she reached the bar, he had two beers waiting.
“Girl, you’re something.” He handed her a beer and raised his own to tap it against hers.
“I can’t believe that just happened. Nate Bridges. I mean Riley Morgan to all of you, but Nate freaking Bridges.”
Jayce chuckled. “You really are amazing.”
“And you’re really sweet.”
“You working till closing?”
“No, just until eleven. I have to pick Lily up from the Sweets’. KC is baby-sitting.”
“Need a ride?”
“I don’t need one, but I’d sure like it.”
“Then I’ll hang around.” He reached out to take her hand.
Callie smiled and gave his hand a squeeze.
Tonight was quickly becoming one of the best of her life.
Chapter Seven
“Oh shoot.” Callie realized her mistake when Jayce pulled up in front of the Sweets’ home.
“What?”
“I forgot to get Lily’s car-seat out of my car.”
“No problem. Give me your keys and I’ll run back to the bar and get it. I’ll be back by the time you’ve gotten Lily up and are ready to ride.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive. Keys.” He held out his hand.
Callie fished her keys out of her bag, place them in his hand and, on impulse, leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek. “Thank you.”
“I’ll be back in a shake.”
“Okay.” She got out of the truck. Jayce pulled away from the curb as she started up the sidewalk. There were still lights on in the house, upstairs and downstairs, but Callie still tapped lightly on the door.
Stella opened it. “Callie, hi. Come in. How did it go tonight? Was the karaoke a success?”
“It was still going on when I left. I hope Lily didn’t give anyone any trouble.”
“Lord no. She’s such a doll. KC has her in the living room watching TV. Come on back.”
Callie followed Stella to the back of the house. Sure enough, Lily was snuggled up on the sofa with KC. “There’s my sweet girl,” Callie said.
Lily looked up and smiled. “My mommy back.”
She scampered off the couch and ran to Callie. As Callie scooped her up, KC rose. “Were you a good girl for KC and Mrs. Stella?” Callie asked.
“My good.” Lily nodded.
Callie looked at KC and KC grinned. “She’s always good. But she didn’t eat much and she wasn’t as energetic. Maybe that’s normal, I just wanted to let you know.”
“Thank you, KC. I so appreciate you taking such good care of her.” Callie dug out her billfold and paid KC.
“Thanks.” KC walked over to give Lily a kiss on the cheek. “See you soon Lily.”
“My be back.”
“I sure hope so.”
“Okay, let’s get your stuff together, Miss Lily.” Callie spotted Lily’s bag and knelt to pick it up.
“I think everything’s in there,” KC told her.
“Okay, great. Thanks again. And thank you, Mrs. Stella, for letting KC babysit for me. I hope it’s not an inconvenience.”
“Not at all. In fact, we all look forward to it. Even Billy. She’s taken to sitting on his lap while he watches the weather report and he gets such a kick out of it. Makes us miss having little ones in the house.”
“Well, I’m sure you’ll have a house full of grandchildren one day.”
“At the rate my girls are going, I’m not so sure.”
“Yeah, I’ll be the first one married with kids,” KC said and laughed.
“Hush your mouth,” Stella said without any heat to the words.
“You never know,” Callie said. “Okay, well let us get out of your hair. Thank you all again. Say bye bye, Lily.”
“Bye bye.” Lily waved, then blew a kiss to KC and one to Stella. “My wubs you.”
“We love you, sugar,” Stella said and walked Callie out. Jayce was just pulling up in front of the house when Stella opened the door. She waved when Jayce called out a greeting then smiled at Callie. “Ya’ll be safe going home.”
“Yes, ma’am. Thank you.”
Callie hurried to Jayce’s truck. Since he had a double cab, he’d put Lily’s seat in the back. Callie got her all strapped in, then climbed
“Girl, you’re something.” He handed her a beer and raised his own to tap it against hers.
“I can’t believe that just happened. Nate Bridges. I mean Riley Morgan to all of you, but Nate freaking Bridges.”
Jayce chuckled. “You really are amazing.”
“And you’re really sweet.”
“You working till closing?”
“No, just until eleven. I have to pick Lily up from the Sweets’. KC is baby-sitting.”
“Need a ride?”
“I don’t need one, but I’d sure like it.”
“Then I’ll hang around.” He reached out to take her hand.
Callie smiled and gave his hand a squeeze.
Tonight was quickly becoming one of the best of her life.
Chapter Seven
“Oh shoot.” Callie realized her mistake when Jayce pulled up in front of the Sweets’ home.
“What?”
“I forgot to get Lily’s car-seat out of my car.”
“No problem. Give me your keys and I’ll run back to the bar and get it. I’ll be back by the time you’ve gotten Lily up and are ready to ride.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive. Keys.” He held out his hand.
Callie fished her keys out of her bag, place them in his hand and, on impulse, leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek. “Thank you.”
“I’ll be back in a shake.”
“Okay.” She got out of the truck. Jayce pulled away from the curb as she started up the sidewalk. There were still lights on in the house, upstairs and downstairs, but Callie still tapped lightly on the door.
Stella opened it. “Callie, hi. Come in. How did it go tonight? Was the karaoke a success?”
“It was still going on when I left. I hope Lily didn’t give anyone any trouble.”
“Lord no. She’s such a doll. KC has her in the living room watching TV. Come on back.”
Callie followed Stella to the back of the house. Sure enough, Lily was snuggled up on the sofa with KC. “There’s my sweet girl,” Callie said.
Lily looked up and smiled. “My mommy back.”
She scampered off the couch and ran to Callie. As Callie scooped her up, KC rose. “Were you a good girl for KC and Mrs. Stella?” Callie asked.
“My good.” Lily nodded.
Callie looked at KC and KC grinned. “She’s always good. But she didn’t eat much and she wasn’t as energetic. Maybe that’s normal, I just wanted to let you know.”
“Thank you, KC. I so appreciate you taking such good care of her.” Callie dug out her billfold and paid KC.
“Thanks.” KC walked over to give Lily a kiss on the cheek. “See you soon Lily.”
“My be back.”
“I sure hope so.”
“Okay, let’s get your stuff together, Miss Lily.” Callie spotted Lily’s bag and knelt to pick it up.
“I think everything’s in there,” KC told her.
“Okay, great. Thanks again. And thank you, Mrs. Stella, for letting KC babysit for me. I hope it’s not an inconvenience.”
“Not at all. In fact, we all look forward to it. Even Billy. She’s taken to sitting on his lap while he watches the weather report and he gets such a kick out of it. Makes us miss having little ones in the house.”
“Well, I’m sure you’ll have a house full of grandchildren one day.”
“At the rate my girls are going, I’m not so sure.”
“Yeah, I’ll be the first one married with kids,” KC said and laughed.
“Hush your mouth,” Stella said without any heat to the words.
“You never know,” Callie said. “Okay, well let us get out of your hair. Thank you all again. Say bye bye, Lily.”
“Bye bye.” Lily waved, then blew a kiss to KC and one to Stella. “My wubs you.”
“We love you, sugar,” Stella said and walked Callie out. Jayce was just pulling up in front of the house when Stella opened the door. She waved when Jayce called out a greeting then smiled at Callie. “Ya’ll be safe going home.”
“Yes, ma’am. Thank you.”
Callie hurried to Jayce’s truck. Since he had a double cab, he’d put Lily’s seat in the back. Callie got her all strapped in, then climbed
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