Welcome to Harmony Harbor Box Set by Debbie Mason

Author:Debbie Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2017-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Ava had seriously miscalculated the benefits of mindless work. She would have been better off stopping by the corner store on the walk home and buying a pack of cigarettes, she thought, as she moved the steamer in a slow, rhythmic motion over the hardwood floor.

She’d volunteered for the job in hopes it would relax her. She’d needed to relax after her stressful first day as a server. Not only did she have to deal with a fake French chef, but she also had to wait on Griffin. She’d tried to hand off his table to Erin, but the younger woman had apparently thrown in with Greystone’s matchmakers and refused.

Without anything else to keep it occupied, Ava’s mind was playing a constant loop of her interactions with Griffin tonight. It was as though her brain was using the images and his words as evidence, trying to sway a jury. The left side using them as proof he didn’t love her, the right side as proof that he still did.

She wondered if the jury was as confused as she was.

Though the last image, the one where Griffin had decided he was too full for dessert and gave her an offhand “See you around,” should have been enough to clear the confusion. It would have been if she hadn’t made the mistake of looking into his eyes. Indigo eyes that had darkened with the same desire she’d seen earlier, only this time the want and need seemed to be accompanied by frustrated regret.

She used both hands to maneuver the steamer into a corner of the octagon dining room. Obviously she was frustrated, too, because she rammed the black head against the baseboard, sending a shooting pain up her arm. She did a quick scan of the now shiny hardwood floors, relieved to discover she was done and a little disconcerted to realize she’d gone over the floors twice.

More than ready to go home to put her feet up and ice her arm, Ava turned off the steamer. Her arm had begun to twinge toward the end of her shift. Thanks to the forceful contact between the steamer and baseboard, it had grown into a bone-deep ache. She made a mental note to bring Advil with her tomorrow. It was the first day of the bridal show and would no doubt be busier than today.

Carrying the steamer to a storage closet near the window, Ava glanced at the stars studding the black velvet sky, a half-moon shining down on Kismet Cove. At least her walk home would be a pleasant one. Over the past week, the temperatures had been slowly climbing, melting most of the snow.

She pressed on the door that was hidden in the wall and set the steamer inside. Turning to flip off the sconces that graced the stone walls and the three burnished gold chandeliers hanging from the exposed beams of the ceiling, she frowned. The light was still on in the kitchen. Erin and the other server had left an hour ago.

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