Page 81 of Pinch of Love

I sighed. “You make it sound so easy.”

“Life doesn’t have to be complicated,” she chided. “You and your sister seem to excel at that, though.”

My eyes almost popped out of my head. “Have you seen my life lately?”

Grandma Millie smiled and glanced at my scooter. “Yes, I have. It’s extremely complicated.”

I didn’t know what to say, so I just finished off my tiramisu.

And that was when it hit me.

Cash wouldn’t have left me here alone unless he knew Rob wouldn’t be a problem.

“Why do you have that funny look on your face?” Grandma Millie asked, finishing her last bite.

“Because it just dawned on me why Cash isn’t here.”

“Yeah, why?”

I drew a breath and shook my head. “I think he knows where Rob is.”

“And?”

“I don’t know...”

Grandma Millie rubbed her hands together. “Ooh, now it’s getting good. Did you know Cash’s dad was in the special forces? He’s retired military.”

I studied my grandma as I watched the wheels spin. She was deep in thought.

“We should try to find them,” I prompted.

“I don’t think that’s a very good idea.”

“I didn’t say it was a good idea. I just thought it might be something we should do.”

Grandma Millie’s jaw locked, and she drew a breath. “We’ll give him one more hour, and then we’ll go on the hunt.”

Chapter Twenty

Cash

“How long are we going to sit here? It’s already past ten o’clock.” My dad shifted in his chair. We were camped in the lodge’s lounge, positioned to see the lobby and who went in and who went out.

“Until I spot Rob.”

Daisy came over to refill my dad’s cup. She bartended at the lodge and was one of the unintended targets of the Sunshine Breakfast Club. She was a sweet girl but too young for me. She also was Jackson Jr.’s cousin. The whole thing was just a bad idea, but I was grateful that she felt the same way.

She wandered back to the bar, where the infamous Jack swooped in and started to flirt with her.

Good.

Maybe he’d stay out of Maya’s hair now.

“And then what?” My dad took a sip of his coffee to stay awake.

“We just need to have a chat with him.” I wanted to get a sense of this guy in person and gauge his intentions and hostility.

My dad smiled. “You’re really falling for this girl.”

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