All By Myself_A Table for One Romance by Leah Atwood

Author:Leah Atwood [Atwood, Leah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Falling Leaf Press
Published: 2018-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Ouch.” Kira sat up in bed and stretched her muscles, talking to herself. “I need to work out more.”

She’d spent yesterday hiking over twenty miles of trails, and now her body sought revenge for putting her muscles through that heavy of a workout when she hadn’t exercised that heavily in two years. What she needed was a hot shower that penetrated her skin and soothed her overburdened muscles.

If that didn’t work, she’d pop two ibuprofens and pray for the best.

No matter how she felt, she wouldn’t skip out on the caverns today. She’d looked forward to them since the first day of her Pell’s Peak research. Caves and caverns had always fascinated her, but she’d had little chance to explore them, or even take a limited tour. Even so, she could go later in the day or even tomorrow.

But she had another reason for refusing to miss today’s scheduled event.

A man named Matt Cameron, a serendipitous discovery.

She’d called him last night to confirm their plans today, give him room to back out if he’d changed his mind. If he had, she couldn’t blame him—she hadn’t made the best impression, but for whatever reason, they clicked. That phone call turned into a conversation that lasted three hours. She’d done most the talking Monday, but she got her turn to ask him questions last night and had her heartstrings wound when he told her the story of his childhood.

The alarm on her phone beeped. She turned it off and fought the temptation to lay down again. Swinging her legs over the edge of the bed, she gave herself a pep talk and promised her body she’d take it easy today. An hour walk through the caverns couldn’t be too strenuous, and she’d made a reservation at a local tea room in the evening, allowing plenty of time for the claims adjuster to finish.

An hour later, she walked out of her room a new person. The steaming shower worked wonders, renewing and limbering her tensed muscles. She’d dressed casually in a pair of bootcut jeans, a boho-chic blouse, and a loose-knit sweater to keep her warm underground. She left her hair down but wore a fabric headband to keep her hair from falling into her eyes.

Climbing down the steps, she realized she hadn’t eaten breakfast. One day she’d learn to eat meals on a schedule. She didn’t see Matt anywhere and grabbed a banana from the complimentary breakfast bar. The blueberry muffins tempted her, but she’d indulged too much this week. She sat down with her fruit and a glass of orange juice to wait for Matt.

He appeared five minutes later, his facial muscles reflecting a tense state. “Sorry, I’m late. My principal called about a problem with one of my students.”

“What happened?”

“He got into a fight. The school has a zero-tolerance policy for violence, and the principal wanted my opinion on how to proceed.” He gave her a pitiful, soulfully sad smile. “He only called because this particular student responds to me when he won’t listen to anyone else.

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