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“So long as I don’t have to get up too early,” Bryce said with a wink.
“Bryce,” Lucas warned.
Lorelei wrung her hands. “Actually, you’d have to be here at four.”
“That’s not too bad,” Bryce said.
“Really?” Her face lit up again.
“No, not at all. I’d get a dinner break, right?”
“Four in the morning, Bryce.” Lucas sighed.
Bryce looked incredulous. “You actually wake up at four?”
“No,” she said. “I wake up at three-thirty.”
“Man! Hey, you going to Paulie’s this weekend? We could hang out, maybe.” Code for hook up, of course.
And that was another thing.
Colleen’s little matchmaking plan.
The Petrosinskys were hosting a cookout, and half the town—almost literally—had been invited.
The bell over the door rang, and speak of the devil—the gorgeous, gray-eyed devil—in she came, along with Faith.
“Hi, Lorelei!” Faith said with the same joy expressed by those reuniting after decades of war. “Got any chocolate croissants today?”
“I sure do,” Lorelei said. “Hi, Colleen!”
“Hello, good people of Manningsport,” she said. “And, Lucas, always such a delight to see you. Got a sweet tooth?”
“For some things, I do,” he murmured.
“Oh, my God, are you flirting with me? Give me a second to take off my panties, and I’m yours. Lorelei, I’ll have one of those black-and-white cookies, okay?” But she was blushing, and didn’t look him in the eye.
Faith was already halfway through her pastry. Rumor had it she was eating for two, and Lucas smiled at her. Good old Faith. “What are you boys doing today?” she asked.
“Just hanging out,” Bryce said.
“Bryce is looking for work,” Lucas said. “Got anything at the vineyard, Faith?”
“Actually, Bryce has already tried working for Blue Heron,” she said. “It didn’t quite work out.”
“Afraid not,” he said amiably. “I was in the tasting room. I got a little drunk, I guess. Honor fired me after my first day. She’s kinda scary, isn’t she?”
“You passed out behind the bar, Bryce,” Faith said, a hint of admonition in her voice.
“Yeah, I guess so.” He shrugged happily. “You guys make great wine.”
“What kind of work are you looking for?” Colleen asked.
“Something creative and where I can make my own hours and help people,” Bryce said, and Lucas rolled his eyes.
“I can get you a job,” Colleen said.
“Really?” Bryce shot Lucas a nervous look.
