Page 62 of Unstoppable Love

Cameron chuckled, and I felt that down to the tips of my toes that curled at the sound of his deep rumble. “Yeah, Sunshine. You were. What are you working on this late?”

“Oh. I talked to Cathy at Jumpin’ Beans a while back. She asked if I could help with her social media accounts. Instagram mostly. I spend a couple hours a week editing photos and that kind of thing.”

“Really? That’s cool.” There was a pause, and then… “Do you need the extra money?”

“No. But the Farm and Feed isn’t exactly exciting work unless I’m in the field. When Cathy approached me, it made me wonder how many other businesses could use help. It’s a small town, but we’re growing and not dying like others. So I don’t know… I’ve just been thinking…”

“You should talk to Gavin and Bryce. I know Bryce could definitely use some help getting the word out about his brewery and stuff.”

My heart fluttered. He hadn’t even hesitated to be excited for me. Or help me. I hadn’t expected pushback or anything, but there was almost an excited tone to his voice.

“You don’t think it’s lame?”

“Why would I think you doing something you enjoy is lame?”

“I don’t know. Because I already have a job and it pays decently. It’s not fun, though, but not everyone gets a fun job.”

“You can figure out a way to do something you love and have fun and get paid to do it, I say that’s the dream everyone has. Do you think you could?”

“Do what? Go freelance?”

“Yeah. Why the hell not?”

Nerves. Fear. The fact I was a single woman, and I might not have a mortgage on my small home, but I did have other bills. The main one including a car that would have to be upgraded soon. “It’s a risk, is all.”

“Some are worth taking.”

I had a feeling he was no longer talking about my work. And speaking of risks… “I ran into Gavin and Josie at Millie’s tonight. Apparently, your mom is expecting me out to the ranch on Saturday.”

“Good.” Again, no hesitation. Just that pulse of excitement. “She loves you. Caleb and Landon will be here, so you know. I gave them my two tickets, but I’m pretty sure Emily will be with the family.”

“That’ll disappoint Josie. She wanted me to help teach Landon how to play some games the right way.”

Cameron chuckled again. “You’ll have plenty of time to help her with that, Sunshine. What else did you do today? Anything besides work?”

My head started spinning at the implication I was going to be spending a lot of time with Josie, it took me a second to catch up.

We talked about my day. I asked him about his, what his practices were like. He told me about the team and the guys he went to the baseball game with, and soon, we’d already been on the phone for an hour, talking about nothing. Everything.

I yawned, and tried to hide it, but Cameron heard.

“I should probably let you get to bed soon,” Cameron said. “But before I do, you should know something.”

“What’s that?”

“I called Isaiah this morning. Gave him a heads-up about us, but he already knew too.”

“You called Isaiah? Why?”

“Because he’s been my best friend outside of Caleb since we were still in diapers, and I wanted him to hear you and I were dating from me. Not town.”

“You… you…” God, why was this making me so mad? But I pushed to my feet, shoving my computer off my lap. “That’s none of his business, Cam.”

“He was cool, Ava. It was something I needed to do.”

“And what if he wouldn’t have been? What then, Cam?”

“Not a damn thing.” Cameron grumbled something. “If Lydia spent the night with your brother and they were going to date, wouldn’t you want her to tell you and not hear it through town?”

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