Jesse's List: A Beach Pointe Romance by Mysti Parker

Author:Mysti Parker [Parker, Mysti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

A crow cawed from the sugar maple right outside Jesse's window, announcing the coming of Saturday's sun. Jesse had watched its ascent through the tired and burning eyes of a sleepless night. He got out of bed, showered, and dressed then checked on Sylvester, who snored peacefully in his adjustable bed. Jesse envied the old man’s ability to shut out the world, despite all the mistakes he’d made over the years. Once upon a time, Jesse had slept despite all his own sins. Now that he cared, sleep wouldn’t come.

He made a pot of coffee, poured a cup and drifted onto the back porch, where he sat to watch the sun climb over the trees. Low-hanging morning fog drifted across the pond, allowing glimpses of the dock. Leigh had been sitting there just a few hours ago. He could imagine her there now, curly hair with its coppery sheen hanging past her bare shoulders, eyes closed, feet skimming the water. She’d looked so at peace, like she could have sat there forever.

And then he had kissed her and broke the spell. Stupid. He thought she wanted it as much as he did, but then he’d gone too far and scared her. Was it her reluctance to have a relationship with a client that kept her away? That, he could almost understand. Or had his reputation tainted him too much for her to trust him? Acknowledging that possibility required too much mental effort for his sleep-deprived brain.

Jesse went back inside to make breakfast for himself and Sylvester. As expected, the smell of bacon frying revived the old man. He shuffled into the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee, added a hefty dose of cream and sugar, then sat in a chair at the kitchen island.

“What’s eatin’ ya, son?” Sylvester asked.

“Nothing, why?”

“I ain’t lived on the downslope of life without learning a thing or two. I could hear ya up and down last night and up early this morning. You’ve got a droopy hound dog look on ya, too. Now, what’s eatin’ ya?”

Jesse plated up the bacon, eggs, and toast and brought it to the island. He stood on the other side with his own plate, too keyed up to sit down. Sylvester wasn’t one to probe into his personal life, so this inquiry felt a lot like a session with Leigh. Might as well get some practice. He had no idea what he would say to her at his next appointment, or even if there would be a next appointment. She might have decided to cancel the rest.

“You know that woman who was here yesterday?” Jesse said, poking at eggs that no longer looked appetizing.

“Yeah, she’s clever. I hope you’ll bring her back. I like her.”

“That’s the thing. I like her, too.”

“I knew you did. I could tell by that lovey-dovey look in your eyes when she was here. Oh, the kissin’ of course. What happened?”

“She was there on the dock when I got home, which I thought meant.

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