Christmas in Good Hope by Kirk Cindy

Author:Kirk, Cindy [Kirk, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781503949652
Published: 2015-12-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Feeling as nervous as a sixteen-year-old boy, Beck pulled out his phone. While he didn’t need an excuse to call Ami, he was glad to have one.

He’d just gotten off the phone with Cory White. The young teacher and his wife were celebrating their tenth anniversary. His parents had given them a gift certificate to Muddy Boots. Cory wanted to know the best time for them to come in that evening.

Since it wasn’t yet the weekend, Beck didn’t expect a large crowd. Tom and his helper would handle the dinner rush with ease. The food would be good, but not anything special. Knowing Cory and Jackie’s history, Beck wanted the evening to be memorable.

Ami answered on the first ring. “What a coincidence. I was just about to call you.”

The warmth and ease in her voice had his grip relaxing around his phone. “I missed you, too.”

Beck heard her startled intake of air. He hadn’t meant to say what was on his mind, but neither was he going to apologize for it. Leaning back against the wall, he blocked the sounds of the early lunch crowd and focused on the conversation.

“We need to talk about something.” Her voice had turned serious, and he pictured a little pucker of a frown forming between her brows.

Beck hesitated. Did she want to talk about where they went from here? If that was the case, he wasn’t prepared. He was still trying to sort out his feelings.

There was no denying what had happened between them had been about more than sex. There was a connection between him and Ami that transcended physical need and pleasure.

As if she’d read his thoughts, Ami gave a nervous-sounding laugh. “It’s nothing concerning us. Not that there is any us.”

From the comment it appeared she was equally unsure and tentatively trying to find firm footing. But she was wrong about one thing; there was very much an us.

Beck decided to play it cool for now. “What’s up, Ami? What can I do to help?”

“Dakota stopped by this morning.”

Whatever he’d expected her to say, it wasn’t this. He frowned. “Didn’t she have school?”

“She skipped. But truancy is the least of her problems.” Ami blew out a breath. “Would you have a few minutes to talk about her situation this evening?”

“Sure.” From his vantage point, Beck could see that everything in the café was running smoothly. “Or we can discuss it now. I have time.”

“I prefer to make a few phone calls first,” she demurred. “See if I can get this resolved on my own before involving you.”

Something in her voice pricked his curiosity. “Are you certain you want to wait?”

“Yes. Later will be best. Good-bye, Be—”

“Wait. Don’t hang up. I have something to ask you.”

Silence filled the air for several heartbeats.

“Ah, what is it?”

He’d flustered her, which amused him. Probably because he was feeling a bit flustered and unsure himself. “I know how hard you work and I don’t want to add to your overflowing plate.” Beck hesitated, recalling her propensity to agree to most requests.

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