The Rehearsal Fling: A Grumpy Single Dad Steamy Romance (Single Dads Club Book 1) by Sophie Andrews

Author:Sophie Andrews [Andrews, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

DYLAN

Since I hadn’t heard from Genevieve last night, I was surprised she called me. Especially so early in the morning. I stepped away from the crowd to answer, though I couldn’t help the impatience in my voice. “There you are.”

“I know.” She sighed. “I’m sorry.”

“You don’t need to apologize,” I said because I shouldn’t have been annoyed, and she truly had nothing to be sorry for. We weren’t in a relationship. There were no rules to how often we had to communicate, but I’d been frustrated that I didn’t get her naked and in bed last night.

“We had dinner with my dad and his family last night. I meant to call you back, but I got in my head about it and spent a long time at the studio.”

I absently poked around a couple of bouquets at the flower stand closest to me. “You feel better?”

“I’d feel better if I could treat you to breakfast. Maybe in bed.”

I arched a brow. That did sound tempting. “I’m out at the farmers market.”

“Really?” She laughed, low and a little gravelly like she wasn’t fully awake yet. “It’s barely eight o’clock.”

“Jude’s got a stall here, so I come when I can.”

“Huh.”

“What?” I stuck my hand in my pocket as I moved out of the way of a woman pushing a stroller.

“Didn’t think you were the farmers market type of guy.”

I didn’t know whether to be offended or chagrined. “It only runs in the spring and summer, down by the library. And I like buying fresh food.”

Her tinkling laugh eased the tension in my shoulders. Almost as if she were reaching through the cell phone to massage me. “Can I join you?”

“If you want.”

“I’ll meet you in a bit. Don’t buy anything without me.”

“Wouldn’t dream of it,” I said, fighting a smile.

After I hung up, I headed over to Jude’s stall, which he was still organizing.

“Hey. How’s it going?”

“Hey.” He barely spared me a glance as he worked. “The kids have some kind of stomach bug. It was a mess last night.”

I took a giant step back from him, knocking into someone behind me. I spun around to find a familiar woman carrying two coffees. “I’m sorry. Didn’t mean to—”

“It’s okay, Dylan. No harm done.”

I racked my brain for her name. She was Jude’s friend and fellow farmers market vendor.

“Brooke,” she reminded me, still smiling kindly.

“Sorry.”

“Don’t worry about it.” She shrugged and stepped around me to give Jude a coffee. “Here. Your favorite.”

He accepted it with one hand, gripping her arm with his other. “You’re a goddess.”

“Well…” She swept her loose braid over her shoulder dramatically. “If you say so.”

Jude closed his eyes, sighing in relief after he swallowed a sip of the coffee. “That’s so good.”

“Donna makes the best,” she said, and Jude gestured to me.

“Have you ever tried it?”

I shook my head. “Don’t like all that fancy shit.”

Jude rolled his eyes. “Plebeian.”

I didn’t know what that word meant, but I was sure it was an insult. I knocked his shoulder, jostling him and his precious coffee.

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