The Perks of Being a Parker by Kay Correll

Author:Kay Correll [CORRELL, KAY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944761653
Publisher: Zura Lu Publishing LLC

Chapter 15

“Aw, do you have to go?” Austin tugged at Olivia’s hand. “I thought you were taking some time off.”

“I have taken time off.” She shrugged. “I’m not very good at just sitting around.”

Austin cocked his head and gave her a mischievous grin. “So that’s what you call it? Sitting around?”

She blushed. “You know what I mean. I just… want to check on things at Sea Glass Cafe. See if Evelyn needs any help. She’d done so much the last few weeks while we planned the wedding, and now this week, too.”

“It’s Wednesday. We’ve only been married for four days.” He tugged her into his lap and wrapped his arms around her. “Can’t I convince you to stay?”

“I really should go.”

He kissed her.

“Really, Austin. I have responsibilities.”

“Uh-huh.” He nodded in agreement and kissed her again.

She sighed. “You don’t make it very easy, do you?”

“I’m not trying to make it easy.” His lips curled into a confident smile.

Her phone dinged, and she reached for it and read the text. “Oh, it’s Emily. She’s home from school and wants to know when I’m coming home. I’d told her sometime this week. I think… I think maybe I should go back today?”

Austin let out a long sigh. “It seems like our stay-at-home honeymoon is coming to an end.”

“And we still haven’t decided on the whole living situation. I can’t believe we didn’t sort it out before the wedding.” She shook her head.

“Well, we were a little rushed moving it up so quickly.” He pushed her hair away from her face. “What do you want to do? Where do you want us to live?”

“I do like my house. Living on the canal. Boating over to Mom’s. But my house is really small.” She climbed off his lap and walked over to the window. “And I do love having the view of the beach like you do here, but you’re renting. So if Emily and I moved here, we’d have to eventually move again.”

“So what if we look for a new house to buy? One on the beach?”

“Can we afford that?” She frowned. “We haven’t really talked about money, either, have we? The things most couples discuss before the wedding. Where they’re going to live. Finances.”

“We’ll work all that out. I promise.” He got up and walked over to stand beside her. “How about we pack up some of my things, and we’ll head back to your house? Emily is comfortable there, it’s the home she knows. We’ll be fine there for a bit. Then all three of us will start looking for a home, as long as Emily is okay with moving.”

“I think she’ll be fine with it.”

“Then text her back that we’re heading over and we’ll sit down and talk to her. Unless you want to talk to her alone?”

“No, let’s both talk to her.” She gave him a smile. “And you think we could take a quick stop by the cafe after that?”

He laughed, grabbed both her hands, and tugged her close. “Yes, we’ll go to the cafe, too.

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