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“And if you’re ever looking for work, he always has openings at the coffeeshop. Even for just part time,” I said, and Honor nudged my leg under the table.
“I would love to work, but my sister is weird about it,” Lark said, glaring at Honor.
“You’re supposed to be focusing on school,” Honor said. “That’s your job.”
“Well, right now I’m not in school, so working would give me something to do so I don’t stab myself in the eyeball from boredom,” Lark said.
The banter didn’t make me uncomfortable at all because I was so used to doing the same thing with Liam.
“This is really good,” I said loudly about the pretzel bites with beer cheese dip.
That seemed to break the tension and I told Lark about the twins and their plan to get their parents back together.
“That is really cute,” she said, when I told her about the schooner cruise.
“Honestly, I think they will get back together. Neither of them has had any luck dating, and there’s just a chemistry between them. I’d like to see them at least give it a shot and if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work, and they can keep being friends and co-parenting,” I said, trying not to drip cheese into my lap.
“So you’re a romantic?” Lark asked, her eyes flicking to Honor.
“I am, and proud of it,” I said.
Lark raised her eyebrows. “Interesting.”
“Go ahead, tell us what you’re thinking,” Honor said.
“No, no, I’m good,” Lark said, putting her hands up. “I just think it’s interesting.”
Our entrées arrived and I got into a conversation about books with Lark, who said she wasn’t much of a reader, but was open to suggestions. I had to stop myself from talking too fast at her and getting too excited.
I caught Honor looking at me at one point. “What?” I asked, hoping there wasn’t something on my face.
“Nothing,” she said, hiding a smile. “Nothing.”
* * *
The dinner was punctuatedwith laughs, even from Honor, and I was really enjoying Lark. She definitely needed to get out of the house and do something, and I didn’t agree with Honor’s rule about no working.
Reading between the lines, Honor was footing the bill for Lark’s school, because she hadn’t gotten much financial aid due to their mother’s income. Pretty shitty system if you asked me.
Still, that put a lot of pressure on Honor that she didn’t need to take on. Even if Lark got a part-time job during the school year, that might help her feel more in charge of her own education. Or maybe Lark didn’t even want to go to college. That was another possibility, and I didn’t think Honor would like that at all.
That woman needed to loosen up and not be so rigid about everything and I was going to do what I could to help in that.
Oh, and make her believe in love. That was first and foremost.
* * *
Honor paid the bill,even though I put up a fuss. Lark just rolled her eyes.
“Don’t even bother. She won’t let you,” Lark said. “Trust me. I’ve been fighting with her almost my whole life.”
“I like fighting with her. It’s fun,” I said, grinning at Honor.
“I think we have different definitions of the word ‘fight,’” Lark said.
* * *
“You should come hangout with us,” Lark said as we got in the car.
