When Aiden left for the night, with plans to meet the next morning for their interview with Sofia, he paused at the door.
“Thank you for calling me,” he said.“For letting me help.”
“Always,” Sam replied, echoing his earlier text.And then, before she could overthink it, she stood on her toes and kissed his cheek.”See you tomorrow.”
She closed the door and leaned against it, a smile playing on her lips.Arlo trotted over and sat at her feet, looking up at her expectantly.
“Don’t look at me like that,” Sam told him.“I’m allowed to be happy.
Arlo’s tail thumped against the floor in apparent agreement.
Chapter Fourteen
Thankfully, Sam hada better night’s sleep than she’d had the night before.By the time she collapsed into bed after Aiden left, she fell into a dead sleep for nearly twelve hours.Twelve much-needed hours after such a long day.
The next morning, Sam sat in her sunroom, Arlo on her lap as she drank her second cup of coffee.
Her phone buzzed with a text from Aiden.Pick you up in 20 to talk with Sofia?
Sam texted back to tell him she’d be ready.She gave Arlo an apologetic look.“Sorry, buddy.I’m going to head out with Aiden in a few minutes.”She rubbed his soft coat for a couple of minutes before moving to get ready.
Sam supposed they were going to go to the coffeehouse to catch Sofia.She smiled.She was going to be wired after another cup of coffee.Maybe she should get a decaf.
A few minutes later, she climbed into the car as Aiden gave her a warm smile.“Sleep well?”he asked.
“Like a rock.”
Aiden drove toward downtown.“How do you think we should approach Sofia this morning?”
“Directly.She’s already misrepresented herself to the book club.Dancing around the issue won’t help.”
“True,” said Aiden.
Sam frowned a little.“But then, it does sound like she just lost her mom.We don’t know what happened between the two of them, but that must have been hard for Sofia.We’d better tread carefully until we know the exact situation.”
Mountain Perk was quiet, but then, it was a Saturday morning.Most people in Sunset Ridge were having a later start.It occurred to Sam that Sofia might not even be working that morning.
