“I should’ve known it’s Coop,” Becket grinned as he opened the front door again.
“Hi,” he greeted his brother.“I can’t offer you coffee, I’m afraid.I have to get ready for a meeting in town.”
“What meeting?”
“I’ll tell you afterward, I promise.I still need to figure out a few things.”
“If it’s with a woman I hope you’ve Ellie about your meeting?”Coop said.
Harper immediately began barking again.
“Is that why you’ve been grumpy?”Becket grinned as he crouched down.This time Harper let him pet her.“I’ll tell her, I promise.Just give me time.”
Cooper sighed.“You know this is Marietta.Anything you do, anyone you meet—everyone, including Ellie, will hear about within minutes.”
Frowning, Becket got up.“Hopefully, Ellie trusts me at this point.I know I need to talk to her and I’ll do that when I’m ready.”
Cooper shook his head.“There’ll always be an excuse.Talk to Walker.”And with that, he turned and walked back to his truck.
Frowning, Becket closed the door and walked toward his room.There was nothing he’d like more than to talk to Walker, but he wasn’t around anymore.
Harper barked.Sighing, he bent to pet her.“You too?Okay, I’ll talk to him, okay?But now I have to take a shower.”
Clearly not happy with the state of affairs, Harper grunted before she turned her back to him.
Frowning, Becket pulled his shirt over his head as he headed for the bathroom.This was getting weirder by the day.
*
Friday morning wasbusy.However, not everyone who visited Ellie’s Yarn Cove wanted yarn, necessarily.Everyone, though, seemed to have a question or two.
“So, Ellie, you and Becket?”was the most popular one with “Have you tamed the womanizer?”a close second.
Ellie just smiled and pointed to the lovely new yarn and more often than not, the customer left with a bag of yarn.
She’d been on edge since early morning and she hated the feeling.A quiet, simple life had been her only plan for the future.A cat, good friends, lots of yarn and books—she didn’t need anything else.Until Becket Weston had caught her in his arms.That was the moment everything had changed.Gone was her peace, her craving for a quiet life.
She had no idea how this day would end.Becket was meeting June.Ellie didn’t know who this June was or why Becket was meeting her, but she didn’t like it.
Oh, damn, this was driving her insane.She’d had a lovely life before Becket, she’d have one again.
She’d just seen off another customer when Laura walked in.Her friend looked radiant.
Smiling, Ellie hugged her.“I was wondering when I’d see you again!”
“Sorry, it’s been so nice to sleep a little bit later and just potter around the house.”Laura looked at Ellie and frowned.“What’s wrong?”
Ellie turned away quickly.“Nothing is wrong.Come and look at the new yarn.Everyone loves these and I was worried there wouldn’t be any left for you.”
Laura took her arm.“Ellie?This is me, your friend, Laura.We haven’t known each other that long, but we’ve become good friends, I’ve thought.Something is wrong.What is going on?If Becket has done anything…”
“On, Laura, we all know Becket!He’s never going to be happy with just one woman.I’ve known that from the start.He’s been very clear that whatever this is between us is temporary.”
“Are you happy knowing that?Don’t you love him?”
Ellie sighed.“Of course I’m happy, and I’ve even let myself believe maybe I should let go of the past and believe he may feel something for me, but it is what it is.He’s meeting another woman this afternoon.June she’s called.”
Laura frowned.“He hasn’t said anything to us.”
