ledgers
they recorded financial stuff in. It appeared everything was how it was supposed
to be.
She
could tell it had been vacuumed and it even looked like Tina had taken the
duster out. She had done a great job and Alyssa was going to let her know the
next morning. She checked the front door and found it locked.
Gazing
out at the town, she saw a light snow was falling. The weatherman had predicted
a dusting, not much. Which was good. She was ready for spring.
Alyssa
headed back up to her apartment. She’d brought a book up earlier that she was
going to read for a bit since she’d taken her nap. Closing the door and locking
it from her side, she went to the kitchen first and grabbed a snack.
On
the coffee table, she saw her phone was blinking. Picking it up, it alerted her
she’d missed a call. But when she saw who had called, she wondered if this day
was going to get any stranger. Diane had called. First Matt and now Diane. What
in the world was going on?
Diane
had at least left a voicemail. Taking a deep breath, Alyssa held down the
button that would take her to the message.
“ Hi,
Alyssa, it’s your favorite sister. I keep meaning to call, but you know, life
gets in the way. Anyway, I’m looking for Matt and was wondering if you’d seen
him or not. We’ve been seeing one another and well, after I gave him some news,
he just kinda took off. Call me when you can and if you’ve seen Matt, send him
home.”
Matt
and Diane had been seeing one another? And he was at her house wanting to get
back together with her? Alyssa sat down on the couch, wondering if Cody knew
about this. She’d call her sister back tomorrow. Right now she had to let this
sink in.
Chapter Nine
The
morning had been chaos and Alyssa was thankful when she saw Connor enter the
bookstore. Not only because she’d have a chance to spend some time with him,
but it meant she got to leave.
They
weren’t usually busy on Sunday mornings, but word was spreading fast about the
upcoming visit from the author. People were coming in for info, such as how to
get her book ahead of time, and how much a signed book would cost. She called
Julie and asked her to bring some flyers by, containing all the answers. Julie
had ordered a big box of books for her to have there this week, but they had
yet to arrive. Hopefully tomorrow. But business was good and it kept her mind
off her sister and ex.
After
lunch with Connor, she planned to call Cody and see what he could tell her so
she wasn’t in the dark when she talked to Diane.
“Hi,”
she said to Connor as he approached.
“You
look tired.”
“I
am. It’s been busy. I’m starving.” She turned to Tina. “You sure you got this?”
“Yeah,
go enjoy lunch. Julie’s coming by anyway, you said. If it gets crazy, I’m sure
she’ll help.”
“Call
me if it does, okay? I don’t want you to stress.”
Tina
smiled and looked at Connor. “I’ll be fine.”
Connor
leaned forward and kissed Alyssa’s cheek. “You heard her. Let’s go.”
Alyssa
was not used to him being so close. It was as though overnight they went from
friends tiptoeing around one another to this. Whatever this was. Then
she remembered that this was something good.
“Where
would you like to go?” he asked as they walked out of The Reading Corner.
“Somewhere
we can walk.”
He
held his arm out to her and she wrapped her hands in the crook of it. “Which
way?”
“Let’s
go to the small sandwich store a few shops down.”
They
started that way and silence stood between them. Alyssa wasn’t worried though.
Sometimes it was nice to be with someone and not have to fill the time with
words. From the corner of her eye, she could see the smile on his face. He was
happy, at least, and so was she.
At
the deli, he opened the door for her, allowing her to enter first. They approached
the counter. She decided to get an egg salad sandwich with fresh homemade
chips. After they had their food, they sat at a
they recorded financial stuff in. It appeared everything was how it was supposed
to be.
She
could tell it had been vacuumed and it even looked like Tina had taken the
duster out. She had done a great job and Alyssa was going to let her know the
next morning. She checked the front door and found it locked.
Gazing
out at the town, she saw a light snow was falling. The weatherman had predicted
a dusting, not much. Which was good. She was ready for spring.
Alyssa
headed back up to her apartment. She’d brought a book up earlier that she was
going to read for a bit since she’d taken her nap. Closing the door and locking
it from her side, she went to the kitchen first and grabbed a snack.
On
the coffee table, she saw her phone was blinking. Picking it up, it alerted her
she’d missed a call. But when she saw who had called, she wondered if this day
was going to get any stranger. Diane had called. First Matt and now Diane. What
in the world was going on?
Diane
had at least left a voicemail. Taking a deep breath, Alyssa held down the
button that would take her to the message.
“ Hi,
Alyssa, it’s your favorite sister. I keep meaning to call, but you know, life
gets in the way. Anyway, I’m looking for Matt and was wondering if you’d seen
him or not. We’ve been seeing one another and well, after I gave him some news,
he just kinda took off. Call me when you can and if you’ve seen Matt, send him
home.”
Matt
and Diane had been seeing one another? And he was at her house wanting to get
back together with her? Alyssa sat down on the couch, wondering if Cody knew
about this. She’d call her sister back tomorrow. Right now she had to let this
sink in.
Chapter Nine
The
morning had been chaos and Alyssa was thankful when she saw Connor enter the
bookstore. Not only because she’d have a chance to spend some time with him,
but it meant she got to leave.
They
weren’t usually busy on Sunday mornings, but word was spreading fast about the
upcoming visit from the author. People were coming in for info, such as how to
get her book ahead of time, and how much a signed book would cost. She called
Julie and asked her to bring some flyers by, containing all the answers. Julie
had ordered a big box of books for her to have there this week, but they had
yet to arrive. Hopefully tomorrow. But business was good and it kept her mind
off her sister and ex.
After
lunch with Connor, she planned to call Cody and see what he could tell her so
she wasn’t in the dark when she talked to Diane.
“Hi,”
she said to Connor as he approached.
“You
look tired.”
“I
am. It’s been busy. I’m starving.” She turned to Tina. “You sure you got this?”
“Yeah,
go enjoy lunch. Julie’s coming by anyway, you said. If it gets crazy, I’m sure
she’ll help.”
“Call
me if it does, okay? I don’t want you to stress.”
Tina
smiled and looked at Connor. “I’ll be fine.”
Connor
leaned forward and kissed Alyssa’s cheek. “You heard her. Let’s go.”
Alyssa
was not used to him being so close. It was as though overnight they went from
friends tiptoeing around one another to this. Whatever this was. Then
she remembered that this was something good.
“Where
would you like to go?” he asked as they walked out of The Reading Corner.
“Somewhere
we can walk.”
He
held his arm out to her and she wrapped her hands in the crook of it. “Which
way?”
“Let’s
go to the small sandwich store a few shops down.”
They
started that way and silence stood between them. Alyssa wasn’t worried though.
Sometimes it was nice to be with someone and not have to fill the time with
words. From the corner of her eye, she could see the smile on his face. He was
happy, at least, and so was she.
At
the deli, he opened the door for her, allowing her to enter first. They approached
the counter. She decided to get an egg salad sandwich with fresh homemade
chips. After they had their food, they sat at a
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