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Nice timing, angel, nice timing.
Because he’d been about to make a huge mistake.
CHAPTER FIVE
Ember
“You miss them, don’t you?”
I looked up from my breakfast to find Jade and Celeste staring at me with big, concerned eyes from across the table. It was the end of my first week without Georgie (and Foster). The new nanny started a week ago, and other than catching glimpses of them in their yard, I hadn’t seen much of the Darwins.
“You should go visit. I’m sure Georgie misses you,” Jade insisted.
I shook my head. “I haven’t been invited.”
And stupidly, I’d expected Foster to text at some point and ask me to come over or grab a milkshake with them … or something.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
“It’s a Sunday. They’ll be home, you’re home,” Celeste said. “Why don’t you make your lemonade and take it over?”
I grimaced. “Like a desperate spinster from the fifties?”
“That’s severe and unfair,” Celeste admonished.
“You know what I mean. I have to be careful with how my behavior appears.”
Jade cocked her head. “When have you ever cared what people think?”
“Not people—Georgie. And Foster. I don’t want to be that middle-aged woman who can’t take a hint.” Melancholy was a sharp ache near my heart. “No, I won’t go over uninvited.”
My sisters exchanged a look as if I were a problem to be solved.
“It’s not a big deal.”
“Tell that to your mopey face.”
I scrunched my nose at Celeste. “Stop being childish.”
“Pot, meet Kettle.”
Jade pushed away from the table. “I’m meeting Colt in half an hour. We’re making final decisions about the venue today.”
“Good luck. Have fun.”
My sister paused. “I promised I wouldn’t say anything, but I feel like if I don’t, you and Foster might miss an opportunity here.”
Frowning, I turned in my seat to meet her gaze. “What’s going on?”
Jade’s eyes lit up. “Foster likes you.”
My pulse skittered. “What?”
She nodded, barely containing her excitement. “He told Colt he’s extremely attracted to you.”
Extremely attracted to me.
Yes, I knew that.
