Page 58 of Love In Harbor Falls

“Thank you, sweetheart. It means a lot to me.”

“No problem, Rosie. I’ll see you later.”

I removed the painting from the wall and wrapped it up behind the counter.

“What a busy day,” Luis spoke as he stepped behind the counter. “That piece sold?” He pointed to the artwork.

“Rosie just called and purchased it for one of her guestrooms. I’m going to take it over after we close up.”

“She has good taste.” He grinned. “Do you want me to go with you?”

“No. That’s okay. You go home to Alfred. I can handle this.”

Six o’clock came, and the last customer for the day had left. After cleaning up the gallery, I grabbed Rosie’s painting, and Luis and I headed out of the shop.

“Have a good night, darling. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“You too, Luis.”

I placed the painting in the back of my jeep and drove to Rosie’s Bed and Breakfast.

“Good evening, Adalyn,” Carl said as I entered the bed and breakfast. “It’s good to see you.”

“Hey, Carl. It’s good to see you too. Is Rosie around?”

“I’ll go get her.”

As I stood there waiting for Rosie, the front door opened. When I turned around, I froze.

“Adalyn?” Darren cocked his head.

“Wha—what are you doing here?”

“I came looking for you. I honestly didn’t expect to see you here in the bed and breakfast. I just drove in.”

“Adalyn, sweetheart.” Rosie smiled. “Oh, hello there, and welcome to Rosie’s Bed and Breakfast. Are you checking in?” she asked Darren.

Rosie could see and feel the tension in the air as she stared at Darren and me.

“Yes, I am. The name is Darren Richards.”

I swallowed hard.

“Mr. Richards.” Rosie cleared her throat as she looked at me.

“Yes, and in case you’re wondering, Adalyn is my ex-wife.”

“I see.” She looked at her computer and began typing away. “Carl, can you come out here?”

Carl walked into the room and stood in front of Darren.

“Can you please show Mr. Richards to room four?” Rosie asked him.

“Of course. Welcome to Rosie’s.” He grinned as he grabbed Darren’s bag.

“Please, don’t go anywhere. We need to talk,” Darren said.

“There’s nothing to talk about. Actually, you need to leave Harbor Falls.”

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