I blinked at her. “You work fast.”
She laughed. “I don’t want to wait and Sully is ready to lock me down.”
I pushed the phone back toward her. “It looks amazing. I think I can make a few calls to make the beach permit happen.”
She squeezed my hand. “It happened so fast, but...”
“You’re disgustingly happy.”
Nora sighed. “Yeah.”
I caged her hand for a minute. “I’m so happy for you.”
Luisa slid up to the table. “What can I get you?”
“Pancakes and all the butter with lots of bacon.”
Luisa grinned. “Got it. And you, Nora?”
“Actually, that sounds good but swap bacon for sausage for me.”
“I’ll be back with that in a few.”
As we filled our bellies, the conversation revolved around the wedding and the Murdock Brothers social media accounts that had continued to blow up. They had expanded from hot and shirtless to a You Should Know series that might be even more of a viral sensation.
In the end, the chat with Nora helped even me out and pushed back how annoyed I’d been with chatterbox Cash. Before I left, I added a shopping date to my calendar in nearby Saratoga Springs.
Evidently, I’d be helping to plan a wedding.
I couldn’t help myself from stopping in at the station on my way home. Cash had been arraigned first thing in the morningand was standing in the parking lot with his brother, Cam. He waved at me with a shit eating grin that negated my relaxing breakfast. The exhaustion post pancakes had dissolved away leaving my system revved.
Annoyed, I stepped on the gas and turned the corner off Hope Street toward my two-family home I’d mortgaged my life for. I lived on the upper level and was slowly working on the lower floor to rent out.
The house had been neglected for a long time and needed a lot of work.
Instead of finding my bed, I exhausted myself by stripping wallpaper for an hour.
Annoyed, even though I knew Cash would get off easy. I’d bet the judge gave him a slap on the wrist and asked him how the Giants were doing in training camp.
I scraped off layer after layer of cabbage roses tinged with smoke until I was too exhausted to stay upright.
But his stupid face reappeared in my head while I showered off the sweat and long night.
The smug smile and those shoulders should not be sticking with me, dammit.
The jerk was far too charming for his own good. And I didn’t trust charming.
Ever.
I flopped on my bed and fell asleep in my towel, those gray eyes and their stupid crinkled corners following me into dreams.
Chapter 5
Cash
“What were you thinking?”
I winced. “C’mon, Sully. It was just a joke.”
