Page 30 of This Moment

“Hopefully, they can come and visit. I bet they would like the area.”

My parents loved Boston and the surrounding area, which was why I moved to Boston.

“I know they would.”

Kian clapped his hands, causing me to jump. “Let’s get going.”

“Oh, um, let me grab my purse. Come in to…um…your cabin.”

He laughed and followed me into his cabin.

“Love what you’ve done to the place.”

I couldn’t help myself; I giggled and instantly felt myself blush.

“Give me a bit of time, and I’ll get this place looking great.”

A crease appeared between his eyes. “And you’re sure you can buy furniture?”

My heart warmed with his concern. “I do. I had a very well-paying job before, and since I’m single with no kids, I put a lot of money away into my savings. I only offered to pay up front because I wanted this cabin, and I wasn’t sure what my job would look like in six months.”

“Are you not happy at the bakery?”

“Oh.” I waved my hands widely in front of me. “Yes! I love working there, but I don’t know if Opal will need me there long term. I thought it was better to play it safe.”

His body relaxed. “Trust me, Opal loves you and thinks you are a wonderful baker. I will tell you, she is worried she put too much pressure on you to decorate this Tigger cake.”

My chest squeezed. “Goodness, I don’t want her worrying about that. I’ve decorated cakes before, so I have some experience. It’s finished, so I’m just hoping she will like it.”

He waved his hand as if silently saying I was worrying about nothing. “She is going to love it. Trust me.”

It was my turn to relax a little. “That makes me happy. I adore Opal. She reminds me of my granny, who taught me everything I know about baking.”

“She is pretty amazing.”

We stood there briefly and looked everywhere but at each other.

“We should get going, don’t you think?” I asked.

He nodded. “Yes. Are you comfortable with me driving?”

“Sure, if you don’t mind driving. You know your way around a lot better than I do!”

“That is true. Come on, let’s go. I’ll call my friend and let him know we’re on our way.”

Kian

I didn’t even want to think about how happy I was that Cadie had agreed to let me take her to do some furniture shopping.

When I pulled up and saw her standing outside of my cabin, I had to fight to keep the silly grin off my face at seeing her. Then, to find out she had rented my cabin made me ridiculously happy. I needed to remember that I really knew nothing about this woman, and it was pretty clear she was going to be tight-lipped about her personal life. She would occasionally slip and give me a bit of information, though.

Peeking over at her, she had turned her head and looked out the window. How in the hell had I gotten caught up in the town gossip regarding Cadie? This wasn’t anything like me, but there was no denying I was attracted to her. The second I walked into Batter Up and saw her, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.

From the corner of my eye, I saw her turn and look at me. “It really is so beautiful here.”

“Yes, it is. Wait until you see it in the fall. And even in winter it’s beautiful. I know it’s already snowed a lot sinceyou’ve been here, but there is something about that first snowfall of the season. It’s so beautiful when it’s fresh and undisturbed, especially when the sun hits the snow. I used to tell Sally it looked like millions of diamonds. Something about it just makes you feel so at peace. But fall…man, that’s my favorite time of year. When the leaves are still turning, the brilliant colors against the pure white snow…it’s hard to put it into words.”

“Sally?” she asked.

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