May To December: Box Set #1 by Laura Conway & Carol Wyatt & Emma Collins

Author:Laura Conway & Carol Wyatt & Emma Collins [Conway, Laura & Wyatt, Carol & Collins, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-09T23:00:00+00:00

18

“What did we do for your fortieth?” Kate asked, bringing her coffee to her lips, blowing on it for a second before taking a sip.

“Nothing,” Laura said, shrugging off her coat.

“Oh. At least that means I didn’t get so drunk that I couldn’t remember it.”

“I was having a midlife crisis around that time,” Laura said, unfazed by the fact that her best friend had forgotten about that stressful year of her life.

“Yeah. That’s right. Sorry.”

“Why? Are you thinking of having a party for yours?”

“No,” Kate said, drawing a sharp breath. “Maybe. I don’t know. I’m just not ready to be forty yet.”

Laura nearly choked on her coffee. “And who is? Look, age is just a number. If it makes you feel any better, I’m forty-four, and I feel no more like an adult than I did when I was thirty.”

“Really?”

“There’s a few more lines around my eyes, and I can’t seem to handle as much alcohol as I used to, but… That’s about it. I’m no closer to having my life together.”

“That’s not true,” Kate said, lightly hitting her arm. “You could have stayed right where you were, but you made a serious change. So, you haven’t met the right woman yet. So what? You’ve only been looking for four years.”

“I’m kind of seeing Sam,” Laura blurted out.

Kate just stared at her. “But I thought she wasn’t staying?”

“She’s not. I don’t think. She’s renting a cabin, but I don’t know how long the lease is for.”

“Why don’t you ask her?”

“I don’t know,” Laura said with a sigh. “The time we’ve spent together in the last few days has been… Amazing. I don’t want to get into the details or make her feel like she has to stay for me.”

“But Laura, the way you were talking about her that night that you ran into her at the wedding, when we were at the bar… I don’t know. You just seemed so… Taken by her. I just don’t want to see you get hurt is all I’m trying to say, and if she’s not staying, how can you not?”

“I know,” Laura breathed. “I know.”

Laura’s phone vibrated on the table, and she swiped her finger across the screen to unlock it. It was a message from Sam, wondering if she could see her for a few minutes on her way to the airport.

“What’s that smile about?” Kate asked as Laura typed a quick reply, telling her that she was at the coffee shop.

“Sam is meeting me here in a few minutes. She’s on her way to Newark… She got a job in Italy for a week.”

“Does she still do portraits?”

“No. Travel photography.”

“Oh wow. That’s a great job. Well, you know… Except for the traveling part,” Kate said with a lopsided smile.

“She just didn’t want to pass this gig up. She’s not going back to full-time travel, not in the immediate future anyway, or at least that’s the impression I got.”

“You should really just talk to her,” Kate said, finishing her coffee.

“I know.”

“I’ll leave you to it,” Kate said as she stood up and put on her jacket.

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