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“What?” Ted looked at Dylan.
“I saw Mandy and the new bank manager in A. S. last night, having a meal.”
No fucking way!
“She can see who she wants,” Ted said as calmly as he could manage, when inside he suddenly had a raging case of indigestion.
“Okay, sweet then, but just so you know, we’re rooting for you.”
“You and who?”
“Pretty much everyone.”
“Like I said, nothing going on between us, so put your money on someone else.”
Dylan tilted his head slightly, like he needed to get a better angle to see Ted.
“I think you’re a sure thing, Teddy Bear, you just haven’t realized that yet.”
Ted refrained from swinging at the man and instead turned and walked away with his insides boiling. How had he not noticed that they’d noticed.Possibly because when she’s around you can’t take your eyes of her.
Mandy and the bank manager?No way in hell!
Chapter 35
Mandy opened the door to her apartment and staggered inside. She was exhausted. Today they’d started preparing the walls downstairs for painting. The renovations were nearly done, and it was starting to take shape.
Tea Total would reopen in a week. Mandy and her aunts were nervous and excited about that.
“Hey, you.” Rory appeared in her doorway.
“Hi, Rory. What’s up?”
“The engagement party is tonight. I was just checking you were coming because you didn’t reply to the invite text I sent you and you’ve been missing for days.”
“I’ve been busy and had stuff to do.”
“I just looked through the windows downstairs. The renovation is progressing. It’s going to be awesome.”
“Isn’t it wonderful? We start painting tomorrow.”
Rory shuddered. “I hate painting.”
They’d closed Tea Total for three weeks, and Dylan and his friend were doing the renovations.
“So, you need to unwind. You can come to the party and do that.”
“No. I still have things to do, Rory. I’ll stay here.”
“What things?”
“Plans and things to organize.”
“Are you too busy to talk to your friends?”
She’d been hiding, plain and simple. Mandy had wanted to stay away from the press who were wandering around Ryker, and that just happened to mean she didn’t bump into Ted either. Another good thing.
“I’ve had lots to organize, Rory.”
