Page 86 of Cabin Fever Baby
“Aww, yeah.” He grinned. “I excel at making plans.”
I hoped so. I was going to need all the help I could get.
TWENTY-TWO
2 Days til Christmas
Ellie foldedher arms over her chest. “My husband picked him up from your place after you hurt him.”
The whole salon went quiet.
Obviously, this was too juicy a moment even for strangers.
Was it too cowardly to run?
Probably.
Nor would it help my case. Nope. I made this mess, now I had to figure out a way through it.
I lifted my chin. “We had a…miscommunication.”
Ellie’s perfectly arched brow winged up.
“It’s not easy to explain,” I lowered my voice, “with everyone staring at me.”
“Too bad.”
I spared Ivy a glance, but she gave me an encouraging smile. Kind of. More like an,oh, shit, I’m glad I’m not you.
“I just want to talk to him. Apologize.” I swallowed thickly. “I didn’t mean to hurt him. I just didn’t know how to tell him something important.”
Ellie stiffened. “You’re married?”
“What? No!” I tried not to think about all the eyes on me. Even the big dude in the barber’s chair stood up to listen more easily.
Dear God, he was massive.
The guy fluffed his insane mane of hair. “Not that it’s any of my business, but I’ve learned that you need to put up or shut up in this town. How I got my Ruby to marry me.”
A blond stylist near the big window came over and patted his arm. “You’re a sweetie, Lucky. You and Tish are perfect together. Remind her she has an appointment for a cut on the 30th, hon.”
“I will, Melody.”
I thought he’d said his wife’s name was Ruby.
God, it didn’t matter. This wasn’t my town. Not my people.
It could be.
I shoved down that thought.
But I couldn’t exactly explain to the room at-large my brother was a famous musician and I hadn’t told Hudson, so now he thought I was a liar who lied about everything.
“Can we talk about this privately?”
Ellie shook her head. “Nope. You can say what you need to say right here. Hudson’s a good man and you really broke his heart.”
My eyes instantly welled, but I willed back the tears.