Summer's End (Evening Island Book 2) by Olivia Miles

Author:Olivia Miles [Miles, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rosewood Press
Published: 2021-07-12T18:30:00+00:00

14

Heather

By Thursday, all Heather could think about was that Billy had mentioned he’d be back on the island today. She tried to keep busy by making breakfast for her sisters—a lavish spread of pancakes with berries and a fruit salad that they took to the porch to eat, even though both of her sisters only poked at the food. Andrea was too regimented to break her diet and kept to the fruit, and Kim fretted that she was worried about fitting into her wedding dress even though she was smaller than Heather had been on her wedding day, meaning that if anything their mother’s gown would have to be taken in for her.

Heather tried to focus on their conversations, tried to remind herself that there was no point in getting swept up by Billy’s charms. She’d resisted those sparkling eyes and that warm smile once before, letting it fade into a part of her past rather than her real life. Besides, she was leaving the island in ten days.

Not to mention the other matter.

“Don’t forget that Gemma invited us to dinner tomorrow night!” Kim told them as they carried their plates back into the kitchen. “It will give us a chance to know Leo better.”

“She is certainly in love,” Heather remarked. She barely remembered those days when she and Daniel used to enjoy each other’s company and not be defined by the absence of something more.

But the feeling of falling in love wasn’t completely forgotten. That rush and dizziness, the excitement of seeing a flash of a smile, the graze of a hand. She’d felt it, more than once. With Billy. With Daniel.

And maybe, she’d even found it again.

“Oh now, you didn’t seem too closed off to the idea of love last night,” Kim said to Andrea. She fought back a smile and slid a knowing glance in Heather’s direction.

Heather didn’t mind. It was nice to see someone else squirm for once.

Andrea shrugged and turned on the tap. “I told you. I don’t have time for that type of thing.”

“You could make time for it,” Kim continued. Clearly not willing to let their oldest sister off the hook, Kim positioned herself beside Andrea at the sink. “You could make time for a lot of things.”

This was a loaded start to the day, and Heather wondered if Andrea wanted to get into it or spend the day checking her email in town again.

Andrea pulled in a breath and scrubbed at the dishes with what Heather could only describe as determination. “Believe it or not, I don’t need a man to complete my life. I’m perfectly happy focusing on my career at the moment.”

Kim backed up, looking affronted. Heather felt her shoulders tense as she opened the fridge and slid the bowl of berries onto the top shelf. She hated this sort of conflict, always had. Growing up her older and younger sister never fought—their age differences contributed to a more doting type of relationship. But something had shifted once they’d all

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