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My mind immediately went to Haven. She would be perfect.
I wondered whatNonnowould think of Haven. He was a notorious matchmaker and loved to playCupido. He was the one who had told Nick straight-up that Kat was the one for him the first time he had seen her.
Unfortunately, Haven already had a job, but maybe she would be willing to pick up a couple hours here each morning after her shift at Lindelman’s. I had to admit that I liked the idea.
“I might.”
Nick stared at me, then the corner of his mouth began to curl in a knowing smirk. “Youmight, huh? That look on your face says a whole lot more than that, Vinnie. You’ve been holding out on me.”
I shifted my weight. “It’s not like that.”
He tilted his head and considered me thoughtfully. “But you want it to be, don’t you?”
“Is that my brother Nicholas talking, or Nick Penn?” Nick Penn was my brother’snom de plume, the one under which he wrote his steamy romance novels.
His smile widened. “Both. You have to bring her in, Vin. Introduce her toNonno.” A crash sounded from the left, followed by more cursing. Nick reached for his cup, then grimaced. “Not only will you find out if she’s the one for you, you’ll be saving us all.”
Chapter Seven: Haven
“What are you doinghere?” Joel blinked at me as I shuffled into the kitchen after a few hours of sleep.
I looked as if I had just rolled out of bed, because I had. In all the excitement yesterday, I hadn’t had a chance to tell him I had lost my job at the café.
I fixed myself a cup of coffee. “I live here.”
“I know that.” He scowled. “I mean, why aren’t you getting ready for work at the café? Did they change your hours or something?”
“Or something.”
Joel narrowed his eyes. “You quit? I thought you said those suits were good tippers.”
I shrugged. I had said that, and they were. The hourly wage hadn’t been much, so I had depended on those tips for extras, like school supplies and covering the massive grocery bill we had each week. Teenage boys ate alot.
His scowl deepened. “Were you fired, Haven? Because of me?”
“No, I was fired because Francis Franklin is an ass. He was just looking for an excuse to get rid of me so he could hire his niece.”
