You're the Cream in My Coffee by Leo Jennifer Lamont

Author:Leo, Jennifer Lamont [Leo, Jennifer Lamont]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smitten Historical Romance
Published: 2016-09-14T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

On Saturday I skipped lunch to avoid running into Peter. It was better that way. Miss Ryan told me he’d stopped by and asked for me midmorning, but when she told him I was working in the stockroom, he merely said he was glad I must be feeling better. I told myself I was disappointed in him, but really I was disappointed in myself for being a poor judge of character. I had come perilously close to throwing over a perfectly good fiancé for a scofflaw and liar.

On the other hand, I could not deny that Richard had never aroused in me the sort of feelings that Jack had so long ago—or, frankly, as Peter did now. I knew in my heart it was wrong to go through with the wedding. Richard deserved to marry a woman who felt as crazy about him as I had felt about Jack. Alas, that woman wasn’t me. I just had to figure out how to break the news. And then I could go forth as a spinster and forget about men and marriage altogether. I’d work until I was as old as Mrs. Cross, and then I’d retire to a small cottage in Michigan City with geraniums in the window and a cat on my lap.

In the end, it was Dot who decided there was no time like the present to make a visit to Kerryville.

“You’ve been stuck at that old settlement house every night this week, except for Tuesday’s art class,” she said in her don’t-argue-with-me voice. “You haven’t had a minute’s rest.”

“Our concert is next week,” I moaned.

“They’re just children,” she said. “Give them a little break, for pity’s sake.”

I had to agree. We could all use a breather—me, Ruthie, and Annamarie, too.

“And we have to settle this Richard-versus-Peter question once and for all,” Dot continued, “which can only be done if you talk to the man face-to-face.”

“There’s no question to settle,” I protested. “Clearly Peter is a disaster in the making, and Richard—well, everyone agrees he and I were meant to be together.”

“I don’t care about what ‘everyone’ thinks,” Dot said. “I care about what you think. So we’ll go to Kerryville and figure it all out.”

Her motives weren’t entirely altruistic. A big part of the reason she wanted to get out of town was that she’d had yet another spat with Louie and wanted him to miss her and realize he couldn’t live without her. In my opinion, he’d already made it clear he could, but she didn’t want to see it, and she didn’t want to hear it from me. But I agreed a change of scenery and a few days at home with my family would be a welcome break to help me clear my head. Who knew? Maybe seeing Richard again would reignite my feelings for him and knock a certain wavy-haired gangster right out of my head. On the other hand, I could have a relapse of fainting spells. Either way, the weekend promised not to be dull.

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