Page 50 of Broken Boundaries

I look up to see Brooks smiling at me. My heart skips a beat. Dammit.

“Brought you a sandwich.”

“Seems you’ve got a bad habit of feeding me, Mr. Calloway.”

“I wouldn’t say it’s bad at all.”

Why does he have to say stuff like that? I can’t even try to wipe the goofy smile off my face. He’s certainly not making this any easier for me.

“Ah, Aspen. Good to see you again.” I turn to see Mayor Cunningham walking toward the desk.

I straighten my shoulders a little bit. “Hi, Mayor Cunningham. How are you?”

“Doing well. You still enjoying your time in Blue Haven?” he asks.

I nod. “Very much.”

“Aspen,” Brooks says. “This man is following me. Call security.”

Mayor Cunningham rolls his eyes. “I am not following you.”

“Cameras would say otherwise. Sandwich shop, gas station, now here.”

“We have a scheduled meeting,” Cunningham says, defending himself.

“Likely excuse,” Brooks mumbles as he starts walking to his office.

I laugh and reassure the mayor. “Don’t worry, we don’t actually have security.”

“He’s so dramatic sometimes.”

He stalks off to follow Brooks down the hall. I take out my phone and shoot him a quick text.

Me: Thanks for the sandwich

Brooks: Anytime

“What’s got you smiling like that?”

I jump and look up to see Jazz walking toward me.

“Nothing,” I say quickly, putting my phone in my pocket. “Just excited for lunch.”

“How come you look so good today? I feel like shit,” she whines.

“No idea. Just good luck, I guess. How was the rest of your evening?” I ask, trying to change the subject.

“Oh, you know,” she says with a smile. “A little of this and a little of that.”

“So what you’re saying is Owen served it up well.”

“I would never say that because it’s way too cheesy but basically.”

I laugh. “Good, I’m glad.”

“And… how was yours?”

“Fine. Definitely not as exciting as yours.”