Page 84 of When Morning Comes Around

“I will.”

He turned to look up at the lodge. “We should probably get in there; Dalton came by a few minutes before you arrived.”

“Sorry…”

He pressed a quick kiss to her lips. “What have I told you about apologizing so much?”

She shrugged. “I know, but I don’t like to think of them all waiting for me. I didn’t think I was late.”

“You’re not.” He kissed her again. “And you’re worth waiting for.”

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The evening went by way too fast, and Dom enjoyed every minute of it. He loved hanging out with his brother whenever they got the chance. He thought the world of Jo and he tried to come and join them when he could on Tuesday evenings. This was the only night of the week that Damon still tended bar, and Jo usually came to hang out since it was also the quietest night of the week.

It hadn’t been all that quiet tonight – there weren’t that many customers, but the six of them were loud. Between the stories that Taryn and Dalton told and all the laughter, they might even be called rowdy.

That made him happy. His smile grew wider as he watched Sadie and Jo coming back from the ladies’ room. The two of them had hit it off immediately.

“It looks like they’re becoming fast friends,” said Dalton.

“Yeah, I hope so.”

Damon leaned on the bar when he came back to join them after serving some customers. “Jo doesn’t always open up to new people right away but look at them.”

Dom nodded happily.

Taryn came out of the kitchen and leaned on the bar beside Damon. “She’s awesome.”

“I know.”

“What do you think, should we make this a regular thing – Tuesday nights in here?”

Damon and Dalton both nodded, but that wasn’t surprising since this was their usual routine. Taryn raised her eyebrows at Dom.

“You don’t want to?”

He pursed his lips. “I’m not saying that I haven’t enjoyed myself but …”

“But what?”

“I’m here Wednesdays and Thursdays for work as it is.”

“And you don’t want to spend any more time with me?” Taryn asked.

He rolled his eyes. “It’s not that – I want to spend more time with Sadie.”

“That’s what I meant – bring her with you.”

“I know but …” He didn’t want to explain what he meant – that he wanted Sadie to himself sometimes.

Dalton laughed. “Are you saying that you’d be happier to come and hang out if you didn’t have to come and work as well?”

He shrugged. He had been thinking about talking to Taryn. She was searching for someone to work the weekends with the busy season coming up. He wouldn’t mind keeping one night a week but …

She blew out a sigh. “I knew it was coming.” She gave him a grudging smile. “And since I love Sadie already, I won’t bitch about it too much – do you want to keep Wednesday nights or Thursdays?”

Dalton laughed. “Did you notice that you’re not being given the option to quit completely?”

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