Page 79 of Crazy for You

Emma pressed her hand over his. “You’ve got plenty of time.”

“So you’re moving to Georgia?” Trent asked.

“Yeah.” She glanced at Ryan.

“That’s a bummer,” Trent said.

Tell me about it. Ryan was still smarting over that information himself, even though he ought to be thanking his lucky stars because this gave him an easy out with Emma before things got any more complicated between them than they already were. A clean break.

“Well, if you’re ever in the Atlanta area, look me up,” Emma told Trent with a smile.

“I will.”

“So you guys have been really busy at Off-the-Grid lately, huh?” Emma said.

“Booked solid on the weekends and doing decent business during the week,” Ryan said. Now that the weather had warmed, business had definitely picked up, and he expected it to keep growing as they headed into summer. This would be their first full summer in operation, and if things kept going in the direction they were going, they were in pretty good shape.

“And how are things at the club?” Emma asked Trent.

The kid’s eyes lit with real excitement. “Sweet. I’ve got a regular gig there now on Tuesday nights. Iris has really been awesome. I’m learning so much.”

Emma leaned forward with a conspiratorial grin. “So if I came by one Tuesday, would you introduce us?”

Trent’s eyes rounded. “Uh…”

Ryan grinned.

Trent glanced between them. “Yeah, sure.”

“We’re really proud of you. You know that, right?” Ryan told him.

Trent ducked his head. “Thanks.”

They kept on like that, talking about all the things going on in their lives, and it felt really good. He, Emma, and Trent shared such an easy rapport together. It was hard to imagine not having either of them in his life, yet they were both going to leave Haven in the coming months. Sure, he’d still see them from time to time but not like this.

And he didn’t like it one fucking bit.

Emma whispered something in Trent’s ear, and the kid almost fell off his chair, doubled over in laughter. She winked at Ryan.

He just shook his head. “Yo, you better watch it, you two.”

“Or what?” She raised an eyebrow in his direction.

“Or I’ll start whispering some things of my own.”

Trent shook his head with a grin. “You guys are weird.”

“Family’s supposed to be weird, right?” she said with a laugh.

“Yeah.” Trent’s head bobbed, a wide grin on his face.

The door opened, and Mark stepped inside. He slipped his shades into the pocket of his jacket and scanned the room until he spotted their table. He walked to them and put a hand on Emma’s shoulder. “Congrats.”

“Thank you.” She gave him a warm smile.

Mark took the seat next to Trent, then glanced at Ryan. “Saw the new truck. Should come in real handy.”

“Yeah. I’ll drive it tomorrow so we can get lumber out to that platform in back.”

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