Wait by Jackson A. L

Author:Jackson, A. L. [Jackson, A. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Music, new adult, Romance
ISBN: 9781938404894
Amazon: B01KUC6LB4
Goodreads: 31580151
Publisher: A.L. Jackson Books Inc.
Published: 2016-08-21T07:00:00+00:00

Heidi swung her feet where she sat on the counter beside me. I pushed the old-school cash register drawer closed with a clink. “There,” I said. “All done.”

“All done!” She offered me one of those crooked smiles showcasing her two missing teeth.

Affection pulsed my heart an extra beat.

“Thank you so much for helping me.” I ruffled her hair.

“Workin’ at the shop is my fav’rite,” she said with her cute lisp.

“Well, that’s a good thing, because you working here at the shop with me is my favorite, too.”

Her entire face lit up, and I picked her up from under her arms and set her safely on the ground. I glanced at the clock.

“Your daddy should be finished with work really soon. Why don’t you run into the back office and gather up your things?”

This morning, she’d come rushing in at the crack of dawn with her backpack bouncing on her back, the bag stuffed full of coloring books and paper dolls. She’d somehow convinced her dad it was much more important for her to help me in the shop today than a day of summer school could ever be.

So here she was.

Keeping me company.

Helping me keep my thoughts focused on the here and now instead of drifting back to last night. Back to that miraculous boy who made me feel so free.

Considering she kept having to snap me out of my daydreams, apparently my concentration was shot.

The door banged behind her as she disappeared into the back, just as the front door chime jingled. All the guys plus Blaire piled in, lugging the equipment after today’s lessons.

Clay shot me one of his overabundant grins. “Hey there, gorgeous. See you managed to hold the fort down for the entire day. Still standing. I’d say today was a success.”

Clay was probably one of the most positive guys you could run across. He wasn’t even a cup half full kind of guy. His was just always overflowing.

“Yep. No major disasters other than a bottle of spilt milk, so I’d call that a win.”

Kane roughed a hand through his dark brown hair, fighting a grin. “And I’m gonna step out and guess that spilt milk might have to do with one little hurricane running around here today.”

Before I had the time to answer, Heidi came barreling back into the shop, her arms raised over her head as she flew across the floor. “Daddy!”

He swooped her up, tossed her into the air, hugged her tight. “There’s the love of my life,” he said.

God. How much he adored that child.

My chest felt a little tight, but I couldn’t look away as he peppered her with kisses.

She wiggled. “Eww…Daddy. You’re still all wet.”

He scoffed playfully. “Well I am wearing my wet suit, so you shouldn’t be surprised when it gets you all wet.”

She howled with laughter as he tickled her, the two of them getting lost in their own little world.

Jed shot me an off-putting, sidelong glance when he passed, following Deak to the back wall where they stored the rental boards.

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