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Ellie locked the door after Logan left, then sighed.What a day, and it wasn’t even noon.Her heart rate had finally settled down.She finished cleaning up the shop, then went into her office.There was no way she could concentrate on anything after what happened.Too many memories.
She picked up her cell phone and stared at it before she dialed.“Hey, Sierra, it’s Ellie.”
“What’s up?”
“I was wondering if you’re free for lunch?”
“Sure, I’m meeting Crystal and Tessa at Sweet & Savory at one.Why don’t you join us?”
“That would be great.”Ellie needed to get out of her head, and she trusted these women.“See you there.And…thank you.”
Forty-five minutes later, Ellie walked into Sweet & Savory.She loved Lara’s place.The café was bustling, like always, but Lara saw her and waved her over.“By yourself?”
“No.I’m meeting Sierra, Crystal and Tessa for lunch.”
“I’ve already got a table reserved in the other room.Do you want to order?”
“I can wait in line, Lara.”The line had at least ten people in it.
“Even if I say you don’t have to?”Lara smiled.
“Yes.”Ellie turned and took her place at the end of the line.
The line moved quickly, and Ellie placed her order, then Lara showed her to the table.She’d just sat down when Sierra, Crystal, and Tessa arrived.
“Ellie,” Sierra said.
Ellie stood and gave her a hug.“Sierra.”She looked at the other two.“Crystal, Tessa.”
“Don’t think you can get away without hugging us too,” Crystal said.
Ellie laughed and hugged both women.Crystal and Tessa sat.
“I’m off to order our food.Ellie, it looks like you ordered already?”Sierra said pointing to the number sitting on the table.
“I did.”
Sierra walked away.
“So how are you two?”Ellie asked.While she’d seen the two women around the club, they hadn’t talked much.
“I’m good,” Tessa said.
“Tired, but good,” Crystal commented.“I’m glad you could come to lunch with us.”
“I feel like I’m crashing.I called Sierra, and she invited me.”
“You’re not.”Tessa glanced around the café.“It’s good to talk outside the club and the sub meetings if you need to.”
Sierra sat down and plunked her number on the table.“It’s going to be a little bit.Lara said they got backed up.”Sierra looked at Ellie.“I’m glad you called me.Is everything all right?”
“I am too.”Ellie looked at the hands resting in her lap, unsure how to start the conversation.“I need to discuss something that happened today.”
All three women sat up straighter.“Did Logan do something?”Sierra asked.
“No.Logan was perfect, though a little overprotective.The ex-husband of a client came into the shop and threatened her.”
