No Reservations (Holiday Falls) by Elizabeth Coldwell
Author:Elizabeth Coldwell [Coldwell, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group
Published: 2023-04-17T23:00:00+00:00
Chapter Seven
Miranda reached for the bag of oatmeal, the final item on her shopping list. Once sheâd bought all the groceries she needed, she intended to go back to the inn and bake a batch of granola for tomorrow morningâs breakfast.
The music coming over the storeâs speakers sounded familiar, and she tried to recall where sheâd heard it recently. A memory came back of her and Zach sitting in a cozy wooden booth at a bar in Laurel Lake, talking about the movie theyâd just seen. This song had been playing on the jukebox there, she was sure, and she smiled as she thought about that eveningâcuddling up to Zach in the movie theater, then spending the night in his bedâ¦
Things were going so well between them, and every time she saw him, she fell a little further in love. Even though they hadnât discussed it, she was pretty sure he felt the same way about her. The way she caught him looking at her sometimes, the smile in his voice when he spoke to her over the phone, the cute little text messages he sent her, punctuated with red heart emojis⦠Gradually, the walls sheâd built up around herself after Tom walked out on her were crumbling down. Sheâd even stopped worrying that something would come along to ruin her happiness.
A couple of women strolled by, wheeling a shopping cart between them. One of them was Bonnie Dunlop. Miranda had a regular order at her shop, Bonnieâs Blooms, for flowers for the lobby area and living room. The other woman, a redheadâTara, Tanya? Miranda never could remember her nameâworked in the bakery on Fletcher Street. She barely paid either of them any attention until they paused to look at a display of breakfast cereal and the redhead spoke.
âSo, are you inviting any single guys to the party?â
âYou mean, like Zach Peters?â Bonnie laughed. âHonestly, Tara, youâre so transparent.â
Miranda froze. Sheâd never been one for eavesdroppingâwhen she was little, her mother had warned her if you listened in on a conversation when you werenât supposed to, you would never hear anything good about yourself. But try as she might, she couldnât ignore the mention of Zachâs name.
âWell, heâs hot and heâs availableâ¦â
âNot right now, he isnât. I called him to see if he wanted to come, and he told me heâs seeing someone.â
âReally?â Tara asked. âAny idea who?â
âHe didnât say.â
âWell, I suppose it doesnât really matter. I mean, you know what heâs like. When was the last time he dated anyone for longer than a couple weeks?â Tara scoffed. âHeâs always been the hump âem and dump âem type. And when you look like he does, you can pretty much have any woman you want.â
âHarsh, but fair.â Bonnie tossed a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch into the trolley. âThe funny thing is, I told Zach he could bring this girlfriend, whoever she is, and he said she isnât the party type.â
âYou know what that means.â Tara put a hand on her hip and glanced at Bonnie as if she were about to impart a piece of sacred wisdom.
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