The other woman raised her eyebrows. “Is he? Interesting.”
“How is that interesting?”
“He has a thing for you.”
Jax rolled her eyes. “You can’t be serious. A thing for me?No way. He’s my contractor and concerned about doing the job right.”
“I don’t see him jumping quite so high for his other clients.”
Jax thought for a moment how much fun that would be if it were true. “You don’t see him doing anything with his other clients. We don’t even know who they are, so this could just be normal Marcus company behavior. He’s not interested in me.”
“If you say so.”
“I do, but while we’re on the topic, I have a list. Tell me what you think?”
She got the paper out of her bag and showed it to Cheryl who scanned it.
“What is this?” the older woman asked.
“The names of single, age-appropriate men in town.”
“Because you’re ready to start dating? Good for you. You need to add Marcus to the list, by the way. Because he’s already into you.”
“It’s not for me, it’s for Ryleigh.”
Cheryl stared at her blankly. “What are you talking about?”
“Ryleigh isn’t happy. Now that she’s not engaged to Dustin, she’s talking about moving to San Diego and I don’t want her to go.”
“I thought you were going to leave her alone about that. You can’t make her stay if she doesn’t want to.”
“I’m not making her do anything. I’m simply pointing out there are opportunities right here at home.”
“This isn’t going to go well.” Cheryl read the list again. “I know a few of these men. Doesn’t Joe own a bar?”
Jax nodded. “He’s great. He and I dated back in...” She groaned. “But he can’t date Ryleigh.”
“Why not?”
“He and I went out in high school. We were, um, each other’s first time. It would be weird if they had sex now.”
“It’s been a lot of years. Maybe it would be fine.”
Jax shook her head. “I told Ryleigh all the details. Not right then but when she was older and getting ready to do that with a guy. I’m not sure she could get past that.”
“I get your point. You’re going to have to take Ryan off the list as well.”
Jax winced. “You know?”
“That he smells? Everyone knows it.”
“Poor guy. I hope he’s seeing a doctor for his condition. There must be something that can be done to help him.” She crossed out both names. “The pool is getting smaller. But I get to add Marcus. He’s single.” She hesitated slightly, thinking he really wasn’t the answer for her sister. Although adding his name made sense.
“So that’s how it is,” Cheryl murmured. “Interesting.”
“What?”
“You don’t want to add his name to the list.”
