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He nods and I close the front door, leaning back against it for a minute as I try to ease the ache in my chest.
“Aunt Caroline?” Charlotte asks as she stops at the top of the stairs and I force a smile.
“I’m coming, bunny,” I say as I push away from the door and head upstairs to take care of her.
ChapterSixteen
Heath
It’s been a week of nothing.
No texts or calls from Caroline.
No lunches.
Not even a sighting of her beautiful face.
I’m not sure how much longer I can go on like this.
I’ve still been going to the diner every day for lunch, but she hasn’t been in. Charlotte is still recovering and so she’s staying home with her.
If she comes in to work in the morning or later at night to take care of stuff, I don’t see her. And I’ve been looking. I find myself staring out the front window of my shop, obsessively watching the diner to see if I can catch just a glimpse of her.
“Dude, you’re like, leering,” Graham says as he leans against the front counter.
He’s back in town to pick up the last of his supplies before winter hits up in Fallen Peak and I was supposed to be ringing him up, but I thought that I saw Caroline and Charlotte. I’ve been staring across the street at the diner for a few minutes, hoping I catch another sight of them.
“Sorry, I uh, I’ve been a little distracted lately,” I admit.
“This about your girl?”
“Yeah. Her niece is sick with the flu and I haven’t seen them in a few days.”
“Hope she feels better soon.”
“Thanks. Me too.”
We’re silent as I start to ring him up.
“That’s not what’s bothering you, though,” Graham says and I wonder how he always does that.
It’s like the guy can read minds or something. Or maybe I’m just an open book.
“No. She broke up with me last week. Said that her niece has to be her main priority.”
“Well, that makes sense. You can’t be mad at her for that.”
“I’m not. I’m not mad at her at all.”
“You just want her back,” he states and I nod.
“Yeah. I need her.”
Graham nods.
“Have you tried to talk to her?”
“Yeah, I told her that I’d wait for her. That I knew that she was going to come back to me because she knew how good we are together.”
