“Right, and sorry, before someone—” he narrowed his eyes at Tiffany “—interrupted me, I was going to ask if you guys are going to lunch at your dad’s tomorrow.”
“We are.”Jake gave Savannah’s hand a squeeze.
“Will you come with us?”she asked Tiff.
“Hey, that’s my line,” Josh told her with a mock scowl before turning to Tiff.“The only woman you’ll see me texting is my mom.That was her, and she asked if you want to come with me tomorrow.”
Savannah felt bad for her friend.It was unusual to see Tiff lost for words, but she was staring at them, biting her lip and shaking her head slightly.
“That’s okay.I couldn’t.I mean… that’s family time.And I…”
Savannah’s hand came up to cover her heart when Josh rested his hand on Tiff’s shoulder and said, “Exactly.That’s why you need to come.Mom will only come over here to see you if you don’t.And Grandpa will probably do the same.”
“And my dad and Jo want you to come as well,” Jake added.
Savannah went to her and touched her arm.“And we all want you to come.”
Tiff stood up a little straighter, her gaze darting around the room before she nodded sharply.“Okay then, but what do I bring?”
“Just yourself,” Josh told her.
Savannah was grateful to Jake when he chuckled and added, “That’s more than enough.”
Tiff made a face at him.“Just when I thought I was starting to like you, Marine man.Weren’t you leaving?Go on, get out.But make sure you bring my girl back around later.”
Chapter Twenty-Three
The following Saturday, Jake grinned at Josh as they pulled away from his dad and Jo’s place, where they’d left Savannah and Tiffany.
“Looks like you and Tiff are getting along.”
Josh laughed.“Yeah, she’s all right, really.”
Jake cocked an eyebrow.“Does that mean you’re putting up with her rather than getting along?”
“No!She’s awesome.She keeps me on my toes, makes me stop and think about … well, pretty much everything.”
“But there’s nothing there between you, is there?”
Josh shook his head rapidly.“Not in that way, no.Don’t get me wrong, some guy’s going to be so lucky when she falls for him, but I’m not that guy.She’s a great girl but she’s … she’s more woman than I could handle.”
Jake chuckled.“I can see what you mean.We really need to get Brayden to come out with us one of these nights soon.”
“I’m not sure what to make of that whole deal, but I guess we’ll see.Tiff’s got it bad for him.But anyway, what about you and Savvie?How are things going in the garage?”
Jake nodded happily.“Couldn’t be better.You want to see her.It’s like she’s in her element.She’s all eager to get out the door and off to work in the morning.While we’re there, she buzzes around happily doing her thing.She has the radio on all day and sings along.”
Josh made a face.“She likes country music, right?”
“She does, but that’s good because I do, too.”
“Right.And business is picking up?Do you think the contract with the resort is going to be enough work – will it justify two salaries?”
“It will.In fact, I might have to take someone else on to keep up with the regular work as well.”
He and Savannah had gone over to the resort on Monday to talk with Ben.Ben had shown them around the kind of vehicles he wanted them to maintain.Between scheduled services on everything from golf carts to minibuses, Savannah had been busy all week, while he’d kept up with the jobs he already had booked in.
He turned off the road into the entrance to the development at Four Mile Creek.When he parked in the top lot, Josh looked over at him before they got out.
