Loving You by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase [Chase, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Levi! What on earth are you doing here?” Ronan Donovan called out from behind the bar of Donovan’s Pub.

Smiling, Levi walked over and went right behind the bar to hug his father. “Just making sure for myself that you’re doing okay. I know you said on the phone…”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah…” his father said with a hint of amusement. “I know my brother ratted me out and got you all worked up. Come on, take a seat, and let me get you some lunch. What are you in the mood for? A burger? Sandwich? Pot roast?”

He thought about the chicken sandwich he had originally told Jade about. “Um…wasn’t there some sort of chicken, bacon, and avocado sandwich on the menu?”

Grinning, Ronan nodded. “Excellent choice!” He called one of the waitresses over and gave her the order. “And send my brother out please. Tell him my son is here.”

The waitress smiled at him and if Levi wasn’t mistaken, it was a rather flirty smile. He smiled back, but he felt nothing. There was a time when he genuinely enjoyed a woman’s attention, but he didn’t want to encourage anything and he was already cursing the fact that he was going to miss out on almost three days with Jade.

This is for a good cause, he reminded himself.

A glass of sweet tea was placed in front of him as he settled on a barstool and thanked his dad.

“How long are you in town for?”

“My plan is to head back to Sweetbriar on Wednesday morning,” he replied. “I’m doing some work with a few of the local businesses and I didn’t want to be gone too long. But I also wanted to check on you.”

“Bah,” Ronan muttered. “I don’t need anyone babysitting me. The doctor told me what I needed and I’ll get to it when I’m ready.”

“Dad, this really isn’t something you should be putting off. It’s not going to get better on its own and the recovery time isn’t that bad.”

“I’ve never had surgery in my life. Look at your uncle—he fell and broke his hip last year and you know what? His recovery time has been awful! Nurses coming and going all the damn time and he was using a walker and then a cane. I don’t want that!”

“It’s not the same thing. A broken hip and bypass surgery are completely different. You’ll spend a couple of days in the hospital and then a week at home. That’s it. You’ll be back here behind the bar in no time.”

“I said I’ll think about it and I will,” Ronan said firmly. “And you can go back and report that to your sisters too. Chloe’s called me every day since Shane blabbed it to all of you, and Ashlynn keeps emailing me healthy eating tips.” He shook his head. “The only one I haven’t heard from is Billie, so that’s how I know this ain’t that bad.”

Chuckling, Levi asked, “What kind of logic is that?”

“Because she’s the stubborn one in the family, and I know I’m not her favorite person.

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