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“Okay,” he says.
Scott clears his throat. “Doesn’t that sound fun, Sonya?” he asks. “You can show him your new toys.”
Sonya smiles and bounces once in her chair. “Okay!”
“Yeah?” I ask, lightly rubbing Liam’s arm. “You guys are going to have so much fun!”
Liam cracks a smile.
I give him a kiss and stand up. “I’ll be back as soon as my shift is over. Okay? I love you.”
“I love you, too, Mommy.”
My heart squeezes so tightly. I kiss him one more time, then rise up and walk out of the kitchen again. “Here,” I say, handing Scott my keys. “If he needs anything: clothes, snacks, first aid. It’s all there. You already know the layout, so?—”
“I’ve got this, Lottie,” Scott says, palming the keys but holding my eyes. “Go back to work.”
“Thank you. Oh, the number to the diner is on the fridge. So is my cell number. I won’t have it on me, but I’ll check in whenever I can. What’s your number?”
“It’s…” He fishes into his back pocket, withdrawing his wallet. He takes out a business card and hands it to me. “Right here.”
I scoff at it. “You have a business card?”
“Yes.”
“Why does a barber need a business card?”
He smirks. “You’d be surprised.”
“Whatever.” I stuff it in my pocket. ‘Thank you.”
“You’ve already said that.”
“Yeah, well, I’m gonna keep saying it because....” I sniff once and wipe my nose on my sleeve. “You have no reason at all to help me.”
“Yes, I do,” Scott says. “And if you keep whispering like this, he’s gonna think something’s wrong.”
I swallow hard. “Right.”
And he’d be right.
Something is very wrong.
“I’ll be back around ten,” I say.
“Have a good day.”
“You, too.” I walk out the front door, then turn back. “Please don’t cut his hair.”
Scott grins. “I’ll try to resist the temptation.”
I step off the porch and walk back to the diner.
By the time I get there, I don’t hate Scott Smolders anymore.
Myself, however.
I hate her more than ever.
