Rumor Has It: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers Rom Com (Cardinal Falls Book 1) by Kat Savage

Author:Kat Savage [Savage, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

THEO

With a lot of luck and calling in two different favors, I secured the part for Ellie’s car same day and had just enough time to install it too. So maybe four or five epic fires are going all at once, but her car is no longer one of them.

I was glad to have the distraction of Ellie’s car for most of the day, honestly. Dad called me into the office first thing this morning to talk about Poppy. As any good father is, he’s hopping mad and wants to send out a hillbilly kill squad for Doug. After reminding him that it would be awfully difficult to be a good grandfather from behind prison walls, he settled down and resolved to focus on making sure Poppy had a lot of support around her. Though I did promise to sugar Doug’s gas tank, should I see him here. I won’t actually do that and he knows it, but it’s enough to let him know I stand with him in solidarity in thinking that Doug is a rat bastard.

I’m looking forward to seeing her and Jake all the time, honestly. That’s the part I want to focus on. And if I had to guess, I won’t be the only one in this town who’s equally excited for her return, but that’s a story for another time.

I text Ellie about her car, offer to pick up dinner, to which she agrees, and dodge yet another set of texts from Lindy. I don’t know what she wants to talk about or why she suddenly wants to talk at all, but I know for sure it’s either not good or not genuine. Perhaps it’s even both. If I know one thing, it’s that I’ll never have to doubt my decision at the end of that.

“What’s got you deep in thought, man?” Garrett asks, disrupting the freight train in my mind.

“A lot of shit,” I say. “Lindy texted me.”

“About what?”

“I don’t know.” I shrug. “I didn’t reply. Don’t want to know.”

“You think she’s having regrets?” he asks as he rifles through his toolbox.

“I’d wager it’s more like she’s just fucking with me,” I say. “I’m not sure that woman meant a single word she said the whole time we were together.”

“Damn,” Garrett says. “That’s heavy.”

“Yeah.” I let the silence take over. It’s not that I don’t want to talk to him. I just don’t want to talk about her. As far as I’m concerned, that chapter is shut.

“So how’s it going at Ellie’s?” he asks.

I’m not sure this topic is any better, but at least it doesn’t make me want to throw myself off a bridge. It does kind of make me want to throw Garrett off a bridge, though. I guess that’s progress.

“It’s fine,” I say. “She’s a hell of a cook, we’ve always gotten along, and helping her take care of the opossum hasn’t been as annoying as I originally thought.” As I say that, I realize I need to take lunch soon and go feed Wanda.

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