Chapter 45. You Are Soaked

TARA

It had been minutes since I put Nadia to bed, and even longer since Aidan drove off my front porch, unsettling me in so many right but yet wrong ways.

I came back down to the kitchen to grab some water, and I found myself stuck in one place, while my mind wandered in different directions.

After Aidan and Nadia left together in the afternoon, I found out that I was able to get so much work done even after running my errand, and it was all thanks to him.

Realizing that almost everything I did today wouldn’t have been possible if Aidan had not walked into the diner, and because he made Nadia so happy that she wouldn’t stop yapping about him for days to come, I decided to show my appreciation.

“It’s not such a big deal, so do not make one out of it, Tara,” I said to myself as I thought about what I could do that would show Aidan that I was thankful without doing too much.

“Maybe I could call him?” I asked rhetorically.

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