Second Chance Summer by Olivia Miles

Author:Olivia Miles [Miles, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rosewood Press
Published: 2020-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

8

At nine o’clock that night, Amelia snuffed out the last candle on the porch and walked into the empty dining room, her heart heavy when she turned the sign on the door.

“Another successful day,” Rachel said from the behind the counter. It was her second summer working at the café, but Amelia knew it would likely be her last. She’d be starting her senior year of college in a few weeks. Amelia would have to find someone to fill her place for next year. It was all part of the process, but she’d still be sad to see Rachel go.

“Yep.” Amelia knew she should agree with Rachel—after all, she hadn’t had time to sit from the moment the café opened, and they’d even filled every table during the otherwise slow midafternoon hours—but she couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that Matt hadn’t stopped by to smooth things over from yesterday, and that maybe he didn’t intend to.

Still, she didn’t regret her words yesterday. It needed to be said. And if Matt was hell-bent on destroying the town he claimed to love so much, then she wasn’t going to sit back quietly and watch.

She gave Rachel a tired smile. “Go ahead. I’ll clean up.”

Rachel hesitated, but briefly. “If you’re sure.”

“It’s fine,” Amelia said. She knew that Rachel had started dating Chip, one of the other seasonal staff who was helping Jackson over at the inn. She’d seen them getting ice cream last Sunday afternoon on her way back from the grocery store, and they had been sharing a sundae. One cherry on top. Two spoons. Chip had let her take it.

Actually, he’d spoon-fed it to her.

Amelia sighed. Even her father was spoon-fed by Candy—everything from chocolate-chip ice cream to greasy strips of bacon. Sure, this wasn’t Amelia’s idea of romance (unless, maybe, it involved a chocolate soufflé), but it served as another reminder that others had found love.

And she…had lost it.

“Oh good,” Rachel said, as she quickly untied her apron. “Chip cuts out early tonight and we thought we’d check out that new band playing over at the pier.”

“Sounds fun,” Amelia said. The pier near the yacht club was a hot spot during the summer months—a gathering spot for live music and the occasional art show.

“You can join us?” Rachel smiled at her, but Amelia just shook her head. Maddie had already left, and Britt would be busy with Robbie and Keira, and Cora was probably still at her shop, poring over Christmas catalogues and ordering even more items for her already packed store. Gabby would probably be up for it. Maybe Gabby’s younger sister, Jenna, too.

But Amelia just wanted to go home tonight. Her favorite reality show aired on Tuesday nights. Not that she’d be sharing that. It would just prompt more urging for her to get out of the house and socialize.

She waved goodnight to Rachel. Amelia sighed to herself as she wiped down all the tables and the flicked off the lights. That had never been her, had

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