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“No,” I say with a credulous laugh. “I’m not…this isn’t that. I loved my restaurant. IlikeCormac.”
“Self-deception is not a good look, sweetie.”
“Whatever. Anyway, we’re keeping things private, making sure to keep our hands to ourselves in front of the kids, that kind of thing. And it’s not like we go out on dates, since Abigail doesn’t know yet and we want to make sure we are the ones to tell her, not some gossipy socialite.”
“That seems too reasonable for someone who thinks she’s not in love when she is, in fact, in love.”
I shoot her a glare. “You know how they say women aren’t funny? They’re wrong. They just haven’t met you.”
“Seriously, you keep making moon eyes when you talk about Cormac. It’s disgusting, and I’m so happy for you. Not jealous at all…” she teases.
“You want Cormac?”
“Obviously not him. But someone of my own one day. Someone who makes me swoon—“
“I am not.”
“Girl. You are gushing. Own it. It was adorable.”
I huff. “Fine. Maybe a little.”
“Because you love him.”
“Because he’s a great guy.”
She smirks, and I know she has an argument loaded. But she changes tactics. “And his resort? How is that going?”
“Oh, I must have skipped that part. Clint signed the paperwork. He has the investment he needs, and the project is moving fast.”
“That’s great!”
“Well, fast as a resort moves, anyway. Which is, evidently, glacially slow. But he swears that’s speedy for such an extensive project,” I shrug. “Not my thing, so I don’t know.”
She nods, and our food comes. Her steamy carbonara makes me wish I’d ordered it, too. Looks like they did it properly with the raw eggs and everything. My salad seems too green and healthy by comparison. She asks, “And your parent’s B&B? How are they taking the news?”
“I haven’t brought it up.”
“Surely, they must know it’s coming—
“Mm, hmm.”
Aria frowns. “Youdidtell them who you’re dating, right?”
“Not exactly.”
“Lily!”
“I will. It’s just that this is all so new, and I don’t want to tinker with it, you know? Things are fragile enough without my parents giving things a shake.”
“Fragile how?”
I huff. “The whole ex-wife thing.”
“And I told you she will get past it, if it’s an issue for her in the first place. After all, she moved on long before Cormac did. I think it’s only fair that he gets some happiness, too.”
“You know what? That’s a good point.” Hedoesdeserve some happiness. All the better if that happiness is with me. “Anyway, about my parents, I’ll tell them. Eventually. Honestly, I kind of put his project’s impact on my family out of my mind. Easier to get through the day wearing blinders.”
“I get that. But the sooner your parents hear it from you, the better. Right?”
