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“That’s because the others thought I had money. Brit knows I don’t and she’s not just beautiful, she’s stunning,” he murmured, remembering how she looked the last time he saw her.
“Whatever. Anyway, I got to go. Elanor is here for her weekly massage. I’ll talk to you soon, thanks again!”
“Talk to you later,” Luke said, then ended the call.
He wished Ava hadn’t brought the subject of Brit up. Ever since he’d left the village behind in his rear-view mirror, he’d been thinking about her nonstop. It was so bad on the trip home, that every mile he drove, he had to convince himself to not turn around and head back.
It was clear to him that Brit wanted nothing more than a friendship from him if she even wanted that.
Chapter 4
Brit was mortified. As soon as they got home, she raced into the inn and went straight to the room she shared with Jasmine and crawled into bed. Didn’t even help with unloading the car. It was one thing to have a flashback but an entirely different matter when she started blubbering like an idiot, to the point that Kim almost drove off the road.
Thankfully it was way past the emu farm because when she did, she skidded to a stop and Brit bailed out of the car, running wildly. Desi and Jasmine were in hot pursuit of her and only managed to stop her when Jasmine tackled her from behind. Kim soon came trotting up on the scene to find the three women sitting in the middle of the snow-covered road. Desi and Jasmine held Brit as she wailed into the deafening silence while fat snowflakes sashayed their way to the ground. No one said a word as they helped her to the car and continued the trip home in complete silence.
A soft knock on the bedroom door had Brit looking over her shoulder. She held her breath as the door creaked open and let it out when she saw it was Desi that stood there. “Can I come in?”
Brit sat up and wiped the tears from her eyes. “Sure. I’m glad it’s you and not Jasmine. I didn’t feel like explaining to her why I acted the way I did.”
“Oh, she had questions, but we just brushed them off.” Desi replied, walking into the room with a bag in her hand. “I brought you the dress,” she said, setting it on the end of the bed.
“Thanks,” Brit mumbled. “I’m sorry I acted like that back there.”
Desi waved her hand in the air. “Don’t worry about it. We all have demons; some peoples are just fresher than others.”
Brit released a heavy sigh. “Yeah, I guess.”
“If you ever want to talk about it, I’m here.”
“Thanks.” She was touched by Desi’s offer, but she would never tell anyone what happened back at that farm.
“Anyway, I’m heading home, but Kim wanted me to tell you that she’s making you a pot of soup and some deli sandwiches.”
“Some?” Brit snickered. “How many are there?”
Desi smiled. “Um, she didn’t say but she did say enough to fill your gut for a week.”
