Page 71 of Someone to Remember
“Is it a thing?”
“I don’t know what it is. I find myself thinking about him and his kids a lot.”
“Nothing wrong with that.”
“I know.”
“Go talk to him. You’re among friends.”
“I don’t want to be a weirdo.”
“Oh please, you’re the furthest thing from that, and PS, we’re all a little weird in Widowville.” I give her a nudge. “Go. What’ve you got to lose?”
“Is that a multiple-choice question?”
“Haha. He’s looking over here.”
“No, he isn’t.”
“Is, too.”
She ventures a glance, and when their gazes connect, something electric passes between them.
“Oh my,” I say. She seems frozen in place. “He’s coming over here. I’m out.”
“No, Iris… Don’t go.”
“I’m already gone.”
Seventeen
Kinsley
Damn her! I thought she was my friend! I have about two seconds to prepare myself for his arrival. He is carrying a small plate with several of Naomi’s chocolate chip cookies and offers me one.
I take it. “Thanks.”
“They’re crazy good.”
“Naomi makes them. We can’t get enough.”
“I can see why.” He looks toward the living room, where Wynter and Adrian are still seated and talking quietly. “Will she be okay?”
“I think so. She was like that all the time when we first knew her. She’s climbed mountains since then, and we’re so proud of her—and Adrian.”
“They seem like a great couple.”
“They are.”
He shifts his gaze back to me, and I feel as if I’ve looked directly at the sun. What the hell is that about?
“I appreciated your text the other night. You couldn’t haveknown, but it arrived at a moment when I really needed it. So thanks for that.”
“Oh, um, sure. I’d been thinking of you and had been meaning to reach out. Cancer is a heck of a thing to have in common with someone.”Stop talking, Kinsley.
“Yeah, for sure. Would you want to get a coffee or lunch sometime?”
“I’d love that. Any time.”
