Page 32 of Only You

“Any idea when you’re coming back?”

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“No. Everything is going well. I met with Garrett Garrison yesterday, and he sold the property to us. We can start building that mall.”

“Excellent, Owen.”

“Hey, Dad?” Lucy opened the sliding door.

“Hold on a second, Owen.” I turned and looked at Lucy.

“Is it okay if Isabelle comes over and goes swimming?”

“When?” my brows furrowed.

“In a couple of hours. Her dad said he could drop her off.”

“Yeah. I guess that’s okay.”

“Thanks, Dad.” She smiled and shut the door.

“What was all that about?” Owen asked.

“Lucy is having a new friend over.”

“Friend? She’s lived in Chicago for over a year and never made friends. You’re in Harbor Falls for a week, and she already has one?”

“I guess so. Listen, I need to do a few things. Thank you for closing the Garrison deal. I’ll talk to you later.”

Unlocking the door to the guest house, I stepped inside and walked around.

“Don’t be stupid, Alex,” I whispered to myself as I walked out and locked the door.

When I entered the main house, I set my phone down, took out a carton of eggs from the refrigerator, and cracked them into a bowl.

“Lucy, breakfast is almost ready,” I shouted.

She entered the kitchen and furrowed her brows.

“What?” I asked.

“You haven’t made eggs in a long time.” She climbed up on the stool at the island.

“Today I am.” I smiled as I plated them. “What do you want on your toast?”

“I saw some raspberry jam in the refrigerator,” she said.

“Raspberry jam it is.”

I took it out of the fridge and stared at the jar as a memory popped into my head.

“Come on, you two. We have to get to the farmer’s market and pick up some of the wonderful jam Mrs. Carter makes,” my mother said.

“Can we get raspberry?” my sister, Athena, asked.”

“We can get any kind you want.” My mother smiled.

“Yay! You know raspberry is my favorite.” Athena smiled brightly.