Only A Millionaire

Chapter 4

BROOKE

After I left Brew Magic, I ducked  into  the  small  candy  store  on  Main

Street, happy to see it was still open. there was only  one  other  person

in the shop, and I recognized her immediately.

     "Hi, Tessa,"  I  greeted  the  other   patron   cordially.  I  didn't   know

Liam's sister well, but she'd been very nice to  me  every  time  we  ran

into each other or when she was covering in the restaurant.

      The pretty blonde turned her head away from the cashier  to  greet

me. "Brooke," she said with a smile. "It's great to see you. Are you com-

ing in for a late-night snack, too?"

     I grinned back at hero. "More like feeding my  obsession.  I  love  the

toffee almond bark. Please tell me you just  bought  the  last  of  it  so  I

don't take a bag home with me."

     She  laughed,  her  eyes  sparkling  with   mischief. "Sorry.  I  did  get

some, but there's still half of a tray left."

     So much for hoping  I  wouldn't  be  able  to  get  my  fix. The  confec-

tion went straight to my hips, but  I  couldn't  resist  the  chance  to  pick

some up since the shop was still  open. "There's  no  hope  for  me, then.

I'll have to exercise more."

     The small store  was  filled  with  the  tantalizing  scent  of  chocolate,

and my mouth was already watering.

     "I think  you  can  afford  the  extra  calories," Tessa  answered. "I  re-

ally can't, but Micah and I can get back outside to do our  runs  now, so

it won't be that bad."

    "Where  is  Micah?"  I  questioned. Tessa's  handsome  husband  was

almost always with her.

    "Overnight  event  in  North  Carolina. His  company  is  ghosting  the

annual extreme-sports event there."

     Tessa  finished  up  paying,  and  I  gave  the  clerk  my  order . I  ex-

pelted Tessa to exit when  she  was  done, but  she  waited  until  I  fin-

ished talking to the cashier, and then said, "I  saw  Liam  earlier  at  the

restaurant. He said you wanted to leave."

     I  sighed.  News  traveled  fast  in  Amesport. "it  isn't  that   I   really

want to go, but I have a life back in California. It was  always  a  tempo-

rary job for me."

       She  nodded.  "Liam  told  me  everything  tonight. I  wish  you  were

staying. Liam has been a lot happier with you around."

     I  smiled.  "You  mean   what   I've   been   seeing   is   Liam's   upbeat