ROMANCE: The Summer Nanny (A Sweet & Clean Romance Novella) (Women's Adventure in Alaska Romance Book 2) by Renee Hart

Author:Renee Hart [Hart, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Alfie has a flair for the dramatic,” Chleo said. She was dunking a tea bag in and out of a mug. It was a beautiful Monday morning after Alfie and Jessica’s date.

“Meeting his daughter is a big deal. I don’t think he’s being dramatic,” Jessica said. She was unpacking some new flower pots that she had ordered.

“You’re basically a kid yourself, so I bet she’ll love you.”

Jessica through a handful of bubble wrap at Chleo and laughed.

“He hasn’t called me since our date, but he wants us to meet soon. I’m pretty nervous though,” Jessica said.

“Don’t be,” Chleo pat Jessica on the back. “You have a good heart, and kids can always see that. I know she’s going to love you.”

“I hope so. I really do…”

*

Jessica hadn’t heard from Alfie in a week. She was already anxious after just a few days, but not seeing him made things worse.

Was he worried that they were moving too fast? Just because they knew each other when they were in high school didn’t mean that they knew each other now that they were adults and one of them had a child. Things were different now, and they had both changed a lot since they were teenagers.

Whenever Jessica texted Alfie, his responses were vague, and it made her wonder what it was that could have happened. She hated the idea of pestering anybody, so she kept her texts short and casual. After a few days, she noticed that his replies to her were getting less frequent.

She would have been less anxious about it if she at least saw him passing by to go to his coffee shop, but she didn’t even see him. Since he was the owner, he didn’t have to go every day of course. She wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt so that she wouldn’t over-think their relationship. They had only started reconnecting just a month earlier. She just wanted to know why he had already started being distant just after letting her know that he wanted her to meet his daughter.

When another week had passed, Jessica decided to go to the coffee shop. His last message to her was a few days prior, when he was letting her know that he was very busy, and he would message her at some point during the next week. He seemed to need space, and she was going to allow him his space. She wasn’t the smothering type anyway. She was just curious about why he hadn’t gone to his store, even if it had nothing to do with her.

Chleo said that she would man the fort while Jessica went to investigate what happened to Alfie. Jessica headed for the coffee shop.

“Welcome to Dream Coffee, I’m Delilah. How can I help you today?” said the woman behind the counter. Jessica didn’t recognize her, even though she had had coffee from there before. When she figured that Alfie needed space, she had kept her distance.

“Oh, I’m actually looking for your manager,” Jessica said.

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