He chuckled.“See, we’re getting to know each other.”
“Tell me what your dream vacation would be?”Maeve asked.
“No cell phone.A tent, camping, and just living off the land.”
“That sounds exciting and terrifying at the same time.Would I be allowed to bring a mirror so I could look my best?”
“Maeve, I don’t think it is possible for you to look anything but your best.”
“You, sir, are a charmer.”
Chapter Seven
Maeve got to take himto the theater, and they watched a slasher movie.She ended up hiding behind his arm, as the blood and guts got a little too much.As for Doc, he was able to watch it without fear.After the movies, they went for burgers, and she snuck him into her home, where they talked for hours.
She didn’t even know what they talked about.The conversation just flowed between them, and she loved being in his company.She also happened to love being in his arms.A few times throughout the night, she’d wake up and look down at where his hands held her.
It had been a long time since anyone held her, and it had felt even longer since anyone had felt like they needed to protect her.This was so different from everything else she had ever experienced.
This was real.
This was raw.
The following day, Doc had to handle some stuff at the club.Razor went with him, and she got to spend the day with her sister.They went for drinks.Eden had some water, and a baked bun, while she had a coffee, making sure the lid was on top.Her sister had the morning sickness quite bad.In fact, she had the sickness of any kind of food that didn’t agree with her stomach, and everything was coming back up.In the middle of the street, someone passed with some kind of chili, and there in the street, Eden was huddled over a trash can, heaving her guts up.Maeve held her hair in her hand and rubbed her back.It was not a good look for either of them, but it needed to be done.
Afterward, Eden had been exhausted, so home they went.That was when Razor arrived, because town gossip about Eden’s episode had gotten to him.Maeve saw the relief on her sister’s face, and she wasn’t going to deny that it stung, a lot.
Doc was busy with the club, so Maeve attempted to keep herself busy.Job after job kept coming, and Maeve gave the companies she adored a different makeup artist to do the job.She loved being a makeup artist.She loved her clients, but right now, the idea of traveling and working just filled her with sadness.
It had been over a week since she last saw Doc, and her period was long gone.She was walking down the street when the door to Kristin Shaw’s salon opened.
“Maeve, is that you?”
She turned to see Kristin, who happened to be one of the best hairstylists in town.“Hey, Kristin, it feels like it has been a lifetime.”She moved to embrace Kristin.“What’s going on?”
“Business is good.It’s really good.There is only one small snag.”
