“It’s sixty degrees,” I said, peeking at the outdoor thermostat before shutting the door.
“I know, and that’s about thirty degrees colder than I want it to be,” she said, hustling over to my couch and stealing my blanket like she did all the time.
“Did you ever consider living somewhere warmer? Like Florida or the Bahamas?”
“God no. Can you imagine living that far south? It’s like an entirely different world. They don’t have mountains. There are no beautiful falls like here. And they have alligators in like every freaking body of water!”
Sitting down at the other end of the couch, I tugged on the blanket just enough to cover my feet. “I’m pretty sure they have waterfalls somewhere in the state.”
“Right, but not like Murky Falls.”
“Then you can’t complain about the cold. You chose to live here.”
“Hey, when I moved here, it was not with the intention to be cold. I was running.”
I rolled my eyes at her definition of running. “You were not running.”
“I beg to differ. I was bored, pointed to a spot on the map, and came here.”
“That’s called bad decision-making.”
“Well, I’m not turning back now. I told myself that when I moved here, it would be my forever home.”
“Not that I don’t appreciate the fact that you trekked through the mountains to arrive in our town, but it doesn’t have to be a permanent move if you don’t want it to be.”
“Trying to get rid of me?” she asked, narrowing her eyes at me.
“Nope. Just giving you options.”
The bell rang again, but this time, I didn’t get up. “It’s open!” I called out, knowing it was Josie.
The door swung open, but it wasn’t just Josie who walked through the door. Her hunk of a man was with her, and as much as I loved to stare into his pretty eyes, I did not need a man in my house this early in the morning.
“JR, did you come to make us breakfast?” I asked, batting my eyelashes at him.
“Are you sure you want me to leave you here with them?” he asked Josie, not bothering to lower his voice.
“It’s them or Sawyer,” she grinned. “What do you think?”
“You could just stay home with me.”
“But then how would I tell them all about the things you did to me last night?”
I blushed hard, even though I was used to Josie being so forward now that she was with JR. She was just trying to rile him up, but what usually happened was the opposite of what she hoped for.
“Do you want to give them a demonstration?” he asked. “There are no cop cars outside, but we could find some other way?—”
“Alright, alright!” she cried out, slapping a hand over his mouth. “Fine, you win. Just…go so I can have some girl time.”
I chuckled behind my coffee as JR tugged her against him, laying an indecent kiss on her lips before stomping out of the house.
“He seems to be extra grumpy this morning,” Delaney grinned.
“He didn’t want to get out of bed. He had a late night at the bar.”
“Then why didn’t you come over on your own?”
“That’s a good question,” she sighed, taking one of the other seats. “Ooh, is that for me?” she asked Delaney when she saw the third cup on the table.
