Hopefully.
When her phone rang, she already knew it was Kelsey calling to gloat.
“Hello,” she murmured.
“Mission accomplished! So when should Jayce and I come to help you move?”
Chapter Two
It had been a week since the intervention, and Connor strongly believed everything was back on track. He had agreed to the help with the menu, and even though it took hours, he was pleased with the final results. Plus, he had a bunch of recipes that he could use for special occasions. All in all, everything was now in place and ready for him to start interviewing for his kitchen and restaurant staff.
And if other things went as planned, he was going to sign a lease on a rental house later today. Harlow had found him a house that just came on the market, and it was closer to town and would make getting his daughter to school in the morning a lot easier. Plus, the way Harlow had gushed about the place, it was almost like she wouldn’t take no for an answer. He knew she was good at her job, but she seemed to know all the right things to say to make him want to sign a lease.
If he were prone to paranoia, he’d swear she was trying to get him to move.
Was it possible he really had pushed everyone too far and they all wanted him to move off the resort property?
“Okay. No need to panic. If anyone really wanted me to go, they would have said it already. Everything’s fine.”
And he honestly believed it because the last week had been really great. So many things were coming together that it felt like all that was missing were the guests. Every night they all ate together, and there was an air of excitement.
At least, that’s how he felt.
He'd just gotten back from dropping Annabeth off at school and noticed a bunch of activity at Jayce and Kelsey’s cabin. He knew they weren’t due to be back for another month. All the wedding plans had been handled via Zoom calls. So what was going on down there?
Jogging down the path, he found Walker and Axel huddled together on the porch looking at something on a tablet.
“Hey!” he said with a smile. “What’s going on? It’s a little early to be setting this up for the soon-to-be newlyweds, isn’t it?”
They both turned to look at him, and if he wasn’t mistaken, they looked mildly uncomfortable.
Again, if he were prone to paranoia…
Axel and Walker exchanged looks before climbing from the porch and somehow guiding them so they were walking away from the cabin.
“Seriously, what’s going on?” he asked.
“I noticed a small leak in the roof, and I have my crew working on it,” Axel said. “No biggie.”
“Oh.” Glancing over his shoulder, he noticed no one was working on the roof. And when he faced forward, there were several crewmen heading their way with moving boxes.
“So,” Walker said loudly to get his attention. “What’s on the menu this morning? I’m starving! Any chance you’re in the mood to whip up some Eggs Benedict? You know the ones with the crab meat instead of the Canadian bacon?”
“Eggs benedict? Crab meat? That’s all very time-consuming and…”
“Yeah, but we were all talking about how you make them better than anyone,” Axel chimed in. “You know, you are the king of the gourmet breakfasts.”
He knew when he was being praised and when he was being conned, and this definitely felt like a con.
Stopping in his tracks, he crossed his arms and glared. “Something’s going on here, and I’m not moving from this spot or making breakfast until you tell me what it is.”
He caught another brief glance between Walker and Axel and was about to comment on it when Walker spoke.
“Okay,” he began solemnly. “If there were something that was crucial to the business, would you go along with it even if you weren’t one hundred percent in agreement with it?”
Frowning, he replied, “I guess it would depend on the situation.”
“Um…”
