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Chapter Five
“Am I allowed to ask about you and Marcos?”
Molly smiled at Smoke’s wife, Laura. Molly liked her. She’d met her a few times when she’d come to Napa. “I guess that depends on what you want to know.”
“Don’t get me wrong. I’m not being nosey, well, I suppose I am really, but only because I’m hopeful about the two of you. Obviously, I know a little bit about your history—but not too much. Smoke’s a real guy when it comes to that.”
Molly laughed. “You mean he’s not one for gossip?”
Laura gave her a sheepish grin. “I suppose I do, but all I meant was, well, Marcos is family. I know Smoke and Antonio would love to see him happy—love to see him stay now he’s back here.”
Molly shrugged. “I don’t know what’s going to happen between us.”
Laura nodded. “I’m sorry. I really didn’t mean to be nosey.”
“No, I’m not shutting you down. I’m being honest. I don’t know where we go from here—if anywhere. We talked this afternoon, we cleared some things up, but there’s still more we need to talk about. And even then, talking things through doesn’t just pave a new path to forever, does it?”
“It could do if you want it to.”
“Maybe. But there’s a lot to figure out first. We’re not the same people we were back then. Who knows if we’d even work together now.”
Laura smiled. “There’s only one way to find out.”
“I guess there is.”
“Are you two coming?” Smoke came to join them and gave Laura a puzzled look.
She reached up and planted a kiss on his lips. “We are. We were just getting to know each other better.”
Smoke smiled at Molly. “Yeah, you probably should, if you’re going to be family.”
Molly shuddered. “Whoa. Slow down there. First, we need to figure out if we can even be friends again.”
Smoke smiled through pursed lips. “Antonio said the two of you looked pretty friendly when he came out to the cabin to find you.”
Molly rolled her eyes. “Typical Antonio. He never could keep his mouth shut.”
At that moment, Antonio appeared at her side. “Did I hear my name?”
Molly gave him a dark look. “Yes, and I wasn’t saying anything good.”
He gave her an apologetic look. “I don’t know what I did this time, but I assure you, it was only because I care. Now, are you guys coming outside, or are we having a separate party in here?”
“We’re coming out,” said Laura. “Why don’t you boys go on ahead.”
She and Molly watched as they made their way back out to the deck of the restaurant where the others were sitting with a group of friends who lived here.
“If I were you, I would have gone back to the house with Marcos when he went to get changed—and I would have stayed there.”
Molly laughed. “I thought about it, believe me. But this weekend is supposed to be about Cam and Piper and the wedding. It’s not supposed to be about me and Marcos. I don’t want to go off with him and not be here with everyone.”
“I think everyone would understand if you did.”
Molly shrugged. “I know they would. If I’m honest, I’m just making excuses about why I’m not jumping in with both feet and going off with him to find out where it leads.”
“Why aren’t you?”
“I’m scared. Part of me still doesn’t want to forgive him completely, even though I’m not sure there’s anything that needs to be forgiven. Part of me wants to forget the past and everything that happened and focus on today—and tomorrow. I’m all over the place. Antonio was right. I was all over Marcos this afternoon, and if Antonio hadn’t shown up, we probably would have ended up in bed.”
