“Yeah. Unfortunately, our event coordinator left unexpectedly, so my mom picked up the slack in the meantime. We’ll eventually need to hire another person to take the role. There’s no way she’ll be able to do it for another year. It’s just too much work.” Miles reached for a fry on the plate between them. “You wouldn’t want the job, would you?”
It came out as a joke, and she laughed lightly, but he realized how perfect it would be. How it would solve several problems… not to mention, he wouldn’t mind being around her daily.
“I wish,” she said.
Their fingers brushed as they both reached for a fry at the same time. He pulled his hand back quickly as the tingling worked its way up his fingers. Damn. It had been years since he had felt something like that. Or perhaps he never had.
“Sorry. After you,” he said.
She blushed and took a fry quickly. “Is there anything else I can help you with?”
Miles looked around at the busy restaurant. “No. You’re on vacation and are already helping us a ton. I don’t expect you to spend more of your vacation working.”
“I enjoy it. And you are helping me fulfill a dream. This is what I’ve been wanting to do, and this is just the little taste I need.”
They shared a smile, and Miles’s eyes dropped to her lips before he realized what he was doing and cleared his throat.
“Did Mia get ahold of you about staying at her place?” he asked.
Kelly nodded. “She did. We actually moved over there this morning. Her place is really nice. Thank you for arranging that.”
“I should thank you. It solved some problems.” He scratched the back of his head. He wasn’t ready for this lunch to end. “I’m going to get out of here at a decent time tonight. I’m planning to barbecue. Would you and Ava like to come over?”
Her smile damn-near lit up the room, and he couldn’t refrain from matching it. “I—we—would love to.”
Miles couldn’t remember the last time he had felt that excited. Dinner couldn’t come soon enough.
