Three Little Things by Kay Correll

Author:Kay Correll [Correll, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944761424
Publisher: Zura Lu Publishing LLC

Chapter 13

Robin stood in the kitchen at Charming Inn, leaning against the counter. “I told Char I’d disappear so she could have a nice quiet evening with Ben at the bungalow. So, I guess you’re stuck with me.”

Jay tossed her a lazy grin. “Lucky me.”

“You can put me to work if you want.”

“I’ve got things covered. Why don’t you dish up a plate of food and you can talk to me while I work?”

“But then I’d have to decide between the meatloaf or the broiled grouper.”

“Or you could have some of both.” He nodded toward the food.

She took a small plate of each, a helping of green beans cooked with bacon—bacon made everything better—and eyed the pie, too. Maybe if she still had room later.

She perched on a stool by the counter and tackled her meal.

“Looks like you’re enjoying it.” Jay’s lips tilted in a smile.

“You’re like the best cook ever. You keep feeding me meals like this and I’m going to have to buy a whole new wardrobe I’ll get so fat. And it will be all your fault.”

“As if that would ever happen.” Jay eyed her appreciatively.

She blushed. She had been blessed with a slender, eat-anything-she-wanted figure. Though that was changing a bit as she got older.

She finished her meal and put the dishes over by the dishwasher, coming back to sit on the stool. She balanced herself, resting her feet on the rung. “So… how is the new cook working out?”

“Pretty good. I took a night off this week, well the end of the night, and went to meet Ben at The Lucky Duck.”

“A couple of nights ago?”

“Yep.”

“That must have been where he was when Charlotte went looking for him. They were supposed to have dinner, but he cancelled and said he had too much work at the marina—and it wasn’t the first time he’d done that. She decided to drop by and see him, but he was gone.”

“Yeah, we met up at nine-thirty for a quick, late beer.”

“I think Charlotte thinks they aren’t quite… I don’t know… in sync anymore?”

“People get in sync?” He raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, you know. When they’re in love. They seem to just… be in sync. Not have to work so hard at it. I’m afraid he’s not making Charlotte much of a priority in his life, and she’s not one to take that in a relationship. Especially after putting up with being ignored by her family for so long.”

“I guess they’ll just have to work things out, then.”

“I hope so. Charlotte was so happy when they first got together.”

“Dating is a complicated business.”

“I guess so.” Though to be honest, she couldn’t remember her last date. Oh, yes, she could. Franklin somebody. What a disaster that had been. Enough to sour her off men for months. Franklin was fairly certain he was the center of the universe. Talked nonstop about his job all through dinner. Never asked a single question about her. She’d never been so glad for a meal to be over.

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