Rocky Mountain Home by Hayes Cassie & Silver Springs Roberts of

Author:Hayes, Cassie & Silver Springs, Roberts of
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

6

“Quit picking that muffin apart and eat it already,” chided Bri.

Mike sighed and shoved a hunk of muffin into her mouth. Bri made the best baked goods this side of the Rockies, but the flavor-packed blueberry muffin barely registered. She chewed and swallowed mechanically, staring down at the messy pile of crumbs in front of her.

“You should have had the orange.” Bekah walked up next to her and reached across the counter for the Roberts’ family favorite. “Honestly, how can you be the only spawn of Bob and Christina who doesn’t like orange muffins? Maybe you were switched at birth. That would explain a lot.”

“Then how do you explain that adorable crooked grin you both share?” Hunter Sloane, Bekah’s new husband, sidled up next to his bride and stole half her muffin, bringing a fresh wave of pain to Mike’s heart.

Had it been only a week since she’d stolen Zach’s donut?

“You can have the rest, husband dear. We need to run anyway.” She gave Mike a peck on the cheek before dragging Hunter toward the door of B&B’s B&B. “Later!”

The moment the door clicked shut, Bri turned to Mike, concern etched on her face. “Cuz, you’ve looked like someone stole your puppy since you got here. What’s up?”

Mike hadn’t told a soul about finding Zach’s box of photos and clippings of her. At first, she hadn’t been sure whether to be worried he was a stalker, or flattered that he was so clearly in love with her. Since she’d known him almost her entire life, she felt confident he’d never harm her, so she went with ‘flattered.’

But then, a strange thing had started happening. Every time she thought about that ancient duct-taped boot box, butterflies the size of pterodactyls flopped around in her stomach and her skin flushed. And if she wasn’t thinking about Zach during the day, she was dreaming about him at night. Very vivid dreams that left her feeling embarrassed and energized at the same time.

“It’s nothing,” she mumbled, poking at her crumbs until Bri swept them into the trash.

“Come on, Mike. Spill.”

Bri had always been trustworthy, and as mortifying as the situation was, Mike was burning to tell someone about her discovery — and the strange emotions she was feeling. She might have some good insight.

“I did something stupid. I ran across a box in Zach’s house that I thought were Spike’s boots, but it turned out to be filled with stuff about me — photos, articles, and postcards I’d sent him.”

Bri shrugged as she poured two cups of coffee. “So he’s proud of you. We all are.”

“I might have agreed with you, if it wasn’t for the letter.”

“What letter?”

“The letter at the bottom of the box addressed to me,” Mike mumbled under her breath.

Bri’s eyes grew wide. “Tell me you didn’t!”

Mike dropped her head in shame. “I did. But seriously, how could I not?”

“Um, you just don’t?”

“You’re a better person than me, Bri Black.”

“Clearly. So what did it say?”

Mike narrowed her gaze at her. “You’re giving me crap for reading it, and now you want to know what it said?”

Bri grinned.

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