Page 46 of Love In Harbor Falls

“How do you know Johnny?”

“He’s been a family friend since forever. He and my dad went to school together. After my parents died, Johnny took it really hard, so I’d come out here a lot and visit with him. We’d talk about my dad and all the crazy things he’d done over the years.”

We rode for over an hour before heading back to the ranch.

“How was the ride?” Johnny asked.

“It was beautiful.” I smiled.

“Great as always,” Colin spoke.

After talking to Johnny for a while, we climbed into the truck and started our journey back to Harbor Falls. On the way back, we stopped at Jezebel’s to grab some lunch, and then Colin took me home, but instead of going inside the house, we walked down to the beach. It was a beautiful sunny day until it turned gray as the clouds rolled in.

“Sure looks like it might rain,” Colin said, looking up at the sky.

I pulled my phone from my pocket and tapped on the weather app.

“Chance of rain zero percent. I’m sure the clouds are just rolling through.”

“I hope so.” He glanced at me.

Moments later, after I said there was a zero percent chance of rain, the sky opened up, and it started to pour without warning.

“Zero percent chance, huh?” Colin grinned as he grabbed my hand, and we ran up the beach and into the house.

We were soaked when we made it through the door, and I couldn’t stop laughing.

“I’ll go grab some towels,” I said.

“I have a change of clothes in the truck. I’ll be right back.”

I ran upstairs, grabbed two towels, and handed one to Colin when he stepped back into the house. While he went into the half bath to dry off and change, I went to my room to change. Slipping into a maxi dress, I brushed my wet hair and then headed back downstairs and into the living room, where Colin was staring out the sliding door at the rain.

“You can never trust the weatherman these days,” he said with a slight shake of his head.

“The best rainy days are when you have no plans and can curl up on the couch with a cup of tea or coffee and watch a movie,” I said as I stood beside him.

“That sounds like a good idea.” A smirk crossed his lips.

“What? A movie?” I cocked my head.

“Yeah. This rain doesn’t look like it’s going to let up any time soon, so why not?”

“Sure. Okay. Tea or coffee?” I laughed.

“Coffee would be great.”

“I’ll go make us some,” I said.

I took down two glass coffee cups from the cabinet and made the coffee. After adding an ounce of Bailey’s Irish Cream, I topped it off with whipped cream.

“Here you go.” I smiled and handed Colin his coffee while taking a seat next to him on the couch.

“Fancy.” He grinned. “I will assume this isn’t just a regular coffee.”

“You’ve assumed right. Doesn’t a little bit of Bailey’s and a touch of whipped cream make any coffee better?”

“It sure does.” He winked.

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