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“My brother is the Chief of Police and he’s marrying a woman with a very large extended family.”
I stood and managed not to cry. I’d been too worried about stuffing my face with pasta that I’d forgotten to put my inflatable donut down on my seat. Hey, maybe that meant I was actually on the mend.
Or I just really wanted this job.
I grabbed one of my pretty notebooks on my bookshelf. Instinctively, I picked the bright red one I’d found on sale at one of the shops on Main Street. I couldn’t resist a notebook. I plucked my favorite pen out of my mug of sparkly pens, as well as grabbed my inflatable seat donut and sat down. “How many people are we talking?”
“Fifty-ish, give or take.”
I swallowed. In a week?
Nope, I wouldn’t freak out. I could do this. I had the weekend to figure out a kickass theme. I jotted down a few ideas that swirled in my brain. Food, funny cop puns, and made a note to scroll Pinterest as Adriana slept.
“What does Gina do?”
“She’s a fellow mom. She used to waitress, but now she’s staying at home with their two kids.”
“Hmm.” I scribbled a few things. “And you said big family?”
“Yes, the Ramos family.”
I looked up at him. “Bonnie?”
He laughed. “You know her?”
“She was teaching a mommy yoga class. I took a few sessions to keep me limber.”
Mason’s eyebrow winged up. “Is that so?”
The quick hit of heat shocked me. At the mere thought of flirting, I shrugged. “Kitty is right. Even when I didn’t feel like working out, it helped keep me sane at the end of my pregnancy. I know Bonnie and she’s a freaking trip.”
“To say the least.”
I scribbled even more notes. I knew she was proud of her Spanish and Italian heritage. And her babies and grandbabies. Between the cops and the firefighters that were part of the Ramos family, it would be an interesting party indeed.
One that I was going to kick ass at creating.
“If this works out well enough, then we’ll discuss hiring you on. If it doesn’t, I’ll just pay you for your time, no harm, no foul.”
“You won’t want to get rid of me.”
His dark blue eyes met mine. And that zing hit me again. I did not need that right now. I was raising a baby alone because I’d stupidly got involved with my professor. I sure as hell didn’t need to go and make the same mistake with my boss.
He was definitely going to be my boss—he just didn’t believe it yet.
I just had to keep my eye on the prize this time. Not on his broad shoulders, ridiculous blue eyes, or the little buzz between us.
It wasn’t about me right now, it was about Adriana and what was best for her. It was time I remembered that.
I closed my notebook and gave him a bright smile. “I’ll be there Monday.”
Mason nodded. “I’ll get out of your hair.”
He packed up the food for us and took his empty bags. “You don’t need to do much for the dish garden. Just stick it in your sink and let water run through it once a month and it’ll stay nice and green.”
I turned to look at the lovely plant. “And the rose?”
“That was my dad. He says congrats by the way. As well as the rest of the restaurant. They’ve been dying to know the baby’s name.”
