Page 37 of Loving You

“I think so, why?”

“Then why start anything with her?”

He holds my gaze for a moment, and that’s when it hits me.

He’s not snooping. He’s worried.

My whole thing is to not date a tourist, but here I am, dating Quinn.

I shrug. “Sometimes … things just don’t make sense.” Which is true. “But what Quinn and I have going on right now, it feels right.” Which is also true, despite the mental war I have over what to do and what not to do.

For now, this is our plan.

He nods, but I can see it on his face that he’s not fully convinced.

We pack our bags and walk out the door.

We bump knuckles as a goodbye, then go our separate ways back to work.

I should tell him the truth and reassure him that he doesn’t need to worry, but I don’t.

Hell, if only he knew that Quinn leaving at the end of summer is the easiest part of this deal.

I situp and stretch my arms over my head, glancing at the clock on the wall behind me.

Shit.

It’s almost ten at night.

I need to call it a day and get some sleep.

I stand up and stretch again. I’ve been in the same position for too long, but the issue I was having is fixed, so I can’t really complain.

I wash my hands and then turn all the lights out and close the only shop door still open. Then I make my way out the back.

The office is all closed up, and the cleanest it’s ever been.

A good boss would check on her work. I mean, hell, it’s clean, but that doesn’t mean anything.

I sit down at the computer, and as soon it comes to life, my email pops up. There are about twenty new replies unread.

The first one is a quick thank-you for sending the invoice. They want to know our banking information so they can transfer the payment.

Sweet.

The second one is the same, but they included check details of their payment in the mail today and are asking for my openings next year.

The next couple of emails are similar.

I lean back and let out a breath.

Fuck.

This is awesome.

I would have made time eventually because money does run out, so I’d need to get it somehow, but this is a relief. And I get this kind of help all summer.

I grin.

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