Page 3 of This Feeling

Raising her eyebrow, Candice simply flashed me a wide grin. “Enjoy your time at home, Declan. See you around.”

Nodding, I replied, “See ya.”

I watched Sean wrap his arm around Harper’s waist as they walked away. Raising my hand, I rubbed at an ache in my chest.

And right there, I made a decision: as long as my brother was dating Harper Browning, I’d stay as far from Moose Village as I could.

Harper

Present Day

The bell above the door to my flower shop, Crazy Daisies, rang, and I glanced up to see my sister Amanda.

“Hey, what brings you by?”

Amanda was holding her six-month-old daughter, Mandy, on her hip as she approached the counter, where I was working on the accounting. Aunt Olivia, my part-time employee, was helping a customer.

“Mom asked me to stop by and make sure you have all the flower displays ready for the Mother’s Day brunch and munch.”

I exhaled. “Does she remember she retired?”

My sister chuckled. “I think she forgets sometimes. I’m honestly surprised she isn’t here helping to make them.”

Fighting the urge to roll my eyes, I smirked instead. “Well, if she were here, she would be pleasantly surprised to know that most of them are finished and in the cooler, ready to be delivered tomorrow. I only have a few more to make.”

“Wow,” Amanda said, her brows raised. “You’re really doing this adulting thing pretty good, aren’t you.”

I laughed. “Well, Iamthirty, so I’d hope I’ve got my stuff together.” Pointing to the baby, I replied, “You’re doing the adulting thing pretty darn good, as well.” I leaned in and tickled under Mandy’s chin, causing her to giggle.

She put her hands out for me to take her. Walking around the counter, I swept her right out of my sister’s arms. “Hello, my sweet, darling girl.”

“Ha. You wouldn’t have said that an hour ago when she was throwing a fit. She hasn’t taken a nap today, and if I don’t get her down soon, I’m afraid we’ll have a little monster on our hands.”

I laughed. “God, she’s socute!”

“Yeah, I think so, too.”

Glancing at my sister, I asked, “How’s Nathan?”

“He’s on a jobsite. A new house is being built on the south side of the lake.”

“Really?” I asked, my brows hitching up in surprise. “Local?”

She shook her head. “Nope. And apparently, he can’t tell me who’s building the house because he had to sign an NDA.”

Gasping, I joked, “Oh, please let it be Taylor Swift!”

Amanda laughed and shook her head. “I don’t think we could ever be that lucky, but that would be fun, wouldn’t it?”

“It would be, until we were overrun with visitors. I like that our little town isn’t that big of a tourist trap.”

“Agreed.”

Mandy started to fuss, so I gave her back to Amanda. “You can tell Mom everything’s ready to go and she can stop worrying. It’s crazy to me that she’s on the board for this event—and she’s a mom! Shouldn’t the guys be doing all the Mother’s Day planning?”

Amanda rolled her eyes. “Please. Men don’t think like women. If we left it up to them, there’d be some hot dogs and chips.”

The bell rang again, and we both turned toward the door to see Sean Gallagher walk in. My ex.

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