I laughed at their antics, loving them.“You two are too much.And sorry Elna Ruth, but I don’t want kids so I’d be disappointing you if we got together.”
Elna Ruth snorted.“Do you have a sister?”
“Oh my God, Mom.Stop.”Kannon exhaled a laugh.
I snickered and shook my head.“No sisters.Sorry.”
“What can I get you?”Kannon asked before Elna Ruth could say anything else.
“I’ll take a Mel to drink and a turkey and bacon club sandwich.”
“Iced or hot?”
“Ooh, iced, please.”A caramel latte sounded good, and iced was even better.
“Anything sweet?”Kannon asked.
“Oh, jeez.You shouldn’t have asked me that.”
Kannon laughed.“My mother might be a pain, but she’s incredibly talented when it comes to sweets.”
I looked at Elna Ruth, who was still hovering.“What’s your favorite?”
“The lemon bars are my best work.If you’re partial to chocolate, go for the brookie sandwich cookies.Brownie on the bottom, cookie on top, icing in the middle.”
“My mouth is watering.”I looked back at Kannon.“Now I need both of those.”
Kannon grinned.“She gets people every time.”
“How can you resist?”I groaned and handed over my card to pay the total.
“If you want to sit, I’ll bring everything to you,” Kannon said.
“Thanks.I appreciate it.”
Daily Ritual was fairly quiet.Most tables were empty, but I didn’t want to sit in the middle of the place, so I chose a table on the far side.I sat on the booth side of the table, setting my purse next to me and pulling out my phone to check for messages.
A minute later, movement on the other side of the table brought my gaze up.A smile was forming on my lips in expectation of Kannon being there with my food, but it wasn’t Kannon.
It was Josh’s ex, Hannah.
“Can I help you?”I asked her.We’d never met, so even though I knew who she was, we had no reason to speak.
“You can stay the hell away from my family.”
“Excuse me?”I set my phone down and folded my hands in front of me.
“Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about.My daughter told me all about you, Reegan.Stay away from Evie, and stay away from Josh.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Because Josh isn’t yours.He’s still in love with me, and we’re getting back together.”
A tiny piece of me wondered if she was telling the truth, but I dismissed the idea as quickly as it formed.“That’s news to me.”
“Yeah, well, you’d do well to remember that you’re breaking up a family if you continue to insert yourself between us.”
“Last I heard, your family is already broken.You’re married to someone else.”
