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“Who would have thought my bet with Steven would be the best thing to happen to the Animal Rescue Foundation’s gala.”
“The Universe works in mysterious ways, but it has your back. Remember that.”
“So you keep saying.”
Just as she was about to launch into a litany of ways proving it did exactly that, Chloe walked in the back door with a grocery bag in each hand.
“Chloe’s here!” she announced her daughter’s presence, then gestured to her phone on the counter. “I’m talking to Whitney.”
“Hi, Chloe!”
“Hi, Whitney! How’s your sexy doctor?”
“He’s great. Did your mom tell you about the sexy doctor she met last weekend?”
“There’s nothing to tell!” Dakota shot back quickly, but Chloe eyebrows were already to her hairline as she sat at the island and unpacked the bags.
“Really?” Whitney continued. “Because you two seemed to be enjoying each other’s company.”
She glanced at her daughter again, whose eyebrows were still raised, and now her arms were crossed.
With a sigh, Dakota decided to come clean.
“We had a great time. But nothing’s going to happen.”
“Why not?” Chloe and Whitney cried in unison.
“Because we’re too different. You saw how reserved and stand-offish he is. We have nothing in common.”
“All I know is every time I looked over, you two were talking nonstop and were each wearing a goofy grin.”
Chloe smiled brightly at hearing that.
Dakota tried to be dismissive.
“I talk nonstop with everyone.”
“From what I understand, Aiden doesn’t. And you don’t wear a goofy grin when you do.”
Her daughter was now dancing in her seat.
Dakota set the peeler down on the counter and moved back to the cutting board with the new batch of freshly peeled potatoes.
“We’re oil and water.”
“Didn’t look that way last weekend.”
“You deserve to be happy, Mom.”
“Yes, we had a nice weekend together, but that’s all it was.”
“But—”
Dakota talked over Whitney’s protest. “We decided to leave it up to the Universe.”
“Oh, no problem,” Chloe said as she moved to put the contents from her bags into the refrigerator. “I asked for him once, and the Universe delivered. I’ll just ask again.”
“That’s not how it works,” Dakota replied defensively.
