The Comeback Kiss by Lani Diane Rich

Author:Lani Diane Rich [Rich, Lani Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9780446615792
Google: 7uisyFNdR2YC
Amazon: 044661579X
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2006-09-14T14:00:00+00:00

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Tessa scrubbed the last plate with yellow rubber hands and looked up at the clock. Nineteen minutes to ten. The living room was clean. Bills all ready to go in the mail tomorrow. The only thing she hadn’t done was wash the windows, but she wasn’t about to do that. She was desperate to distract herself, but not that desperate.

Everybody loses when you’re not here. She’d heard his voice in her head all night, and it was really pissing her off. Where did he get off judging her? She’d done what she needed to do. She hadn’t shut down. She’d moved forward. It was what her mother would have wanted her to do, and she did it, damnit.

The click-clack of dog nails sounded softly on the linoleum behind her. She smiled, turned, and looked down at Wallace as she pulled the rubber gloves off her hands. “There’s nothing wrong with me, right, Wallace?” She dropped the gloves on the counter, then crouched down to his level. “I’m cute. I’m a good dancer. I know how to have fun. Right?”

Wallace wagged his tail and wedged himself between her legs, resting his snout on her left knee. She scratched him behind the ears, then snuggled her face next to his.

“Wanna go to Vegas and get married, Wallace?” She pulled her face up and scratched under his chin. “I could use a guy like you in my life. Silent and loyal.”

Wallace raised his head and lapped at her face. Tessa laughed lightly, pushed herself up, and wandered into the living room, where she stopped and stared out the window. Wallace followed her and sat at her feet. She looked down at him and smiled.

“You gonna be my protector, big guy?”

There was a knock at the front door and Wallace turned around three times and thunked himself down on the rug.

“Guess that answers that question,” Tessa said as she pulled the door open to see Babs, cashmere coat draped casually over a waitress uniform. She had a suitcase tucked under one arm and a plastic bag holding the clothes she was wearing earlier in the other hand.

“Good evening!” Babs’s face broke out in a wide grin as she stepped inside and set her suitcase down in the foyer. “Finn tells me we’re to be roommates. I’m so thrilled to be staying in this lovely town for a while longer. Thank you.”

“No problem,” Tessa said. She shut the door behind Babs and wrapped her arms around her stomach. “So, when did you see Finn?”

“I didn’t,” Babs said. “He called while I was working. Told me to tell Izzy he’d check in with her later.” Babs smiled, glanced around at the foyer and the living room, then patted Tessa’s arm warmly. “Your home is lovely, just lovely.”

“Thank you,” Tessa said. “And thanks for taking the shift with Max. How was it?”

Babs giggled. “It was wonderful! Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve actually worked for a wage? I’d forgotten how much fun it could be.

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