Happily Ever Never: A Montgomery Ink Legacy Novella by Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Carrie Ann Ryan [Ryan, Carrie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Carrie Ann Ryan, Montgomery Ink Legacy, contemporary romance
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: 2023-03-13T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

May

“You do not need to worry about me. I’m fine. See? The bandage is all gone.”

Lake narrowed her eyes at me before handing over my mimosa. “If you say so. But I’m glad you got a doctor’s note.”

I narrowed my eyes right back at her. “Seriously? That’s what you’re going with? You don’t believe me, so you need a doctor’s note?”

“You’re as stubborn as we are. What do you expect? You were in a car accident. A pretty bad one.”

I could still hear the tires screeching, and the sound of metal bending where it shouldn’t. The airbag had hit me forcefully—I hadn’t even realized they could do that. I knew they were supposed to help with the impact, but if that was helping, I couldn’t even imagine what it would feel like if I had been going faster. The other car had hit me at the perfect angle for all the airbags to deploy. Compounded by the fact that I was starving and slightly dehydrated, and I had been in a bad position. But the two dissolvable stitches on my forehead were gone now, and I no longer ached.

In the couple of weeks since the accident, I had returned to work, although even Luke still treated me with tiny little kids’ gloves. It was as if they were all afraid I would break. I didn’t blame them for being worried, but I still felt bad that they were all taking so much time to ensure I was safe.

“The only thing truly broken right now is my car. And the loaner from the dealership and insurance is great and all, but I really need my own.”

“So, it’s a complete loss?” Brooke asked.

“It is. And now I deal with all the red tape so I can get a new one. They totaled it because of the damage to the engine. The worst angle ever.”

“Leo was saying the neighborhood is trying to get a four-way stop there. With a flashing light or reflective surface or something. Because it’s not safe. Not with that cross traffic.”

“You spoke to Leo about it?” I asked, my stomach tensing. I didn’t know why. Leo was just Leo. Though he had been there to save me. Maybe that was why I got butterflies in my stomach whenever I thought about him. I really needed to put him out of my mind. After all, I had given up dating. Therefore, I would give up daydreaming, too, especially about a person that could be my friend. He wasn’t technically a friend yet, but he was an acquaintance. Someone I saw often, who was friends with my friends. Perhaps that could count as being a friend. But he wasn’t someone I could daydream about. He had a life of his own. And didn’t want me like that. We had been in each other’s circle enough that if he had wanted something to happen on his end, it would have. So, I wasn’t going to think about that.

“Why did you get that look on your face?” Brooke asked, a smile playing on her lips.

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