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A wistful look covered her face as she remembered.“Not for the first six months of our acquaintance.”
“Wait, what?”
“Yeah, it was like a game. He'd come into Tucker's, a local bar, and I'd try to get him to talk.”
“There's clearly more to the story.”
Her grin was razor sharp.“Oh, yes, there is. Anyway, so I'm standing in the middle of a festival I loathe, the smell of swordfish funnel cakes making me ill.”
“Swordfish what?”
“Funnel cake. Don't eat them, Lark. Never, ever eat one.”
“I think I can safely say there's no chance of that.”
“So there I am, the man I like is flirting with a rattlesnake, children are weeping, dogs are howling and something just snapped. So I took a funnel cake and launched it at Chastity, nailing her right in the face. I followed that up with another one, which hit Logan square in the face. A food fight ensued, and it was the best time ever, until I had to clean up the mess. We budget now for clean-up, so it's all good.”
“So you basically turned the festival into a large food fight?”
“Yeah.” A dreamy look passed over her face and I suspected there was far more to why the swordfish festival meant so much to her; couldn't deny I was intrigued since we were talking about a festival dedicated to a fish.
“Saffron, I have to say this is the oddest little town I've ever visited. I really think I'm going to like it here.”
“I hope so.”
We were interrupted by an attractive guy, who was walking toward us, his smiling eyes on Saffron. He hunched down next to her and his focus turned to me briefly before he said,“I was just over at Broderick's and, oh my God, he has a new kid working there. I realize I'm being a dirty old man, but he's gorgeous. Tats down his arms and a dragon on his chest that wraps around his back. I think I'm going to take up construction as a hobby.”
Saffron's head tilted back and she laughed. “Yes, and Derek will just love that, I'm sure. Josh, I'd like to introduce you to the art student who's here for the summer to mentor with Logan, Lark O’Bannion.”I couldn't help the smile, since it didn't take Josh long at all to put it together and when he did, he blushed.
“Lark, with big, beautiful green eyes. I saw the name on his chest. So I guess I was just crushing on your honey.”His focus shifted to the ring on my left hand. “Affianced honey?”Heasked which I thought was odd. Saffron proceeded to shake her head no but I was already answering.
“Yes.”
“Hot damn! I'll get to work immediately. It was very nice to meet you, Lark.”He turned to Saffron and kissed her on the mouth. “Nice try.”
Off he went, walking across the courtyard. Get to work on what? Saffron pulled me from that puzzle.
“Congratulations on your engagement to Bastian.”
“Thanks, but you looked disappointed just now.”
“Not at all.”
“Then why did your shoulders slump?” I asked.
“You just told Josh you were engaged.”
“And?”
“It's tradition in Harrington, when you get engaged the town has a square dance.”
“What like a real cowboys, petticoat, square dance?”
“Yup.”
I chuckled, then jumped nearly out of my seat when I heard what sounded like a wild animal screaming in agony.
“What is that?”
