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He brought their plates over to the kitchen table and they sat down and enjoyed their breakfast. She couldn't seem to keep her eyes off him. He was just buttering his toast, but she watched him like he was creating a masterpiece. How was it possible that someone who she'd only know a little over a month has made her feel so safe and seen?
He looked up from the jam he was now smearing on his toast with a smile before offering it to her. She bit her lip, feeling suddenly bashful, but took the small jar of what looked like homemade jam. It had a label on it that read Smith's Apple Orchard. As she started to smear the apple butter on her toast. His foot made contact with hers under the table and her eyes found his again. The warm smile on his face as the gentle breeze blew in from his open window filled her with a sense of peace.
This was a new and welcome feeling. She had needed a moment to tell her that after everything she'd experienced over the past year that things just might be okay, and this was it. And it was all because of the man sitting across from her.
After breakfast, she headed home to shower, and she found herself picking up her guitar and writing a song. She hadn’t felt the muses since the show, but slowly her time in Mystic Falls was filling her with music again.
CHAPTER 22
SADIE
The sun shone on Sadie's face as her eyes blinked open. The moment her eyes opened a fuzzy orange head butted her before it started purring loudly and kneading her chest. With a yawn she reached for her phone. Her notifications were out of control, just like they had been for the past two weeks since she turned her social media back to public. They had made her turn on social media, but she was not participating.
It was 9:30 and she had to be at the diner for her shift at eleven. Then she would work until she got off around five and be home just in time to clean up and head over to Liam Jame's house.
"Can you believe I'm going to meet Liam James today?" she asked George as she scratched him behind his ears.
The cat just meowed before sinking his teeth into the palm of her hand.
"Hey, what was that for you little monster?"
He hopped off the bed and made his way to the door before turning to meow at her.
"Okay," she groaned as she threw off the covers. "Let's go feed you."
As she made her way to the kitchen to open a can of cat food, she was trying to sort through the mess of emotions she was feeling.
First, she was meeting Liam James today. He was one of the best song writers out there, and on top of that he was electric on stage. This was a huge deal, and she was going to get to see his private state of the art music studio. That was a dream come true.
But... she was also going to watch the first couple episodes of Before First Sight. That thought set a boulder in her gut. These would be the first four episodes. These would be her falling in love... or at least she thought she had been falling in love.
When she was busy in this charming little town it was easy to forget what she'd left behind when she came here.
As she was about ready to go there was a knock at the door. She smiled as she thought about her handsome neighbor, hoping it was him. She was just out of the shower and getting ready for work, but she still found herself flying down her stairs anxious to see him.
She stopped by the mirror at the door and checked herself, smoothing her damp hair, she opened the door, ready to fling herself at him for a kiss... only to stop short.
It wasn't him.
"Mom. What are you doing here?"
"I was worried about you. You haven't been answering your phone."
She closed her eyes and blew out a breath, deflating right here on the spot.
"I'm worried about you Sadie."
"Don't be. I'm fine."
"Can I come in?"
"Of course," she said as she opened the door and let her in.
Her mother followed in behind her before shutting the door. "Wow, this place hasn't changed a bit."
"How long have you been here?"
"Your father had a work conference in Glendale, and I tagged along so I could come and see you."
