Especially if it put her in closer contact with Chance.
Their food was brought out and put down. “That was fast,” her mother said.
“We move quickly,” Deanna said. “No one likes to be kept waiting.”
She picked up her taco and took a huge bite. “This is awesome.”
Her mother did the same with her wrap.
They ate silently for a few minutes.
She was trying to wrap her brain around this conversation.
That her mother wanted to talk about her dating life at the same time she was interested in a guy was just bad timing.
But then when you factor in Grant’s name into the equation, it was pretty easy to do the math. Everyone knew she was good with numbers.
She might not have been opposed to their help prior, but she wanted to try this thing out with Chance on her own first.
Though the Fierce men knew Chance. And they were giving her and Chance odd looks a few weeks ago.
She was reading more into this.
“Why did you shake your head?” her mother asked. “Something not right with the food?”
“It’s great. Just thinking of something.”
“Are you going to share it with me?”
“I’d rather not.”
“Does it have to do with what we were talking about earlier with you and men?”
“How is everything going here?” Rhea asked. “Food good?”
“Awesome,” she said.
“Excellent,” her mother said.
Rhea nodded and moved off.
“Maybe,” she said. “I just don’t know if I want someone else getting in my business. But if I’m desperate enough I’ll think about it.”
Her mother grinned. “All I want is an open mind.”
“Did you get anywhere?”Jim asked her hours later.
“There is something going on with Jocelyn,” she said. “I know her well, but she wasn’t saying anything.”
“What did you see?”
“She spent a lot of time looking around the bar. Then looking at the bar as if she thought someone was going to appear. I was honest and brought up the Fierces setting her up. Told her they had an excellent track record and we know what she wants out of life.”
“What was her response?”
“She said that if she was desperate she’d think about it.”
“Jocelyn has never been desperate for anything,” Jim said.
