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"He’d do anything for you," Callie said "And if he’s voicing his thoughts to you, you’re already ahead of the ga All you have to do now is listen and hear hi left out, Lacey, that’s all Find a way to let him help you"
"You really think that’ll solve the problem?"
"Absolutely," Callie said "Talk to him And if you still want to elope afterward, we’ll ht"
"Okay Thanks, Callie You’re likethe illusion that romance lasted forever in spite of the fact that the statistics were stacked against Lacey and Joeanniversary
God, she really needed a new job And possibly a new life
She showered and pulled on another "work" outfit--a pretty blouse and blazer and…comfy sweatpants for a few Skype calls An hour later her stoh for her clients to hear Her fao back to the bakery to feed her newfound doughnut addiction
Andto happen, of course
She’d had lunch yesterday with her grandma She’d met the boyfriend candidate, who’d turned out to be Mr Wykowski, an eighty-plus retired rocket scientist who resembled a pipe cleaner with eyes A stooped pipe cleaner But he ar of dating her grandossip in town as well as what she knew about Tanner Finding out that he’d been in an oil rig fire and had nearly lost his life had made it difficult for her to breathe, but he was okay now She’d seen this for herself Yeah, he still obviously had trouble with his leg, but fro at all
She couldn’t begin to i about his bravery had only fueled her curiosity about him Which meant that she couldn’t trust herself not to act like that pathetic little bookworo to the bakery She had plans for breakfast with her two neighbors, Becca and Olivia The three of therateful to have therown up here, she hadn’t had a lot of friends Her best friend froo Her loss had made it easier to stay away
She left her apartht next door Olivia stuck her head out wearing a man’s white button-down and what looked like absolutely nothing else
"A new look?" Callie asked
Olivia laughed and stroked a hand down her definite bedhead hair "Yeah Uood?"
Callie leaned against the wall "Youfro in the pipes?"
Olivia grimaced "Socks I used socks this time Better than the rolls of toilet paper"
"Worked like a charm," Callie said "Even more efficient than the insulation we don’t have"