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My heart felt all gooey in my chest as the kiss dragged on and on before we finally broke away, and I pressed my head into his chest.
“You know, we probably should go check in on my dad and uncles,” Junior said. “They’re probably fucking planning on tearing the walls out or some shit like that at this point.”
“Okay then. Let me get my shoes,” I said, pulling away and rushing to do so. “You’re not serious, though, right?” I asked as we got into the SUV.
“Oh, I am dead-ass serious,” he said, shaking his head. “You’re part of their family now. So they’re going to think that nothing is good enough, and it all needs to be redone.”
We got to Deja Brew just a few minutes later since we didn’t have to do the whole ‘driving around to lose a tail’ thing anymore.
Sure enough, the boards that had been up were down and settled in the back of Breaker’s truck. The new panes of glass were in place.
And, incredibly, Jackson and his father Paine were standing outside of it, hand painting both the store logo and a scene onto the glass.
“Oh my God,” I said, my hand going to my heart.
“Yeah, they’re talented as fuck,” Junior agreed as he parked the truck. “I’m more worried about what my father and Uncle Johnnie are doinginsidethe shop,” he said as we climbed out.
“This looks so amazing,” I said, feeling my eyes glisten as I stood on the sidewalk, staring at the work they were doing.
“You needed better signage,” Jackson said. “Dad is designing a sign to hang up there too,” he said, pointing toward the top of the building. “So people driving past can see it.”
“This is already too much,” I said, shaking my head at Paine.
“Don’t be silly,” Paine said, shaking his head.
“You wanna see too much, head inside,” Jackson said with a smirk.
“Christ,” Junior said, reaching for the restored glass door, and pulling it open for me.
We walked in to find a tall, somewhat thin guy who was covered in tattoos and wearing… creepers as shoes with his hands flat against the wall that connected to the empty building beside the cafe.
“Do I wanna know what the fuck is going on in here?” Junior asked.
“We were just thinking the shop would do better with more sitting room,” Breaker said. “If we broke down that wall, and—“
“That’s Shale’s decision,” Junior insisted.
“I, ah, this is so sweet, but I can’t afford to expand right now,” I said, shrugging.
Sure, the social media for the cafe had tripled in followers since the drive-by, but there was no guarantee those follows would result in customers.
“Oh, sugar, honey, darlin’,” Junior’s uncle, Johnnie, said as he shot a charming as hell smile in my direction. I couldn’t help but imagine that prior to settling down, this man gotaround. “It wouldn’t cost you a penny.”
My gaze slid to Junior, confused.
He was rubbing his eyes and said with a sigh, “Remember what my ma said about trying to argue with these fucks?”
“But…”
“They’re paying,” Junior said.
“Oh, ah, actually… I really… I really pride myself on running this business myself,” I said, not wanting investors.
To that, Breaker and Johnnie shared a chuckle.
“Doll, they’re not talking about paperwork and shit like that. They’re talking about tossing cash at this, and leaving it to you in all ways that would hold up in court.”
“But…”
