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She texted him back,Good morning. Have a terrific day.
Thank you. You, too.
She figured that he was busy, so she just went about her day. She was glad that Luke wasn’t one of those men who was constantly texting, and especially wasn’t one that didn’t have to constantly know what she was doing, who she was talking to, and where she was at.
The bell on the door jingled a short time later. Jamie groaned. She was half tempted to run into the back and ask Clara to say that she wasn’t at work today.
Pull your big girl panties on, she told herself sternly.
“How can I help you?” Jamie asked.
“A cappuccino, please,” Ryan said.
One of the baristas got busy making the drink while Jamie rung up the drink.
“That will be five fifteen, please,” Jamie said, keeping her voice as professional as possible.
Ryan handed over a twenty and said, “Keep the change.”
What happened to the hundred that you were showing off with?
Instead of voicing her thought, Jamie said, “Thank you. Please step to the end of the counter and Vickie will have your drink for you.”
“Jamie, please wait,” Ryan said. “I just want to talk to you.”
“There is absolutely nothing to talk about. Please, just leave and don’t come back.”
Ryan looked at her as though he was going to protest, and then nodded. He picked up his drink and left without saying another word.
“Do you think that he’s gone for good?” Clara asked.
“No. I think that he is going to try to figure out another tactic,” Jamie said, wearily. “I wish that he would just go back to Denver and leave me alone.”
“What is it about exes who can’t take no for an answer and just let things go?”
“At least my ex isn’t trying to kill me,” Jamie said. “He’s just being a pain in the rear end.”
“That’s bad enough,” Clara said.
The café was dead that afternoon, and Jamie was starting to feel a little claustrophobic.
“Do you mind if I go for the day? I feel the need for some exercise and fresh air.”
“Go for it,” Clara said. “Just be safe. And no shifting.”
“You have nothing to worry about that.”
Jamie drove to the mountain and slid on her snow shoes and snow pants. She walked for quite a while, relaxing as the smell of pine and fresh snow filled her senses. She heard the occasional rustling in the brush and the call of the winter birds.
She thought about what happened the night before. Jamie enjoyed everything about Luke. Their conversations were fun. They both enjoyed doing the same types of activities. He was incredibly hot and made her feel things that she never knew was possible.
Jamie really wasn’t too shocked when she came to the conclusion that she was falling in love with him. That created a problem, because she wasn’t sure when it would be the right time to tell him how she felt. She didn’t want to scare him away.
A shadow passed over her, and she looked up at the sky. Clouds were coming in and it looked like it might snow. She was tough and knew the mountain well, but was well aware that it wasn’t smart to be stuck on the mountain in the middle of a snow storm.
She turned back around when two people stepped out from behind a couple of trees. Jamie recognized them immediately from pictures that Ethan had. They were hunters that the Faisons had hired. Dillon and Ethan had showed the pictures to all the shifters in the area, so that everyone would know who to avoid.
“Jamie, what are you doing here?” Walter said.
