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At the mention of her cousin’s name, Luke froze. That was until a bang followed by a string of curse words coming from the hallway that led to Kim and Dean’s bedroom had them both turning to look at the foyer.
Kim came shuffling into the room, yawning and rubbing her head. “What are you two still doing awake? It’s two in the morning, you’re supposed to be resting!”
Luke winked at Brit and said, “We were. You, banging around and swearing woke us up.”
“Oh, sorry. I stubbed my toe and if that wasn’t bad enough, I whacked my head on the wall. I’m going back to bed.”
Luke waited for the sound of Kim’s bedroom door closing before leaning over and brushing his lips against Brit’s.
“We should really get some sleep,” he said, pulling back. “I need to figure out where my car is and see what the damage is.”
Brit nodded and snuggled down under her blankets. “And I have work.” She lifted her blankets and looked at him. “Do you want to share my bed? No funny business though!”
He grinned and clamored over, taking her in his arms. “No funny business.”
For the first time ever, Brit felt safe in a man’s arms. She lay there with her head on his chest, the steady beat of his heart lulling her to sleep.
Chapter 13
Brit was in the diningroom setting tables after the breakfast rush, when her cell phone rang. She pulled it out of her pocket to see Evelyn calling her. “Hey, Evelyn, how’s it going over at the bar?”
“Good. But I was wondering if you’re busy tonight. Tim’s very sick and is supposed to be on bedrest and I just know that he won’t stay there if I don’t find help with the bar tonight and —"
“Say no more,” Brit said. “Just let me know what time you want me there. I work the dinner shift until eight.”
“I should be good until nine, is that okay?” Evelyn asked.
“Absolutely! That gives me plenty of time to change and get over there.”
“Thank you so much! I owe you big time. See you then!”
“Bye.” Brit hung up and was stuffing the phone back into her pocket when she saw Luke pop his head into the dining room.
“Hey, you,” he said, smiling as he made his way over to her. “What are you doing this afternoon?”
“Decorating a tree, wanna help?” she asked.
