Page 84 of Love on the Run

Here he was thinking about relationships. He wasn’t a relationship kinda guy. He hadn’t met a single woman he’d consider spending his life with.

Until Anna.

Beau’s phone rang in his pocket, reminding him that he was standing on the sidewalk like a lost puppy.

“Hello.”

“What are you doing?” Olivia said in greeting.

“Trying to decide how I got here.” It was true. How in the world had he fallen for Anna in just a week’s time?

“Dude, we have GPS now. There’s no excuse for getting lost.”

Beau pinched the bridge of his nose. “Never mind. I’m running some errands in Freedom while Anna has dinner with her friend Brittany.”

“Oh, good. I’m glad she has a friend there with her. I was hoping I could come down sometime, but I had to work overtime. How is she doing?”

“She’s fine. She actually seems happy.”

Olivia hummed. “So I heard.”

“What did you hear?”

“I might have heard she’s having a good time with you.”

“Explain. What did she say about me?”

Olivia laughed. Not just a tiny laugh. It was a long, drawn-out laugh that made him regret answering his sister’s call.

“Stop laughing. What did she say about me?”

Liv’s laughter turned to chuckles. “What do you think about her?”

He liked her. A lot. But he wasn’t about to tell his sister about that before telling Anna.

“She isn’t who I thought she was.”

Olivia hummed. “Good or bad?”

“Good.”

“Of course she’s good. She’s my best friend. There’s a lot to love about her.”

Yeah. He was figuringthat out.

“Now, tell me what she said about me,” Beau demanded.

“Oh, I can’t. That would violate the girl code.”

Beau gripped the phone and took an extra second to breathe. “You’re kidding.”

“No. I’m a good friend, and I keep secrets. Sorry.”

“Olivia! Stop messing around.”

“Okay. Okay. All I can tell you is that Anna needs a man. A good man. No, she deserves thebestman. Do you think you can be that for her?”

Shoot. Liv was acting like this was the real deal, and it only solidified his feelings for Anna.

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