Excitement rushed through her. Matt had told her he was happiest when he was here and that he planned to stick around, but hearing him tell his brother made it seem more real.
“You can’t be serious. You’ll go crazy here, especially in the winter. Is there even a place nearby to go skiing? What are you going to do, take up knitting and play bingo at the senior center?”
Even in the winter, there was more to do around town than knit and play bingo, but if she marched in and told him that, Matt and Theo would both know she’d been in the hallway listening.
“Yep, as well as needlepoint.”
“I’m serious, Matt.”
Theo clearly doubted his brother’s words. He knew Matt much better than she did. Should she assume Theo was right? That, despite Matt’s assurance, he would get bored and change his mind about staying in town past the summer.
“So am I. You might go crazy here, but I feel more at home here than anywhere else. And Liv’s here.”
Her heart skipped a beat at his comment.
“You’re going to relocate because a woman you’ve been seeing for a few weeks lives here? I mean, I like Liv. She seems very nice, but do you know how insane that is?”
Well, at least he likes me.
“You’re entitled to your opinion, but that’s what I’m doing. And I plan to ask Liv to move in with me.”
Somehow, she managed not to drop the food on the floor.
“There must be something in the water around here. You’ve never asked a woman to move in with you. At least, I don’t remember anyone ever living with you.”
She’d overheard far more of their conversation than she should’ve, and the right thing to do would be to let them know she was about to walk into the room so they could change the subject. Unfortunately, Liv’s curiosity prevented her from doing the right thing. Later, she’d probably feel guilty about eavesdropping, but not now.
Once again, the sound of a pool ball striking another came from the room, followed by Matt’s voice.
“I never have.”
Questions swirled in Liv’s mind, and her heart rate spiked as the silly organ pounded in her chest. Not only did Matt intend to ask her to move in with him, but it was something he’d never done in past relationships. And while he might want her to move in with him, was that what she wanted?
Sure, they enjoyed spending time together, and she cared about him, but living together was something else entirely.
Oh, who was she kidding? Each day that passed, she lost another piece of her heart to him. Still, that didn’t mean they should move in together.
But if he did want that, did it mean he loved her? He’d never said the words. Then again, neither had she.
Now isn’t the time to think about it.
If she didn’t return soon, he’d come looking for her. After all, it didn’t take that long to answer the door and accept a delivery order.
He hasn’t asked yet, so worry about it later.
Liv took a deep breath and slowly exhaled before walking into the room. “How many people did you think you were feeding tonight?”
“Theo and I couldn’t agree on what to get.”
“I need to go back and get some plates and napkins.”
After setting his pool cue down, Matt crossed the room and relieved her of the pizza boxes. “No need. I put some paper plates and stuff under the bar so we’d have them whenever we need them.”
The word caught her attention. Was he referring to her and him, or was it more of a general we—as in whoever happened to be visiting at the time?
Pushing the question from her thoughts, she headed to the bar. “So, who’s winning?”
Rather than wait for a plate, Matt opened the top pizza box and pulled out a slice topped with every meat imaginable. “At the moment, Theo is.”
