Page 43 of A Second Chance in Seabury
‘Yep.’
‘Great,’ Hannah took another deep breath. ‘I know what my answer is.’
Hannah hammered on the door.
‘Come on, come on,’ she muttered, pressing her ear against the wood and listening for footsteps inside.
It had been hours, surely David was home by now!
He’d better be.If ever there was a moment to call on her friend for a cup of tea, it was after a phone call like the one she just had! That said… perhaps she’d need something a bit stronger than a cup of tea to get over the shock.
Hannah was just about to give up and head through to the back garden just in case he was out there, when the front door opened.
‘Hey!’ Jason’s grinning face came into view, but the minute he spotted her, his smile vanished, and he looked at her in concern. ‘Are you alright? You look like you’ve seen a ghost or something.’
Hannah nodded. ‘Thanks… I’m fine… I think. Is your dad home?’
Jason shook his head, still watching her closely as though she might collapse on his doorstep. Frankly, he might have a point. She wasn’t exactly feeling grounded after that phone call!
‘He’s down at the King’s Nose with the bees,’ said Jason.
‘Still?’ gasped Hannah. ‘He dropped me off hours ago, and he was going straight down there.’
‘Welcome to life with David Eaves in it!’ Jason laughed. ‘Dad kind of loses track of time when he’s working with the hives.’
Hannah nodded. After the time she’d just spent holed up in the study, she could definitely relate!
‘When he’s stirred up about something, he’s even worse than usual,’ added Jason, raising an eyebrow.
‘Stirred up?’ said Hannah. ‘What about?’
‘You tell me,’ said Jason.
Hannah shook her head. ‘He was fine when I saw him. He took me beachcombing down at Honeypot Cove. We had a nice time…’
Or at least, she’d thought they’d had a nice time.
Jason shook his head, smiling at her gently. ‘I didn’t mean there’s somethingwrongwith him… I meant stirred up in agoodway.’
‘Oh!’ said Hannah, as understanding dawned. ‘Wait… no… nothing happened!’
Jason snorted. ‘Your words say no, but your blush says yes!’
‘I… I…’ She quickly shut her mouth. She wasn’t about to get into her feelings about David Eaves on the doorstep of his house with his teenage son.Notthat shehadfeelings.
Yeah. Right.
‘I told you he was getting all gooey,’ said Jason, looking smug.
‘Oh hush!’ said Hannah, trying to sound stern but failing miserably. ‘Anyway, thank you—I’ll head down and hunt for him.’
‘Wait!’ said Jason as she turned to leave.
‘Why?’
‘You can’t go to the King’s Nose.’
‘Why?!’ she said again.
