“But, if I remember correctly,” Colt said slowly, “it wasyouwho askedmeto go to the tenth-grade dance with you.”
“The only first move I ever had to make.”
He leaned forward. “I’ve been chasing you ever since.” He kissed her.
It was only a knock on the glass that had them separating. Noah stood outside, a grin on his face.
Indie climbed from Colt’s Audi and hugged her brother. “Congratulations.”
“Thanks, Inds. And thanks for the photos you took for the advertising. They’re great.”
She lifted a shoulder. “I barely had to edit them, the place looks so good.”
Colt walked around the car and shook Noah’s hand. “Hey.”
“Ready?”
“To open the place we’ve slaved over for the last two months? Absolutely.”
Colt set a hand on the middle of her back, and they headed down the path. As they moved, her brother and husband continued their conversation, but she didn’t miss their covert scans of the forest. And God, it just made her so damn mad. That a day that should be a celebration for both of them was tainted by Colt’s father’s actions.
When they reached the cabins, Indie couldn’t stop the smile from spreading across her face. Everything looked perfect. The freshly oiled wood. The lit firepit surrounded by the cabins.
There was also music and a good crowd. A big food table and balloons.
But then Indie’s gaze caught on something else. Or more accurately,someoneelse. The pretty blonde by the food table. The one Noah was walking straight toward.
That had to be Addie.
Indie watched the way Noah’s eyes softened when he spoke to her. The almost nervous fiddling of Addie’s hands.
“Don’t,” Colt whispered.
She looked up at him innocently. “Don’t what?”
He gave her a pointed look. She, of course, ignored it and walked over to her brother, dragging Colt behind her.
Noah stepped back. “Addison, this is my sister, Indie. She’s also Colt’s wife. Indie, this is Addison, our new right hand.”
The other woman extended said hand. “Hi, Indie. I go by Addie.”
“It’s nice to meet you, Addie. I hear you’re new in town.”
“I am. Although, I only come from Bozeman, so not far.”
“Bozeman is beautiful.”
Addie’s brows rose. “You’ve been?”
“Of course. Their pizza makes ours taste like cardboard. Although, that’s not hard. And I love the mac and cheese from Montana Ale Works.”
Addie sighed. “Oh, I miss their mac and cheese. It was a weekly order for me.”
A mac and cheese fan. She distinctly remembered that had been one of Noah’s favorite foods growing up. If that wasn’t a sign of a good match, she didn’t know what was.
It wascrazy that in the middle of everything they were going through, Colt could be smiling. But it was hard not to. The park was filled with everyone he loved. Indie. All of his closest friends. Randy’s entire team. They could have easily fit more, but smaller was smarter right now.
If it were up to him, he would have canceled altogether. But Indie was right—with him, Noah, Jesse, Becket, and Holden all in the same spot, this should be the safest place in Amber Ridge.
