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“What’s there?”
He wiggles his brows. “Hot new territory.”
I laugh. “For what? Scoping out women? Am I your wing girl now?”
“Sort of. I need you for moral support.”
Fifteen minutes later, we’d parked in a busy outdoor lot in a quaint little town I’d only driven past. I smell food the moment we step out of the car.
“Mmm…that smells good. What is that?”
“Why, you hungry?”
“I am now.”
He takes my hand. “I think it’s coming from this way.”
We walk toward an active street and instantly, I know we’ve hit the food truck jackpot.
A street fair.
“Oh, I love these. We never have them at Hideaway Springs.”
“Corn on a cob?” he asks.
I shake my head. “Fried dough.”
Noah smiles and pulls me toward a truck.
In minutes, we’re both covered in powdered sugar, with my sweet tooth satisfied and Noah’s OCD about clean hands out of control.
“There’s our booth.” He points.
“What booth?” I follow him to a setup with two familiar faces. Levi and Jackson are standing behind the most adorable booth set up. Its walls are white and lavender, with deep purple velvet curtains framing an open window. Shelves stacked with books are built-in along the sides and lying flat on an extended table in front of the window.
But the part that stops my heart…gold letters across the top that read; Charlie’s Web.
Levi spots us through the little window and waves. “There they are.”
“What…is this?” My voice is a whisper in the middle of a crowded street.
“I couldn’t get it here with my car, so Levi latched it onto his truck and brought it over.”
Still confused, I approach the table with caution. “Are these?”
“All from the box sitting behind your desk for the past week.”
Levi holds up a finger. “Plus a bunch of Jackson’s books he’d long outgrown. Hate to throw them out so this is kinda perfect.”
I look up at Noah, speechless.
Levi clasps his hands. “Okay, there are labor laws and we need to feed this kid. So we’ll be back in an hour—or two.”
“Dad, I’m not hungry.”
“Jackson, take a hint. Let’s take a walk.”
“Have fun,” Noah calls as they step out, then holds the little side door open for me.
