Page 50 of Recipes for Life

“I can give you five feet of space at all times, Odette, but that’s the best I can do.”

I groaned. “Murph…”

“I live to bother you. Please, just let me.”

And then he handed me another plate of food that I absolutely did not need to be eating.

A smile had graced my lips at the thought of it. “He’s at his weekly therapy session.”

Wynn’s mouth dropped in surprise.

“Yup,” I popped thePto better prove my point.

“He also doeswoodworking.He’s no longer a lawyer.”

“Excuse me?”

“I know. Over dinner the other day, his dad asked how his projects were going and if he was going to need to push back any deadlines. At first, I thought they were talking about cases, but he started speaking about this barhe was making, and he had put a pause on orders on his website for the time being.”

“I’ll say it again,excuse me?”

“I know, Wynn, I know. I haven’t gotten a single second alone with him to ask him about it, but I’m about to go crazy.”

“Maybe you should ask him out on a date.”

I whipped my head to hers. “You think?”

She looked at me like I was crazy. “What, are you afraid he’s going to say no?”

“No, I’m more afraid of what it means.”

She snuggled into my side. “I know, Ode, I know. But I think you just have to ask yourself if it’s worth it. Ifhe’sworth it.”

“I’m in love with him.”

“I know.”

I jabbed my finger into her side. “No lecture? No telling me how stupid I am?”

“No. You’re the least stupid person I know. You’re also the best person I know, and if you’re in love with him, then I believe in you, and I believe in him.”

I felt myself relax with her. I’d spent the last few days going back and forth with myself.

I love him, but was that enough?

Could I trust him again?

We had Lux to think about.

Could I trust him again?

The truth was, I’d never know unless I tried, and I laid around, engulfed in people’s presence, but I found myself only wanting to be around Murphy and Lux.

I want to try.

The door opened, and Murphy strolled in, almost frowning when he saw Wynn draped over me.

“I swear, I’m not hurting her, lover boy, calm down.”

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