going?”

“I’ve been wanting to talk,” he began.

“About?”

“Well, first off I wanted to tell you the story about my temporary-living situation.”

“The apartment on the green with no balcony and no view. You told me.”

“No, that’s not until September. I needed to find housing from now until then. Remember? I told you.”

She twisted her mouth. “Yes, of course. Okay. You’ve rented a room in Sycamore River until the apartment’s ready. Sorry, my mind’s all over the place these days. So how is it working out?”

Since it seemed as if she’d only half listened when he told her the first time, he reminded her how his coming to rent Kit’s loft came to be. He told her how he had paid for the three months in advance. That set something off in her.

She moved her chair closer to her screen and pulled her lips in on themselves. “How much did you give her?”

“Two thousand dollars.”

“Are you serious, Shane?”

She chastised him again about his impulsivity. She reiterated how she had tried telling him that joining the Sycamore River Fire Department and moving to the quiet community were rash decisions.

“You act first and think later all the time, Shane.”

Granted, he hadn’t really discussed becoming a paid fireman with her, but he’d known how she’d react. And he’d been right. She went into her rationale again about wanting him to finish his degree.

“You only have a year left.” Her tone was incredulous.

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