Molly:Yeah, maybe.
CeCe:But is it complete?
Molly:Complete? I really have no idea.
CeCe:Are you alone?
She looked up from her phone at the sound of her doorbell.
Molly:Not now. There’s someone here. Talk later.
Thinking it might be Jake, Molly ran her fingers through her hair before answering the door.
CeCe stood before her, a wide grin on her face and a container of ice cream in each hand.
Molly smiled and stepped back. “What’s all this?”
“I was driving past and figured you might need a treat. Besides, I had a huge lunch, and Luka’s playing touch rugby, so what’s a girl to do but have ice cream for dinner?”
“What would I do without you?”
“I have no idea. But it goes both ways.” CeCe grabbed two spoons from the kitchen. “Salted caramel or ambrosia?”
“Ambrosia.”
“So, what’s happening with you and Chef Sinclair?”
Molly flopped down on the sofa. “Where do I even start?”
36
Molly stood outside Hazel Sinclair’s office building and took a deep breath. The last time they met, she hadn’t felt the need to air the details of her relationship with Jesse, but now, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she and Hazel were long overdue for a chat.
She sat in the waiting room, staring at her phone until Hazel approached from down the corridor.
“Gosh, this is a surprise. Are you here to purchase some real estate?”
“No, but I wondered if we could have a word.”
“What about?”
Molly held her gaze but remained silent. The office foyer wasn’t the place to elaborate.
Hazel shifted her stance. “Come on down. My last appointment just canceled, so you’re in luck.”
Molly followed her into a small office that faced the road and sat in the chair offered as Hazel slipped behind her desk. “I assume this is about Jake.”
“Yes… and Jesse, to some extent.”
Hazel leaned forward, clasping her hands in front of her on the desk. “I thought we covered everything the last time we met.”
Deep breaths.“I disagree, and I’d like the opportunity to set the record straight.”
“All right. I understand you’ve rejected Jesse’s bequeath.”
“Yes, I thought it was the right thing to do.”
Hazel held her gaze. “Perhaps it was. I still have no idea why he changed his will to include you, but maybe you can fill me in.”
