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He seemed to be assessing this information.
I sighed. “I don’t know what’s going on with you. Maybe it’s just old feelings from seeing me the other day. I can’t lie; I’ve had some crazy dreams, and?—”
“You have? About me?” His voice was hopeful.
I squeezed my eyes shut and almost cursed. Why had I told him that?
“Tell me.” I could hear his smile.
Nervousness pulsed through me. “Charles, I have to go.” I turned and put in the code. It worked this time, and the door opened. I stepped inside.
Charles stuck his foot in the doorjamb. “Just talk to me.”
I rolled my eyes. “Please let me shut the door.”
I wasn’t sure he would move out of the doorway, but he pulled back and nodded. “Fine. I will see you another time. Asfriends.”
I shut the door, leaned heavily on it, and put my hands over my face. I’d just told him that I had dreams about him. This was ridiculous. Insecurities pumped through me, yet I couldn’t help being a little thrilled that the man had followed me home from church.
I pulled away from the door and trudged upstairs as though I were a teenager. That man could be so annoying. Just like all those years ago. I smiled and sort of hated myself.
I would not be a “date” to sell at Pastor Lee’s event.
That. Would. Not. Happen.
Chapter Eight
Charles
The next morning, I woke and went to the home gym. It wasn’t the most up-to-date gym, but it had a working treadmill, and it was on an upper floor. I could see most of the property, including the stables and other houses in the distance. We had fifty acres, and every inch was beautiful.
As I jogged, I watched the stable hand, José, lead some of the horses out of their stalls and get them going for the day. I wanted to ride horses with Melody again.
After I had let her shut the door on me, I’d taken a long stroll around downtown Jewel Cove. Not a lot was open on Sundays, but some restaurants were. Just walking through the area had brought back memories of everything we’d done together growing up, all the Christmas activities we’d participated in.
If only my brothers had stayed longer. On impulse, I pulled out my phone and texted in our brother text thread.
Me:I asked her to get coffee with me yesterday after church and she slammed the door in my face.
Donovan:No, bro!
Sebastian:Never give up.
Liam:That’s tough.
I sent a fist bump.The only easy day was yesterday!
The Navy SEAL motto received a lot of likes.
I felt like a teenager as I added,She said she dreamed about me.
My phone erupted with memes and high fives.
I laughed. It’d been a long time since I’d been excited about dating anyone. Not since my ex-wife. It was strange that she came to mind; I didn’t think of her often. Our marriage had been a hard five years. She hated Christmastime, which had always been weird to me. How could anyone hate all the Christmas cheer?
My thoughts flitted back to Melody. She’d dreamed about me. I smiled. She didn’t want to auction herself off for the charity, but I would buy a date with her.
The truth was, I sometimes dreamed about her as well. When I woke up, it always took some time to brush it away.
