Wherever You Go by Amanda Torrey

Author:Amanda Torrey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: family drama, family saga, love story, adoption, breast cancer, series romance, cheap romance, small town contemporary romance, mechanic hero
Publisher: Amanda Torrey

Chapter Fifteen

Paisley was thrilled with the out-of-the-gate success of the ice cream stand. The Healing Springs Herald had featured her on the front page, and Reed had been handing out coupons to all of her guests. Izzy proved to be eager to please, and she was even starting to interact socially with some of the other teens Paisley had hired to work after school and on weekends.

During a particularly harrowing second weekend, when one of the teens had called out to go to a party, Asher stopped by when she was elbow deep in serving cotton candy ice cream to a baseball team celebrating a win.

A line formed at the other window, and the one teen who bothered to show up struggled to get the orders right.

Asher didn’t waste any time. He let himself in, set the bouquet of flowers he had brought on the counter—out of the way of their work space, washed his hands, slipped into gloves, and began helping at the other window. Paisley used her wrist to brush her sloppy hair out of her face, thankful beyond comprehension that he had the take-charge manner that he did.

When things settled a bit, he cleaned up the ice cream slickened workspace and greeted her properly.

“Thanks for pitching in. I thought we’d drown in ice cream.”

“There are worse ways to go, I’d think,” he teased. “Why isn’t Izzy here?”

Paisley shrugged, checking off ice cream flavors that she needed to reorder. “She didn’t mention coming today. I assumed she had plans.”

“Izzy doesn’t make plans. She sits at home and mopes.”

“Well maybe she’s turning a new leaf. She has seemed a little more cheerful lately.”

Asher’s lips twisted as he bit the inside of his lip before saying, “Let’s hope.”

As if to pop his hopeful bubble, Asher’s face turned to stone as the door to the ice cream shack opened and a modified version of Izzy entered.

“What the hell have you done to yourself?” Asher’s roar startled the other teen as she washed ice cream scoops in the sink. “What did you do to your hair?”

Izzy smiled, but Paisley could see through her bravado to the insecurity she tried to bury under the guise of confidence.

“I dyed it.”

“I can see that. Do you think I’m an idiot?”

“Then why’d you ask?”

Paisley bit back her smile. She would have given Izzy a point for that remark.

“Are you going out for a job as town clown? Go wash your face. You look ridiculous with all that make-up on.”

Paisley’s heart broke for Izzy as she began to shrink under the criticism of her uncle.

“I like it,” Paisley said, knowing she risked Asher’s wrath, but thinking Izzy needed an ally. “Very goth.”

Izzy smiled slightly and thanked her. Asher stewed, his hands fisting and steam erupting from the top of his head.

“It’s ridiculous. She’s thirteen. She should be playing with dolls, not wearing make-up and dying her hair.”

Izzy’s face turned a deep crimson as customers gathered at the window and the other employee pretended that she wasn’t listening.

“I hate you, Asher.

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