The Goodbye Guy (The Men of Lakeside) by Natasha Moore

Author:Natasha Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary romance; Contemporary women’s fiction; small town romance; small town; bad boy hero; construction; single dad; television; enemies to lovers; return to hometown; enemies to lovers romance; bad boy romance; opposites attract romance; family feud; Men of Lakeside series; Natasha Moore; The Goodbye Guy by Natasha Moore; Entangled Publishing; Later in Life Romance; Seasoned Romance; August books
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara)
Published: 2020-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The Rachel Touch crew was smaller than Beck expected. There was the outgoing camera guy, Glen. The quiet sound guy, Russell. The snooty producer/director guy, Stu. And the enthusiastic but overworked assistant, Mia. They chatted over coffee with the ease of people who’d been working together for a while and actually liked one another.

Noah met them over at The Coffee Mug, but he and Stu sat at one table and talked about apparently important Lakeside things that only the mayor could handle.

Rachel tapped her mug against his and leaned over to whisper, “Are you okay?”

“Sure.” Beck didn’t realize he’d been staring at Noah. Yeah, so he might be a bit jealous of his perfect older brother, but after all the years his parents held up Noah as the ideal example Beck should be following, how could he help it?

By the time they’d had their fill of coffee and pastries, Glen had filmed every inch of the café and both Sue and Lisa got their moments in front of the camera. The coffee shop had become overrun with customers in the meantime. Word traveled fast in Lakeside.

Not long after, Beck and Rachel met the crew over at The Salvage Station. Within moments, the camera was on Rachel. She wore navy blue leggings, tank top, and flats. Then she’d thrown on a long bright yellow jacket. Her face lit up when Stu gave her the signal to begin.

“Hey, guys, do we have a special episode for you this week! I’m back in my old hometown of Lakeside, New York, and we’re going to be transforming this gorgeous old fire station into a neighborhood bar. Take a look at this amazing blank canvas I have to work with.” She took them on a tour of the empty building, pointing out the high ceilings and showing off the reclaimed bar and flooring. She sounded so natural. Beck began to relax.

Then Glen pointed the camera at him and Stu told Beck to tell the viewers what his vision was for The Salvage Station. He froze. His mouth opened but no words came out.

“Cut.” Stu frowned. ”Is there a problem?”

“No. Sorry. Got caught by surprise.”

Rachel came up to him. “Don’t let the camera freak you out. Pretend you’re talking to a friend.”

He sure didn’t want to look like a fool in front of everyone, but the blood pounded in his ears and his chest hurt from the thudding of his heart. His eyes were probably deer-in-the-headlights wide.

“Tell me what you want for the bar,” Rachel said softly. “Talk to me like you did the first time.”

Beck turned to look at her. He put the camera and other people out of his mind, but he didn’t think about the first time they talked about The Salvage Station, back when they barely spoke a civil word to each other. Instead, he pictured Rachel as she’d been the night before. Her hair spread out around her head like a halo. The unexpected emotions had appeared out of nowhere. Sex didn’t mean love, didn’t even have to mean like, but he liked Rachel Bradford.

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