Not Quite Over You by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2018-08-10T13:26:17+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“I HAVE GUILT,” Leigh admitted to Silver as they left the Learning Center after getting Autumn settled.

“She’s going to be totally fine,” Silver told her, unlocking her truck. “She’ll have the entire staff eating out of her hand in what, ten minutes? By noon she’ll be friends with everyone. Even if I’m wrong, she has her cell phone with her. She has your number and mine, so she can get in touch with either of us. You double-checked the child safety controls on her phone five times already so she can’t go online unsupervised. I’m kind of missing the problem.”

Leigh hugged her. “You’re so rational. That’s only one of the reasons I love you. Okay, let’s go talk to Pallas and work through all the last-minute details, then we have Mexican food for lunch.” She wrinkled her nose. “You do have Mexican food here in town, don’t you?”

“Yes, and it’s amazing.”

Silver drove the short distance to Weddings Out of the Box. As she waited at a light, Leigh glanced at her.

“Did you talk to Drew last night?”

“No. I almost called about three times, but I didn’t know if he’d want to talk to me.” Not her finest hour, but she’d been very aware of the roller coaster of emotions he’d gone through during his first meeting with Autumn. He’d been in awe of his daughter and a little nervous, but there had been a lot of anger, too. She’d seen it flare, then die down.

“Do you think he’s going to come to the wedding?” Leigh asked.

“He’ll be there. He’ll want to see Autumn and get to know her.”

She hoped the crowd of people would provide a nice buffer as he found his emotional footing. She knew he was dealing with a lot and she really didn’t want to fight. They only had a week with Autumn. It seemed wrong to waste even a second of that being angry.

Silver pulled into the parking lot and turned off the engine. “We’re a couple of minutes early. Want to go get a coffee?”

“No, I’m good. We can just talk.”

Silver rolled her eyes. “I recognize your mom tone. You have something to say. Spit it out.”

Leigh angled toward her and smiled. “Nothing dire, I promise. I’m just curious about a few things.” She looked out the window. “This town is much smaller than I expected. I’m surprised you stayed.”

As Silver had been braced for a question about whether or not she and Drew were sleeping together, she had to take a second to switch mental gears. “Okay. It’s small but nice. When I moved back, I was ready to be a part of my uncle’s business. I knew there was some opportunity there.”

Leigh’s gaze was steady. “I thought maybe you’d go somewhere else. When you didn’t, I wondered if you were waiting for someone.”

“Not Drew,” she said flatly. “I wasn’t waiting for him at all. We were done. Long done. Now we’re just business partners. It’s not anything more. It can’t be. He’s different and I’m not and this is just.

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