“They shouldn’t when the kiss didn’t happen at the hospital.” Cameron kept her voice low as she talked, mindful that living in a small town meant words spread as fast as wildfires. “Who told you?”
“You.” Laura grinned as she chewed. “Just now when you freaked out when I asked. See, you’re so easy.”
“I’m not easy.”
“I’ll be sure to let the woman you’renotkissing know that.”
The smug look on Laura’s face made Cameron roll her eyes. Although she didn’t hang out with Laura as much as Isla or Vera, she could still read Cameron like a book. Maybe not as well as the Mackenzies could, but their friendship was still solid even if they didn’t hang out as much as they used to when their kids were younger.
“So, is it Mel?”
Cameron dropped her sandwich onto her plate as she scrambled to grab the tomato that had gone flying off.
“See, someone told you.”
“You, dude,” Laura chuckled. “God, you really are too easy. Besides, I put it together at the Mackenzie’s New Year’s Eve party that something was going on between you two.”
“Well, I’ll have you know that nothing was going on then. Not that I know of. Nothing went on until the other night when she kissedme.”
“Shut up!”
“She did!” Cameron heard how loud her voice had gotten and lowered it. “At my house. Pushed me up against the wall and everything.”
“God, that’s hot.”
“Sounds like you need to get laid.”
“Don’t I know it.”
Laura and her husband had been divorced for years, but as far as Cameron knew, she hadn’t seriously dated anyone since then. Cameron understood that. Her younger children were still living at home, so bringing someone home was complicated. As Cameron was sure she would find out when she started dating Melanie officially.
Taking a deep breath, Cameron took a sip of her soda before locking eyes with Laura.
“Guess who else is getting a divorce?”
Leaning slightly onto the table, Laura’s eyes went wide. “Who?”
“Mel and Rob.”
Cameron was sure Laura’s gasp could have been heard outside the cafe. She motioned for her friend to calm down as Laura put her palms on the table. She lowered her voice as she leaned in closer to Cameron, who did the same.
“Was it because of the kiss?”
“No,” Cameron balked. “Why would you say that?”
“Well,” Laura held up her hands, “I had to ask. You’re feeding me breadcrumbs so I don’t have the whole picture.”
“Okay, fine.”
Diving into all the details, Cameron laid out everything for Laura. From the first kiss to the divorce to the second kiss the other night, she told her everything in order to get Laura’s opinion on the situation. After she was through, Laura took a few minutes to digest everything Cameron had told her as she sipped on her iced tea.
“So,” she finally said, “what exactly are you wanting my advice on? Because I know that’s what you’re wanting, but it seems to me that you two already have this figured out.”
Cameron snorted a laugh. “I can assure you, we don’t. Or at least I don’t.”
“What are you hung up on?”
She only had to think about the question for a moment before she knew the issue that was still nipping at her brain. But before she could say anything, Laura continued.
