AllFreeNovel
Share Us
After I took my place beside her, she smiled at me again, making me want to move even closer to her. But I stayed where I was.
“We just ordered,” Macie said. “You guys figure out what y’all want real quick, and then we can chow together.”
Riley leaned over and rested her shoulder against my bicep. “You’re going to have chicken-fried steak with white gravy, mashed potatoes, fried okra, and a glass of sweet tea with lemon, right?” she asked, knowing my answer.
“Yep, and so are you.”
“I certainly am. By the way, I appreciate you paying for my donut order this morning. You didn’t have to do that.”
“I wanted to.”
She sat back up straight but kept staring into my eyes. I finally looked away because of all that I was feeling. The main thing was the tug-of-war happening inside me while sitting here.
Although Riley and I were on the same page about our friendship, she was still engaged to another man. And although she’d said our friendship wouldn’t cause any problems with him, I was still concerned that it might once Riley told him about us—unless she didn’t. It wasn’t as if she and I were going to be around each other all the time anyway. I’d be lucky to see her a few times a year.
Tired of grappling with matters, I let my concern go and tried to relax.
“So, was your tea leaf reading with Ms. Lenora spot-on again?” Jackson asked Macie.
“To no surprise.”
“Just like Rachel’s.” He looked at her sitting beside him and winked.
“I better be the second person you inform of any good news,” Riley told Rachel.
“You will be.”
“Who’s calling me with it?” I asked, holding up my hands.
“I volunteer,” Riley said.
“But I’m the uncle. I should be second in line like you.”
“Never mind!”
“I’m kidding.”
“Me too.”
“Then you’ll call me?”
“I’d be happy to.”
Macie huffed. “And who in the hell is calling me?”
“How about I do a three-way call with you and Rhys?” Riley asked her.
“I guess I’m okay with that.”
Everyone started laughing, and then I asked Riley how her reading went with Ms. Lenora.
“Surprisingly, it wasn’t spot-on like all the other times.”
“What was in your tea leaves?”
“The shape of a bird in flight. Ms. Lenora said it means newfound freedom. She also held my hand for a vision and saw an onyx and a sapphire resting on my palms. It was like I had to choose between the two, which I did. I chose the sapphire by wrapping my fingers around it.”
“Really?”
