Poker Face by Noelle Winters

Poker Face by Noelle Winters

Author:Noelle Winters [Winters, Noelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-11T07:00:00+00:00


Wednesday 19th October; 8am

Liv stifled yawn after yawn as she tried to prep the coffee shop for the day.

“Long night?” River asked from her spot near the counter, a smirk on her face.

Liv thought about throwing a coffee filter at her, then paused. “Something like that.”

“Did Ryan come by?” River raised her eyebrows. She was smart, she had to know there was a reason Liv was tired.

Liv hesitated about what to explain and what not to. River knew more than others did. She knew what had happened with her mother, and what had driven Liv and Ryan apart in the first place. But Liv had kept her Gram’s condition a secret from everyone.

“Nothing happened,” she said instead. “We just talked.”

River raised her eyebrows.

Liv tried to ignore her. Last night had scrambled a lot of things up in her head. When Gram had been missing, Ryan had been the first person she had thought to call. She was the only person Liv had thought to call.

Maybe it was because she was a police officer.

No, Liv knew it was more than that. Deep down, Ryan was the only person she trusted to handle the situation.

“How did you know?” Liv pursed her lips at River.

“I saw the way you looked at each other last night.” River shrugged. “I’m not stupid, you know.”

Liv stuck her tongue out at her. “Didn’t say you were.”

“She really likes you, Liv.” River sounded gentle.

Liv stared down at the counter, at the bread she was slicing for some sandwiches. She knew that. She knew from the way Ryan looked at her, from the way they touched each other. The fire that had burned so long ago was still there.

She sat the knife aside, not certain she wanted to be holding it in her current state of mind. Besides, she had some time before anyone would be ordering sandwiches. She was prepped otherwise.

“Where’s Mocha?” River asked, grabbing a chair and sitting down at the nearest table.

“I left her with Gram.” What Liv didn’t say was that she left Mocha at home to watch Gram in case she wandered off again. She had already ordered a ‘doggy 911’ system that would let Mocha call her if she needed to. Mocha was an older dog, but she was smart as a whip, and she loved Gram.

It was a miracle of technology that let her set up a phone with a touchpad connected to it on the floor. If Mocha needed to summon help, all she had to do was press the touchpad and 911 would be called. Mocha had picked up on it quickly.

“How long do you think you’ll need me today?” River leaned back in the chair. Her apron was still hanging from its hook. She was in no hurry to put it on.

“Just for a couple hours?” Liv guesstimated. She technically didn’t need River for the work, but she wanted the company. The last thing she needed to do was go to Ryan’s and talk to her more. Or go to her office.



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