Jamie looked at it but didn’t understand. This meant nothing to him. At first it was just a flat brown rectangle with a white square in the middle of it. Then he saw the Donovan Brothers logo inside the square. Then the black stripe of fabric that ran up one edge of the book.
Jamie raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
Eric looked…surprised? “I understood that this was yours.”
“I’ve never seen it before,” Jamie said.
Yes, he definitely looked surprised. “You’re sure?”
Tessa reached for it. “Look.” She opened the book and laid it back down.
Jamie’s heart jumped so hard that he nearly choked on it. It was the menu. Olivia’s menu. “Where the hell did you get this?”
“Olivia brought it in,” Tessa said softly.
His head jerked toward her. “What?”
“Ow!” Tessa complained, wriggling her fingers free of his. “That hurt.”
“What do you mean? She gave this to you?”
“She gave
it to Eric,” Tessa answered.
Jamie couldn’t believe his ears. He shook his head to try to clear them. “What the hell are you talking about?”
“She came in today,” Eric said. “She brought me this. Told me I needed to give you a chance.”
“Well, I didn’t know a damn thing about it!” His eyes were drawn to the laminated menu, which stood out in contrast to the thinner pages behind it. “She had no right to give you this.”
“You didn’t recognize it,” Eric said. “She told me it was your work.”
“It is my work, and that’s why it’s none of your business.” He started to reach for it, but Eric slid it back. “Hey!”
“We need to talk about this,” Eric insisted.
“Like hell we do.” Jamie surged forward and snagged the book from his brother’s hand. When he stood, Tessa stood too.
“We like it, Jamie.”
He glared at her.
“We like it.”
“Oh, yeah?” he snarled.
“We like it?”
She nodded. “Eric. Tell him.”
“I was…surprised.”
“Eric!” Tessa snapped.
Jamie rolled his eyes. “Look, I’m not interested in watching you twist his arm, Tessa. Just let it go.”
“I was surprised,” Eric repeated, “because it’s really, really good.”