Starting Over on Blackberry Lane--A Romance Novel by Sheila Roberts

Author:Sheila Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2017-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“You were smart to break up with Steve,” Stef said to Griffin as they walked to Gingerbread Haus on Tuesday for a morning latte. “Men are nothing but a headache.” More people should give aspirin as a wedding present.

“I thought everything was going okay now,” Griffin said.

“It was, but then Brad got ticked off because I actually had the nerve to be happy that we’re making progress on the house. He should be glad, but instead he’s being a jerk.”

“I’m sorry things aren’t going well.”

There was an understatement. “That makes two of us.”

The bakery was busy as usual. They passed two older women leaving as they went in, both carrying pink bakery boxes. Inside, Cass’s helper Misty was ringing up a sale, and Cass was just putting out a freshly created gingerbread house.

She greeted Stef and Griffin with a smile and a wave. “How’s everything, you two?”

“Great,” Griffin said.

“I need carbs,” Stef announced. “A double serving.”

“Uh-oh,” said Cass. “What’s the problem?”

“Don’t ask,” Griffin cautioned.

“I don’t need to. It’s got to have something to do with the house. I thought Grant was getting a lot done over there.”

“Grant’s not the problem. Mocha, double shot, please,” Stef told Misty.

“Just a tea,” Griffin said.

“The way you eat, it’s like diet prison camp,” Stef said in disgust. “I don’t know how you stand it.”

Now Griffin wasn’t smiling anymore. “I’m fine with tea.”

Okay, her sour mood didn’t mean she had to pour lemon juice on everyone else’s day. “Sorry, I’m so bitchy.”

“Just a little,” Griffin said.

“More like just a lot, but thanks for being diplomatic.” Stef took her latte to a table, sat down and frowned at it. She’d been so happy to see progress being made. Why couldn’t Brad let her enjoy it? She said as much to Cass when she joined them. “I make one comment about being glad something’s finally getting done, and he goes ballistic on me.”

“Maybe you hurt his pride,” Cass suggested. “Remember, he wasn’t happy about you hiring Grant in the first place.”

“There’s pride and there’s practical,” Stef insisted. “I mean, was I supposed to live in chaos forever? It’s not like he hasn’t had months to finish these projects. You know I still don’t have a working bathtub in the master bathroom?”

“I wouldn’t want to live like that,” said Griffin.

No woman would. She wasn’t being unreasonable. She wasn’t the problem here. “I wish there was a way to make him see how I feel.”

“I guess you’ll have to mess up his man cave,” Cass joked.

Wow! Cass was positively inspired. “That’s genius!” How would Brad like it if the chaos came closer to home, to his favorite retreat? She was willing to bet he wouldn’t be so happy. He’d probably do anything to fix it. Just like she’d done with their main floor.

Cass looked horrified. “I was only kidding.”

“Well, I’m serious. I’m going to give him a taste of his own medicine. Let him see what it feels like to live in a disaster area. Then he’ll finally get it.

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