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Just then, a knock came to the door. I shook my head and got up. I opened the door to see a dishevelled Sawyer standing there holding a crying Emma. “Bella, please tell me Brie is here.”
“Yes, come on in.”
“What’s wrong?” she called from the living room.
“I have to go to work. There’s an emergency, and they’ve called me in,” Sawyer said, handing Emma over to me. I watched as he made his way over to Brielle, bent down, and gave her a kiss good-bye, then he made his way over to me again and kissed Emma, then kissed me on the cheek.
“Guess we are on our own for dinner, eh, Emma,” Brielle said as I placed Emma on her lap.
“You guys can always have dinner with me tonight,” I said, thinking about what I could make that was easy.
“Sounds perfect,” Brie said as she bounced Emma on her lap making her laugh.
* * *
Brielle and Emmaleft shortly after nine. After taking a hot bath, I crawled into bed. I’d just begun reading the book I was in the middle of when my phone vibrated against my nightstand. I reached for the phone and smiled when I saw Asher’s name on my screen.
ASHER: Ignoring me, are you?
BELLA: Depends, who’s spreading rumours now lol
ASHER: Me ;P
I couldn’t help but laugh.
ASHER: What are you doing?
I quickly snapped a picture of my book on top of my flannel-clad legs and sent it off.
ASHER: Ohhh baby. Stop sending dirty pictures.
BELLA: :O You wish!
ASHER: How did you guess ;)
I rolled my eyes and laughed.
ASHER: What are you doing tomorrow?
I glanced to my calendar. Again, it was empty. I really needed to fill it up. I couldn’t even use work as an excuse since Brielle had given me a week off since I’d need to cover for her for two weeks later in the summer.
BELLA: Not a lot, see it’s empty :(
I quickly attached a screenshot of my calendar for him to see. I waited as those three dots appeared bouncing around excitedly.
ASHER: Fear not! Meet me at the beach for 8.
BELLA: Eight! In the morning?
ASHER: Yep, 8 in the morning. We’ll go for a run then have breakfast afterward, then we will head off to an antique market I found up the coast.
I smiled as I read his message. It sounded like a lovely day, and part of me was excited, but the other part was hesitant.
ASHER: Don’t overthink it. Just say you’ll join me.
I tapped the screen of my phone while biting my lip, trying to decide if I should say yes or no. I was afraid that perhaps I’d been giving him the wrong signals. God, I hoped I wasn’t.
ASHER: You’re overthinking
