Second Bride Down by Ginny Baird

Author:Ginny Baird
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2022-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“So, what’s going on with the cowboy?” Misty removed her rain jacket while Mei-Lin shook out her umbrella. They’d just walked into the Dockside, a shack-style eatery in the section of the docks where the fishing boats came in. They served the best fried fish sandwich made with the catch of the day, along with fries cooked in peanut oil. Misty was always tempted to try something else, but then fell back on her old standby. It was just too good.

“Gee,” Mei-Lin joked. “Don’t we even get to order first?”

“I already know what I’m getting.”

“Of course you do.”

They took a seat at a small table beside a window. A choppy gray sea churned outside, jostling small fishing boats on roiling waves as a cloaking fog hugged the water. Misty thought of Lucas’s dad and how he’d held that job, rain or shine. Misty hadn’t known Mr. Reyes well. He’d been quiet-natured but had seemed kind and gentle. A lot like Lucas.

“Why mess with perfection?” Misty answered. “What do you think you’ll have?”

Mei-Lin picked up the menu wedged between a napkin holder and a catsup bottle. “Hmm, probably the fried clam po’ boy.”

“I’m going for the fried fish sandwich and chips.” Lucas had tried to fix Misty another smoothie this morning but she’d declined saying she’d grab a power bar since she and Mei-Lin were lunching early. It was eleven thirty-five and the Dockside had just opened its doors to lunchtime customers. Already, the place was filling up. It was a hugely popular spot for locals.

“You never change.”

“Oh yes, I do.”

A ponytailed guy in an apron took their orders. Both also got coffee which sounded good on a dreary day, and it arrived in short order.

Mei-Lin grinned above her coffee mug. “What about you and Lucas? Things going well?”

Heat flooded Misty’s face. “Better than expected.”

“What?” Mei-Lin gave an excited whisper. “Mist-yyy! You’re going through the—” She paused and frowned. “Wait. What happened to your hands? And wrists?”

Misty sipped from her coffee mug, then set it down. “They’re fine. I just fell off a moped.”

“A moped?” Mei-Lin gasped. “Oh no! Were you hurt?”

Misty shook her head. “Not other than this.” She turned over her palms and the scrapes were so much better and she only still needed one bandage. She was surprised Mei-Lin had noticed anything.

Mei-Lin tasted her coffee, too. “Were you with Lucas?”

“Yeah. Riding bikes out to the lighthouse.”

“Oh, those kind of bikes.” Mei-Lin chuckled. “Bet that was fun. Until you fell off.”

“Yeah, it was.” Misty sipped from her coffee. “Before and afterward.”

“What happened afterward?”

“Lucas and I had lunch, and we talked. Talked a lot actually, but not about anything important. Mostly about work.”

Mei-Lin rolled her eyes. “Boring.”

“I know it sounds that way,” Misty confided, “but it kind of wasn’t.”

Mei-Lin angled forward. “No?”

Misty’s heart fluttered at the memory of sitting in the sunshine with Lucas, and especially at the way he’d looked at her at the top of the lighthouse after they’d been feeling the wind. “I’m scared that something’s happening.

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