The Life She Had by K.L. Armstrong

Author:K.L. Armstrong [Armstrong, K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781989046531
Publisher: K.L.A. Fricke Inc

Celeste

I wake the next morning to find a hot, sweaty guy in my kitchen. The only thing that could make this picture more perfect is . . .

Tom turns, coffee in hand, and holds it out to me, smiling. “Thought you might like this.”

I might let out a sigh of girlish infatuation. Well, no, as a girl, I wouldn’t have been nearly as impressed by a tattooed, muscular, dirt-and-sweat-streaked man handing me coffee. As a grown woman, though? Oh, yeah. It doesn’t get any better than this.

“About last night . . .” I begin.

He scrunches his nose. “Don’t mention it.”

“I have to. Liam was an ass. I know I said that, multiple times, but I kind of brushed it off, too, when I should have put a stop to it. I’m not accustomed to hard liquor, and I overimbibed. I’m sorry for the way he behaved toward you.”

His cheek twitches, and I replay my apology, wondering where I’ve gone wrong. Then he says, “I was more concerned by the way he talked about Daisy.”

“She’s upset, isn’t she?” I sigh. “He was a jerk, but he wasn’t seriously suggesting bed-swapping.”

“That makes it okay? She’s a guest in your home. Your boyfriend joked about screwing her, like she’s a piece of pie in the fridge that he’s welcome to sample.”

I flinch. He has a point, of course.

Before I can answer, Tom shakes his head. “I’m snapping at you because the person I’d like to snap at is gone.”

I frown. “Liam? He’s here somewhere.”

“His car isn’t.”

“What?” I walk to the kitchen window and peer out. “When did he leave?”

“Before I arrived.”

I run my hands over my face. “Damn it. I hope he’s not in a mood. I figured he’d just come down without waking me, since it’s almost”—I check the microwave clock—“noon.”

I pull out my cell phone. “No message, either. Wonderful.” I tap in a text and send it. “Well, if he took off in a snit, that’s one less problem for everyone today. How’s Daisy doing?”

“Fine. We’re clearing the side weeds.” He nods down at the two other coffees he just poured. “I should get this to her before it goes cold.”

“Tell her not to worry about lunch. I’ll drive into town and pick us up something.”

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