Page 107 of Shiny Things

“And you’ll still look gorgeous. Do you want to get there fast or not?”

With a huff I conceded and jumped on behind him, wrapping my arms around my mate. I loved riding with him. There was something sexy about it, and after a long ride, it always led to hot sex.

I was amazed that after more than two months we still couldn’t seem to get enough of each other. Alone time with him was always the best part of every single day.

My mind was already drifting to later when the bike stopped, and I realized we were already here.

A crowd was forming out front, so we snuck in through the back. I stopped to look around in awe at the sparkling new kitchen. With the renovations necessary anyway, Gia and David took the time to make some upgrades to The Diner.

“It looks amazing,” I gushed when Gia ran over to hug me.v c

“She’s nervous,” David said.

“Why? What do you have to be nervous about?”

“I don’t know. What if people don’t come. What if we were closed for too long and they’ve moved on?”

“It’s only been a few months. They’ll come. Hell, they’re already here.”

“What?”

“You haven’t opened the blinds yet, have you?” Elias said, even knowing the answer already.

“No. I don’t want to jinx it.”

“Well, we are fully staffed, all hands on board, right?”

“Yes.”

“Good, because we’re going to need it.”

“We?” Gia asked excitedly.

Everyone assumed that I wouldn’t want to return to work just because I didn’t need the money now. But the truth was, I loved working here and was just as excited about the reopening.

Elias nodded, encouraging me to talk to her.

“I need something to do,” I blurted out. “This isn’t some big secret. I love my life. And I love your brother. But he works most days, and I need something to do. And I’m good at waitressing, and I love taking care of the customers. Please take me back.”

“You’re okay with this?” she asked him.

He wrapped a supportive arm around me and kissed my temple.

“I’m a hundred percent okay with this. Whatever makes my mate happy. You already showed this stuffy town that there’s more to us Davenports and that we’re just normal people too. Might as well keep reinforcing that. If it’s what Kim wants, I have no complaints. I may start working here more often though.”

Gia and I both looked at each other and burst out laughing.

“Big brother, you were doing that long before you two mated. You’ve been fawning over this girl for a long time.”

“I wasn’t that bad.”

I grinned. “As long as you continue tipping me as well as you did before.”

“Oh, I’ll betippingyou far better than that.”

“Gross. Why do you have to make it sound so pervy?”

I laughed and threw my arms around his neck to kiss him.