Love's Second Chance by Patty H Scott

Author:Patty H Scott [Scott, Patty H]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

chapter fourteen

Jack

I set my phone down on my bedside table after having a text exchange with Katrina Bradshaw. I walk into my bathroom to brush my teeth before bed. Katrina has me on a ride like the loop-de-loo at the summer fair. Not by any fault of hers, she had me thinking Michael was her boyfriend. Then she gave me the complete cold shoulder. I could have used a parka to withstand the frostbite she was throwing my way. Maybe the times we have been together haven’t been as meaningful for her as they have been to me.

Now she texts me out of the blue at what would normally be bedtime to take me up on my offer to grab pizza together. I hope I wasn’t too forward excluding Michael. I just didn’t want him to feel like a third wheel. Who am I kidding? I’m hoping the sparks between me and Katrina will rekindle tomorrow. I won’t push her, but I need to see if she’s feeling what I am. I don’t want to let her go back to L.A. without us trying to figure out our feelings for one another.

* * *

It’s a good day. The shop is buzzing with morning customers, the weather isn’t too hot, and I’m taking Katrina to pizza. Bryce keeps looking at me as though a question mark is sitting over his head.

“Bryce, what’s up?

“Nothing … It’s just I just never saw you this happy.”

“Oh, is that so? So you’re calling your boss a grump?” I rib him a little.

“No. It’s just … No. That’s not … Jack I didn’t mean …”

“I’m kidding. I’m in a better than average mood. You got me there.” I feel like everything is looking up right now. Katrina going out with me feels like something inside me fell into alignment. I wonder if she knows how much power she has over my mood. I’d better keep her from meeting Bryce, or she’ll get the inside scoop on just how much. Honestly, I’m feeling like the guy who risked everything to start his dream business is just about to take the greatest risk of his adult life. I only hope it pays off as well as the first risk did.

Speaking of meeting Bryce, now that I know Katrina isn’t dating Michael, I need to tell her I own Ferris Wheel Coffee and that I’m relocated here now. I don’t want to deceive her by withholding all of that. I really don’t. I will tell her. Just not tonight. She just went from cold to warming up and I don’t want to drop a bomb on her and send her running. More than anyone, I want her to know what an impact she had on me – at every level. When things are a little more certain, I’ll for sure divulge everything. Tonight is the first time I feel like we’re finally on the same page and I don’t want to overwhelm her when things are just turning a corner for us.

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