Rocky Mountain Baby by Patricia Johns

Author:Patricia Johns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-03-11T19:55:38+00:00

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AS NOAH DROVE away from Gabe’s house and back toward the office to grab his phone, his mind was on Brody. Gabe might have a point, he had to grudgingly agree. Even if Noah left for Seattle, he couldn’t cut off his entire history in this town. There was no such thing as a completely fresh start. He had a history, and even if he got the job, he’d come back and visit his sister, at the very least. Life in Mountain Springs would go on. People would keep getting married, having kids, reaching milestones and celebrating all of it together. Unless he wanted to lose his connection to all of his friends and family, he had to make some sort of peace with Brody.

The drive up to the resort was a quiet one. The moon was high and full, and he needed the time alone to think, anyway. When he parked and got out, he could hear the soft sound of a late dining party on the patio—the murmur of voices, some laughter, the clink of glasses.

He headed inside and nodded at the young man working the late shift at the front desk as he made his way to his office. Phone retrieved, he typed out a text to Brody.

Brody, you’re right. We need to talk man-to-man. There are things that need saying.

He sent the message, and sighed. He doubted that Brody was going to jump at the chance to be told off, but before Noah could pocket his phone, he’d received a reply:

I’m free tomorrow night.

So Brody was actually game for this... Noah rubbed a hand through his hair.

Alpine Pub. 8:00.

It was neutral territory—a place where they always used to meet up.

See you then was Brody’s reply, and Noah didn’t bother answering that text, but he did feel a strange sense of relief to be finally facing this. Maybe a friendship like this one needed a proper goodbye.

Noah locked his office door behind him and headed to the main doors. He pushed out into the fresh night air, the voices on the patio murmuring pleasantly in the background. As he made his way toward his truck, he heard the women on the patio calling farewell.

“See you next time, Taryn!”

His heart sped up a little at the sound of her name, and Noah turned to see Taryn ambling around the building in his direction. Her hair was swept up in a twist at the back of her head, and a floral necklace sparkled in the low light. She seemed to spot him at the same time, and they stared at each other for a moment before he waved and smiled. She smiled back, and he felt a flood of relief. Things had become awkward between them, and maybe it was time to straighten that out, too.

When he reached her, she rested her hands on the top of her belly. Her cheeks were pink, and a tendril of hair fell down along her creamy neck.

Noah nodded in the direction of the patio.

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