Page 47 of Love In Harbor Falls

“Do you like romantic comedies?” I asked as I took the remote from his hand.

“I pretty much like any type of movie. I’m not picky.”

“There’s this one I ran across the other day, and it looked funny.”

I turned on the movie called Plus One. I couldn’t remember the last time I watched a movie or TV with a man. Darren wasn’t big into movies and was always working, so he never had time to sit and watch one with me. The attempts to watch something together in bed on the rare occasion always led to Darren falling asleep within the first fifteen minutes. But sitting next to Colin, sharing laughs, and sipping our coffee together was nice. I couldn’t remember the last time I laughed so much.

The movie ended, and I turned off the TV. Grabbing the coffee cups from the coffee table, I took them into the kitchen and placed them in the sink.

“That was pretty good movie,” Colin spoke. “Thanks for suggesting it.”

I turned around and faced him as the sun peaked through the windows. The rain had stopped, and the day went back to how it was before the clouds rolled in.

“It was good, wasn’t it?” A smile crossed my lips.

“Adalyn, listen,” he said as he stepped toward me, lightly grabbed hold of my hand, and stared into my eyes.

Suddenly, our moment was interrupted by the ringing of his phone. Sighing, he took it from his pocket and noticed his Aunt Rosie was calling. After ending the call, he looked at me.

“That was my Aunt Rosie. One of the pipes broke in one of the guest bathrooms, and my Uncle Carl needs help fixing it. I’m sorry, but I need to get over there.”

“That’s okay. I totally understand. I could go with you if you wanted.”

“Really?” He smiled.

“Yeah. Why not. That way I can visit with Rosie. By the way, what were you going to tell me before Rosie called?”

“It was no big deal. We should get going.”

CHAPTER22

Adalyn

Another week had passed as I stood in the kitchen and helped Luis and Alfred unpack.

“I can’t believe you’re finally here.” I grinned.

“Us either,” Luis said as he opened the sliding door that led out to the two-level deck. “I will never get sick of this view. Just look at that, Addy. Look at that magnificent body of water.”

“She knows, Luis. She sees it every day,” Alfred said as he walked into the kitchen with another box as Queen B followed behind.

“You are going to love it here.” I hooked my arm around him and laid my head on his shoulder.

“Of course I will. I’m with the love of my life, my best friend, and we’ll work together daily doing what we love the most.” He grinned. “You’ve been exceptionally quiet about Colin lately. What’s going on with you two?”

I sighed and walked away. “Nothing is going on. We’re just hanging out occasionally,” I said as I picked up Queen B and held her.

I hadn’t told anyone that we’d slept together a couple of times.

“Hanging out as in doing what?” Alfred asked.

“He took me to his friend’s ranch last weekend, and we went horseback riding. I like him. I really do, but something doesn’t seem right.”

“It’s called fear, darling,” Luis said as he walked past her. “And if you want to be happy again, you must put that fear away.”

“It’s not that easy, Luis. And I am happy.” Queen B struggled to escape my grip, so I set her down.

“You are, but not completely. I can tell. You’re still carrying that same vibe you were when you were married to that soulless snake and trying to get pregnant.”

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