One Last Kiss by Annie Rains

Author:Annie Rains [Rains, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781641970440
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2018-07-09T07:00:00+00:00

Late that afternoon, after Grace and Krista had gone home to their families, Abby felt restless. Her life these days could fit into twenty-two neatly marked boxes. There was something sad about that fact. Even worse than the melancholy that had fallen over her was the silly little desire she had to call and talk to Sam.

What did they possibly have to talk about?

She went so far as to pull up his contact and let her finger hover over the CALL button. Needing a distraction, she threw on a pair of tennis shoes, grabbed her purse, and headed out the door. She had no idea where she was heading. It didn’t matter as long as she wasn’t alone with her thoughts and a bunch of cardboard boxes.

The air was cool now that the sun was on its descent. Bypassing her Honda CR-V in the driveway, she headed down the street on foot. The road was bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway. Out in the distance she saw several commercial fishing boats bobbing on the water, and wondered if Sam or his brothers were onboard. Pete Sawyer would certainly be resting at home. Perhaps she could walk by his house and, if none of the brothers’ cars were in the driveway, she could go in and give Pete her well-wishes.

Deciding that was a good plan, she took off in that direction. After trekking a mile down the road, Abby stood in front of Pete’s house. With no sign of Jack, Noah, or Sam, she headed to the front door and knocked. The door opened with the slightest pressure, and she poked her head inside. “Pete?” she called. “It’s Abby. I came to see how you’re doing.”

Pete had always been like a dad to her. She didn’t harbor good thoughts about her own father who’d died five years ago, but Pete held a huge space in her heart.

“I’m back here,” he called. “In the living room.”

Abby was familiar with the house, having come here since her senior year of high school. When she stepped into the living room, she found Pete lying on the recliner with a food tray on his lap.

He smiled weakly. “You caught me at the one moment today that anybody has left me alone.”

“I’m sorry,” she said. But she really wasn’t. If this was the only time she could come visit without running into Sam, she’d take it.

“Don’t be. I’ve been wanting to see you. I hear you’re selling your restaurant and moving out of Blushing Bay.” His brows arched over pale blue eyes.

“That’s the plan.” She walked further into the living room and sat on the couch across from him. “It’s time to spread my wings.”

Pete shook his head. “That’s a bunch of cockamamie if I ever heard any. It’s something college kids say when they want to do something they know they shouldn’t. They say they’re spreading their wings. And no offense, but you’re not a kid anymore.”

Abby laughed out loud. Pete had never been one to mince words.

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