The Lovely Return by Cole Carian
Author:Cole, Carian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-29T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 27
PENNY
âIâm heading out,â I call out to Kris, the veterinary office manager. Since graduating two weeks ago, I just completed my first week of working full-time, and Iâve loved every minute of it. Thereâs never a dull moment here, but the worst part is resisting the urge to adopt every homeless or neglected pet that comes in. If I had my own house, itâd be filled with cute and furry critters.
âYou have any plans for the weekend?â Kris asks, switching off the light to her office and joining me in the hall.
âNothing exciting. How âbout you?â
âMy in-laws are coming for dinner tomorrow.â She grimaces. âSo, Iâm in for a night of my mother-in-lawâs condescending remarks and hearing stories of how much she loved Markâs high school sweetheart.â Kris rolls her eyes. âYouâd think after twenty years and two kids, sheâd accept that heâs in love with me, but no.â
I make an apologetic face. âThat sounds awful.â
âIt is. But Iâm going to conveniently forget how much she hates chocolate cream pie and make that for dessert, so she canât have any.â
I laugh. âGreat revenge plan.â
âDo you need a ride home? Iâll be heading out in about ten minutes.â
âThanks, but Iâm going to walk. Itâs really nice out, and I might stop by the café and get a slice of quiche and a smoothie.â Iâll pick up the same for Lily, as itâs also her favorite.
Krisâs brown eyes light up. âThat sounds delish. I may just get the same on my way home.â
âIâll see you Monday. I hope your mother-in-law doesnât wreck your entire weekend.â
âI wonât hold my breath,â she says with a laugh. âHave a good weekend, Penny.â
Waving goodbye, I take the back door to the employee parking lot.
I donât have a car yet. The original plan was my parents were going to fly out here for my graduation and take me car shopping while they were here. But then their flight got canceled twice, and they couldnât get flights that worked with their work schedules, so they watched me graduate via video chat.
After thinking about it, it seemed silly to buy a car when I wasnât sure if Iâd be moving to California. As a new driver, thereâs no way Iâd feel safe driving alone across the country. Itâd cost a fortune to ship it, and itâd be a pain to sell it. Lily doesnât mind sharing her car, so it hasnât been a problem. But now that Iâm certain Iâll be staying in New Hampshire, a trip to the car dealership is in my near future.
I blink rapidly when I see Alex in front of me, leaning against a black SUV.
âAlex?â
I blink some more, positive I must be hallucinating. Iâve never seen Alex out in the world before. Heâs always seemed somehow oddly bound to his home and property. Itâs been weeks since he kissed my nose the night of prom and Iâve been thinking of him nonstop since. Perhaps Iâve manifested him right into the parking lot.
âWhat are you doing here?â I ask when I approach him.
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