Page 124 of When Morning Comes Around

Dom smiled to himself. It seemed that Harvey and Jake were loving working together at the garage. Neither he nor Damon had been convinced that it was a great idea in the beginning, but they were happy to have been proven wrong.

“He’s on the way. He and Josh are coming together, and Josh got held up by a phone call when they were about ready to leave.”

Harvey grinned. “That was a good move, setting the two of them up as housemates.”

Dom chuckled. “I think it worked out better than your original plan.”

“What was that?” Damon asked.

“Harvey here wanted to move Savannah in as Jake’s roommate.”

Damon raised his eyebrows. “When’s she coming back?”

“She’ll be here this afternoon,” said Harvey.

“She will?” asked Dom.

“Yep. You can’t tell Sadie, though. It’s a surprise for her.”

That made Dom happy. When the sale of the garden center went through, Savannah had taken up an offer from a friend to move down to the city. None of them had wanted her to go – especially Jake – and Sadie had worried about her ever since she left.

She’d called a few weeks ago, to say that she was thinking about coming home. Dom didn’t know all the details, but it didn’t sound as though she’d had a great time down there. He was convinced that she’d soon find her feet again back here. Taryn had offered her a job waiting tables in the restaurant –she’d make far more in tips there than she used to at the diner. And Sadie had managed to set her up sharing an apartment with some girl in town who worked at the beauty salon.

“Where is Sadie?” Harvey asked.

“She should be back any minute; she ran down to the restaurant with Jo to pick up the desserts.”

Harvey laughed. “Toffee for me?”

“You know it,” said Dom. He looked up when the doorbell echoed across the yard – he’d set a speaker so they could hear it whenever they were out here by the pool.

“I can get it,” said Damon.

“Thanks.”

When he’d gone, Harvey asked, “And it’s all done and dusted now? Dale hasn’t reared his ugly head?”

“We haven’t heard a peep out of him.”

“I want to be happy about that, but with that little weasel, I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

“I know exactly what you mean, but I’m hoping that we’re in the clear.”

“You’d better go and greet your people,” said Harvey, jerking his chin toward the kitchen door where Cal and Terry had just appeared.

He grasped Harvey’s shoulder. “Our people can come over and say hi. I’m good right here with my family.”

Harvey grasped his arm with a surprisingly strong grip. “I know you’re not going to marry her, but you’re family to me, son.”

“You know how I feel – I love you.”

Harvey waved a hand at him before ambling off to find Damon.

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“How are you feeling?” Jo asked as they got back in the minivan.

Sadie grinned. “Happier than I’ve ever been. And I’ll be even happier still when the house is finished, and we get to live down there by you guys.”

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