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“What did you think?”
“I’d love to have it, but I only work three nights a week, Connie. I’m not sure I can afford it.”
“Of course, you can. All you have to do is pay your utilities.”
“What do you mean?”
“Honey, I enjoy having someone upstairs. If someone knows someone is living upstairs, they might think differently about doing anything to the diner. Not that we have a lot of crime, but you never know. The furniture is included. Buy a bed, though.”
“Not a problem, but Connie, I can’t expect to live there for nothing.”
“Siobhan, I haven’t charged one person rent to live there. I’m not going to start now. You need a place to live, and I have a place.”
Siobhan blinked her eyes to keep her tears back. The best decision she made was to move to Clifton, Montana. This town was the best. The people in this town took care of their own and took her into their family.
“I’ll take it. Thank you so much.”
“No problem, hon. You can move in whenever you want. I’m sure it needs a good cleaning.”
“I can do that. I’m off until Thursday. I need to tell Grandma.” Siobhan nibbled on her bottom lip. She would never intentionally hurt her grandmother.
“I’m sure she’ll be fine. It’s not like you’re leaving town. You’re just down the street.”
“I know. I’ll go see her now.” Siobhan stood, leaned over the counter, and hugged Connie.
“I’m sure you’ll love living upstairs. I’ll see you later, hon.”
“I know I’ll love it. Thank you again.”
Siobhan walked out into the sunshine, put her sunglasses on, and smiled. It was now mid-June, and she was eager for summer to arrive.
As she walked to her grandmother’s shop, she couldn’t help but think of Liam. She hadn’t seen him in a couple of weeks, and she missed him.
They had a good time together the last time he was in the bar, but she hadn’t seen him since.
Scarlett told her Liam didn’t come in often because the ranch he ran kept him busy, but Siobhan wished he’d come in again.
“How will you get the man interested if you never see him?”
She opened the door to her grandmother’s shop and entered. The place had candles sitting everywhere, along with craft making supplies. Siobhan knew from experience that the back room had candles still in boxes.
“Hi, honey,” her grandmother said.
“Hi, Grandma. How’s your day?”
“Wonderful, sweetie. How’s yours?”
“Good. Uh, I hate to tell you this, but I’m—”
“Siobhan, please don’t tell me you’re leaving Clifton.”
“Oh, no. I wanted to tell you I found an apartment for me.”
“Well, that’s wonderful, honey. You need your own place.”
Siobhan sighed. “I’m so glad you feel that way.”
“Of course, I do. You can’t take a man back to my place.”
