of all things. “Your grandfather was very sweet to me this morning, but then he always is. He’s one of my favorites.”
“Funny you should say so today of all days.”
“Why?”
“He came to see me this morning. Apparently, he’s interested in speaking to Brett and Nina about buying the diner.”
“He is? Really? So he would be the new owner?”
“If they can work out a deal.”
“He wants to
work
there?”
Hunter laughed. “Not exactly. He wants me to run it—me and you, if you’re interested.”
“Oh,” Megan said, stunned and slightly euphoric at the possibility. “So like we would work there together?”
“Sort of. In his perfect scenario, you’d do what Nina does now, you’d hire someone to wait tables and I’d help you with the business stuff. If you were interested in my help, that is. I’d probably need you more than you’d need me. I have no idea how to run a restaurant.”
“Why would your grandfather want to do that? He’s retired and enjoying his life.”
“Don’t let on that I told you, but I think it has something to do with him wanting you to spend time with me.”
“I don’t understand,” she said, though her heart beat a little faster at the way he looked at her when he said that. His expression was one of amusement and exasperation and affection.
“He’s a bit of a matchmaker in his spare time, and he’s tuned into the fact that I’m interested in you, so he’s trying to make it a bit easier on me—and he’s trying to make sure you don’t run away before we have a chance to spend some time together.”
“And he
told
you this?”
“Nope. I know him and what he’s been up to lately with my siblings.”
“What’s he been up to?”
“It’s not only him. It’s my dad, too. The two of them think we don’t know they’ve decided we need some help in the romance department if they ever want to have grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They brought Cameron to town hoping she’d connect with one of us, and you know how that worked out. They messed with Hannah’s battery so she’d have no choice but to call Nolan.”
Megan laughed at the thought of the two older men tinkering with a battery to move a romance along. “That’s really devious.”
“They’re good. I’ve got to give them credit. They arranged for Colton to spend a week in New York City when they found out he was interested in Lucy, and now they’re engaged.”
“So it’s your turn?”
“Something like that.” He raised a rakish eyebrow in an expression that made her mouth go dry. “How do you feel about being shamelessly manipulated?”
“I do love your grandfather, and your dad is really nice, too.”
“For a couple of schemers, they’re pretty cool.”
“Your grandfather is really planning to buy the diner so you and I might …” Her face heated with embarrassment. She had no idea how to phrase her question.
“Have a chance to spend some time together? Yeah, exactly.”
“Isn’t that a lot of money for him to spend on matchmaking?”
“He probably sees it as a ‘kill-two-birds-with-one-stone’ opportunity. The diner is an established business, and with the store’s website going live soon, we should have an uptick in visitors who’ll need somewhere to eat while they’re in town. And if it means he gets to throw you and me together at the same time, it’s a win-win for him.”
“Were you coming to talk to Brett and Nina when I almost crashed into you?”
“Among other things.”
“What other things?”
“I had something I wanted to ask you.”
“What?”
Was it her imagination or did he seem nervous?
“I wondered if you might go out with me. Like on a date. A real date.”
“Oh.” As she stared at his handsome face and the dark eyes staring back at her, awaiting her reply, Megan experienced a flutter of anticipation and that odd tingle of desire that reminded her of the night before when he’d put his arms around her.
“You’re kind
“Funny you should say so today of all days.”
“Why?”
“He came to see me this morning. Apparently, he’s interested in speaking to Brett and Nina about buying the diner.”
“He is? Really? So he would be the new owner?”
“If they can work out a deal.”
“He wants to
work
there?”
Hunter laughed. “Not exactly. He wants me to run it—me and you, if you’re interested.”
“Oh,” Megan said, stunned and slightly euphoric at the possibility. “So like we would work there together?”
“Sort of. In his perfect scenario, you’d do what Nina does now, you’d hire someone to wait tables and I’d help you with the business stuff. If you were interested in my help, that is. I’d probably need you more than you’d need me. I have no idea how to run a restaurant.”
“Why would your grandfather want to do that? He’s retired and enjoying his life.”
“Don’t let on that I told you, but I think it has something to do with him wanting you to spend time with me.”
“I don’t understand,” she said, though her heart beat a little faster at the way he looked at her when he said that. His expression was one of amusement and exasperation and affection.
“He’s a bit of a matchmaker in his spare time, and he’s tuned into the fact that I’m interested in you, so he’s trying to make it a bit easier on me—and he’s trying to make sure you don’t run away before we have a chance to spend some time together.”
“And he
told
you this?”
“Nope. I know him and what he’s been up to lately with my siblings.”
“What’s he been up to?”
“It’s not only him. It’s my dad, too. The two of them think we don’t know they’ve decided we need some help in the romance department if they ever want to have grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They brought Cameron to town hoping she’d connect with one of us, and you know how that worked out. They messed with Hannah’s battery so she’d have no choice but to call Nolan.”
Megan laughed at the thought of the two older men tinkering with a battery to move a romance along. “That’s really devious.”
“They’re good. I’ve got to give them credit. They arranged for Colton to spend a week in New York City when they found out he was interested in Lucy, and now they’re engaged.”
“So it’s your turn?”
“Something like that.” He raised a rakish eyebrow in an expression that made her mouth go dry. “How do you feel about being shamelessly manipulated?”
“I do love your grandfather, and your dad is really nice, too.”
“For a couple of schemers, they’re pretty cool.”
“Your grandfather is really planning to buy the diner so you and I might …” Her face heated with embarrassment. She had no idea how to phrase her question.
“Have a chance to spend some time together? Yeah, exactly.”
“Isn’t that a lot of money for him to spend on matchmaking?”
“He probably sees it as a ‘kill-two-birds-with-one-stone’ opportunity. The diner is an established business, and with the store’s website going live soon, we should have an uptick in visitors who’ll need somewhere to eat while they’re in town. And if it means he gets to throw you and me together at the same time, it’s a win-win for him.”
“Were you coming to talk to Brett and Nina when I almost crashed into you?”
“Among other things.”
“What other things?”
“I had something I wanted to ask you.”
“What?”
Was it her imagination or did he seem nervous?
“I wondered if you might go out with me. Like on a date. A real date.”
“Oh.” As she stared at his handsome face and the dark eyes staring back at her, awaiting her reply, Megan experienced a flutter of anticipation and that odd tingle of desire that reminded her of the night before when he’d put his arms around her.
“You’re kind
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