Then I Met You: A single dad romance (Love in Everton Book 6) by Fabiola Francisco

Author:Fabiola Francisco [Francisco, Fabiola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

Gavin

Sutton walks next to me, holding an ice cream cone topped with strawberry and cheesecake ice cream and colored sprinkles. I laugh to myself as I watch her practically skip with the cone. When I suggested we get ice cream at Sundae Bliss, the town ice cream shop, her beaming smile was the only response I needed.

As soon as I saw her sitting at Cup-O-Joe this morning after church, my heartbeat spiked. I wasn’t expecting to ask her out in person, let alone have her tell me she was free today. I’m damn glad she did, though.

I spent the rest of last night, after we got home from the sock hop, replaying my conversation with Abbie. I spoke aloud what I’d been feeling toward Sutton, and it felt like a relief to say it instead of trying to bury it into a nonexistent hole. No matter how hard I tried, the more I saw Sutton, the more the truth was at the surface.

“How’s your ice cream?” I ask her when I see her race to lick the dripping ice cream down the cone.

“So good.” She looks at me with wide eyes, the golden flecks luring me in.

“I’m glad.” I smile, eyeing the colorful sprinkles. Sutton has this way of living. Carefree, joyous, and confident.

She turns around and gets in front of me, walking backward. “How’s yours?”

“It’s good. I’d let you try it, but you made fun of my boring choice.” I lick the chocolate ice cream.

Sutton eyes me, almost falling back. I reach for her waist, holding her steady. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” she nods.

Pink brushes her cheeks, and one side of my lips lifts. I run my thumb across her cheek, her eyes flutter closed, and her breath hitches. When Sutton reopens her eyes, she gazes into mine with intensity. I’m tempted to kiss her, but I don’t want an audience when I do.

She reaches for my hand on her cheek and clasps her fingers around it, stretching our arms out as we continue to walk, her facing me. She moves to her own beat as she sways.

“What is your favorite place in Everton?” An easy smile appears on her face again. The heated anticipation washed away like the ice cream melting down her cone.

While she waits for my answer, she eats more of her sweet treat.

“There’s a waterfall off one of the trails I usually ride on. It’s amazing. I love going there and sitting while I watch the water rush down with incredible force.”

“That must be beautiful,” she comments. “Here I thought you were going to say The Mad Batter,” she teases. The wind blows her hair around her face, and her flowery scent hits me. I inhale all I can, wanting all of her sweetness.

“That’s Penny’s favorite,” I chuckle. “I think she cons me into taking her there more often than I intend to.”

“I bet. That little girl can eat cupcakes like they’re going out of style.”

I nod. Penny could live off of them if I let her.

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