“I want details.”
“Okay, but first let me fill you in about Sophie—the pregnant girl.”
“Believe me, I want to hear all about her—after you spill what happened with Sly.”
Realizing her friend wouldn’t let up until she got the information she wanted, Lana momentarily tamped her excitement down. “All right, but there isn’t much to say. He read my business profile in the paper. That’s how he learned where I work.”
“That piece was terrific, by the way, and look at the results you’re already seeing. A pregnant girl contacts you, and Sly shows up at the daycare. Why can’t they run an article about me in the paper?”
“Start your own business and it just might happen.”
“I really like managing the Treasures Gift Shop at Prosperity Falls, thanks. Back to Sly. What did he say, and what did you say?”
“He apologized for leaving the morning after without a goodbye.” He’d seemed so sincere and contrite that Lana had almost melted. “And he brought me a copy of the newspaper article.”
Kate sighed. “What a sweetheart. When are you two going out?”
“He didn’t mention that. I never had a chance to find out his last name or anything else about him. He was only interested in kissing me.”
“Ooh. Did you let him?”
“Of course not.” But Lana had wanted to. Badly.
“Are you crazy? If you don’t want to kiss Sly Whatever-his-last-name-is, send him my way.”
“I’ll pass on that. I didn’t let him kiss me because he’s only interested in one thing.”
“But you really liked doing that one thing with him.”
Lana gritted her teeth. “You’re not helping, Kate. I don’t want a sex-only relationship. I want more than that.” Especially now, when she might have a chance at a baby.
She wanted a relationship based on shared mutual interests and honest conversation, things that formed a basis for something that lasted. True, those very things had failed to hold her marriage together, but that was because Brent had found her lacking.
“But he’s so darned hot,” Kate said. “And he seemed very into you that night...”
She was right on both counts. Sly had seemed just as into Lana today, but not in the way she wanted. “If he was that interested, he would’ve asked for my phone number.”
“You mean, he didn’t?”
“Nope. Unfortunately, his attraction to me is purely sexual.”
“Bummer,” Kate said. “Just once, I’d like to meet a man interested in getting to know me before he tries to jump mybones. You keep saying he’s out there. If he is, I sure haven’t met him.”
“Yeah, well, I haven’t found my Mr. Right, either.” Lana had thought she had with Brent, but he’d turned out to be Mr. Wrong instead. “Wouldn’t it be funny if your blind date turns out to be ‘the one’?”
Kate snorted. “Don’t hold your breath. Now tell me about the pregnant girl.”
“Her name is Sophie, and we’re meeting Saturday at Big Mama’s. I’m treating her to brunch.”
“How exciting! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. Good luck.”
“Do you think I need luck?” Lana bit her lip.
“It’s a figure of speech. Be yourself, and Sophie will love you, like everyone else who knows you.”
More than anything in the world, Lana hoped her friend was right.
“So, Lana, how long have you and Sly been dating?” Amy asked when she arrived to pick up Courtney Wednesday afternoon.
