If that was an attempt to sound put out by said plans, it didn’t work. She sounded entirely too content.
Just as I was when I was working on Hilda. Men were an optional accessory package I usually didn’t shell out for.
“You’ve always got wedding plans on the brain.” Lucky’s voice was gruff but obviously filled with affection. Evidently, he was all talk when it came to complaining on the wedding stuff.
He set Luna down gently beside the booth. “Fancy seeing you here, Ruby.”
“I was just going to get going.” I swung my feet out of the booth.
“Aww, no. We just ordered.” Luna pouted.
“Oh, here it comes.” Caleb nudged my arm. “It’s no use when she bats those bluebells.”
Lucky took my hand and dragged me to my feet. “Nah. She’ll stay.” He swapped me with Luna and hip-checked me into the booth.
I landed on the bench with a bounce. “Hey.”
“Hush. Did you order?”
I folded my arms and stared up at him. “Yes.”
“Move over.”
“Go sit somewhere else, Thor.”
Lucky crowded into me until I had no choice but to slide out of the way or he’d be on my lap. He’d obviously showered. The scent of…soap hit me. But not the spicy male kind of soap I expected from him.
His hair was down and still damp. The same soap scent came from that too. I couldn’t put my finger on what it reminded me of.
“Hey, Pol.” The waitress looked up from her magazine on the counter at Lucky’s voice. “Can you add a Big Breakfast to their order?”
“Got it,” she hollered back.
Luna slid in next to Caleb, who draped an arm around her. “So, this is cozy.” She drummed her fingers on the table. “I didn’t know you two were…talking.”
How could he make the word talking sound so salacious?
“He works for me,” I muttered.
“I’m helping her remodel the old barn at the Slide farmhouse. You guys should come out and take a look. She’s got a great view of the lake.”
I turned to him. “It’s my place. Hello?”
“What? Just being neighborly. You have the perfect spot for a bonfire. You probably need a good s’mores.”
I narrowed my eyes at him. “Ass.”
“Is there a better scent in the world? I love bonfires.” Luna sighed.
“We’ve been looking at houses near there. We can’t afford lakeside property obviously, but there’s a new development going up a few miles from there.” Caleb reached into the pile of binders on the windowsill and snatched a pamphlet. He pushed it over between us.
Lucky pulled it closer to him. “Oh, yeah. This is right behind where I was working today. Nice to see another name other than Maitland around town.”
“Jackass,” I said under my breath.
Caleb arched his brow. “FHK?”
“No, Maitland.” I shifted closer to the window. Lucky was like a freaking furnace. “He was not happy about me buying my house. It was a private sale, and Gary Slide didn’t want to sell to just anyone.” I shrugged. “I got lucky.”