you saw him.”
Her face heating, Mona cringed. “I know. That was awful and embarrassing.”
“Did you fall because he made your heart turn cartwheels?”
“I guess.”
“Monaaa.” Bunny shook her. “Either it did or it didn’t.”
“Okay, it did.”
“And Sam? Does he make your heart do back handsprings?”
“What’s with the gymnastics references?” Mona stalled.
“Just answer my question.”
Her heart fluttered, her body heating with the memories of all he’d done to her the previous night. “Yes. Damn it.” She shoved a hand through her hair. “I don’t need the complication. He’s Grant’s partner. What will Grant think?”
“That you’re screwing his partner out of some kind of revenge.” Bunny straightened. “And the bastard would deserve it after what he did to you.”
“Shit.” Mona buried her face in her hands again. “What am I gonna do?”
“Figure it out.”
“How?” she wailed, flinging her arm out.
“You have to see Grant and determine whether or not he has any feelings left for you. Ask him if he came back because he realized he’d made a mistake by letting you go in the first place.”
“I can’t do that.” Mona pushed to her feet and paced the length of the shop and back. “I just started seeing Sam. How can I go out with Grant without hurting Sam?”
“You have to, or you’ll always wonder if you still love Grant.”
Mona’s shoulders slumped. “I knew sleeping with Sam was a mistake.”
“Was it? Really?” Bunny gripped Mona’s arms. “Did it feel good?”
With a sigh, she nodded. “Yes. Really good. Hell, it’s been three years since I’ve been with a man.”
“How many vibrators and batteries have you burned through?”
“Too many to count. But I don’t really know Sam. Last night could have been nothing more than lust.”
Bunny wrapped her arms around Mona and hugged her. “Sweetie, you owe it to yourself to confront Grant. If you still love him, you’ll have a better understanding of what your choices will be.”
“What if he doesn’t love me back, like before?” Mona curved her arms around her friend and pressed her face into Bunny’s neck. “I couldn’t take being rejected again.”
“Then you’ll have Sam to ease your heart.”
“What if I end up loving both of them?”
Bunny smiled. “They’re partners, maybe they’ll consider sharing you, like Cory and Jack share me.”
Mona chewed on her lip. “I don’t know. It didn’t work out for me last time. I lost both of them.” She snorted. “Though losing Dalton wasn’t a big loss. Where Grant at least called and blew me off, Dalton didn’t even bother.”
“Dalton’s a jerk. But what makes Grant any better? He blew you off too.”
“I don’t know. Something in his face last night made me think he regretted it.”
“Yeah, could have been gas.”
Mona’s lips pressed together. “Thanks. You’re making me feel so much better.”
“So what’s it gonna be?” Bunny pushed Mona to arm’s length. “Are you going after Grant to see if there’s any spark left, or are you gonna sit back and always ask yourself what if ?”
Mona closed her eyes, her head spinning with the possibilities. “Sam was really good.”
“Then screw Grant.”
“But I loved Grant, and I don’t know if I love Sam. It’s too soon to tell.”
“Honey, you’re single, pretty and over twenty-one. Get out there and have fun. Things will land the way they land, if you give yourself permission to jump in.”
Mona sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Okay. I’ll test the waters with Grant and see if they’re still warm.”
Bunny clapped a hand to her back. “That’s my girl. Stick your neck out there. All you’ve got to lose is your dignity. And I think that’s way overrated where love’s concerned.”
Mrs. Frantzen, Mona’s first customer of the day, stepped through the door.
“Duty calls, sweetie.” Mona hugged Bunny and smiled at her customer.
Her face heating, Mona cringed. “I know. That was awful and embarrassing.”
“Did you fall because he made your heart turn cartwheels?”
“I guess.”
“Monaaa.” Bunny shook her. “Either it did or it didn’t.”
“Okay, it did.”
“And Sam? Does he make your heart do back handsprings?”
“What’s with the gymnastics references?” Mona stalled.
“Just answer my question.”
Her heart fluttered, her body heating with the memories of all he’d done to her the previous night. “Yes. Damn it.” She shoved a hand through her hair. “I don’t need the complication. He’s Grant’s partner. What will Grant think?”
“That you’re screwing his partner out of some kind of revenge.” Bunny straightened. “And the bastard would deserve it after what he did to you.”
“Shit.” Mona buried her face in her hands again. “What am I gonna do?”
“Figure it out.”
“How?” she wailed, flinging her arm out.
“You have to see Grant and determine whether or not he has any feelings left for you. Ask him if he came back because he realized he’d made a mistake by letting you go in the first place.”
“I can’t do that.” Mona pushed to her feet and paced the length of the shop and back. “I just started seeing Sam. How can I go out with Grant without hurting Sam?”
“You have to, or you’ll always wonder if you still love Grant.”
Mona’s shoulders slumped. “I knew sleeping with Sam was a mistake.”
“Was it? Really?” Bunny gripped Mona’s arms. “Did it feel good?”
With a sigh, she nodded. “Yes. Really good. Hell, it’s been three years since I’ve been with a man.”
“How many vibrators and batteries have you burned through?”
“Too many to count. But I don’t really know Sam. Last night could have been nothing more than lust.”
Bunny wrapped her arms around Mona and hugged her. “Sweetie, you owe it to yourself to confront Grant. If you still love him, you’ll have a better understanding of what your choices will be.”
“What if he doesn’t love me back, like before?” Mona curved her arms around her friend and pressed her face into Bunny’s neck. “I couldn’t take being rejected again.”
“Then you’ll have Sam to ease your heart.”
“What if I end up loving both of them?”
Bunny smiled. “They’re partners, maybe they’ll consider sharing you, like Cory and Jack share me.”
Mona chewed on her lip. “I don’t know. It didn’t work out for me last time. I lost both of them.” She snorted. “Though losing Dalton wasn’t a big loss. Where Grant at least called and blew me off, Dalton didn’t even bother.”
“Dalton’s a jerk. But what makes Grant any better? He blew you off too.”
“I don’t know. Something in his face last night made me think he regretted it.”
“Yeah, could have been gas.”
Mona’s lips pressed together. “Thanks. You’re making me feel so much better.”
“So what’s it gonna be?” Bunny pushed Mona to arm’s length. “Are you going after Grant to see if there’s any spark left, or are you gonna sit back and always ask yourself what if ?”
Mona closed her eyes, her head spinning with the possibilities. “Sam was really good.”
“Then screw Grant.”
“But I loved Grant, and I don’t know if I love Sam. It’s too soon to tell.”
“Honey, you’re single, pretty and over twenty-one. Get out there and have fun. Things will land the way they land, if you give yourself permission to jump in.”
Mona sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Okay. I’ll test the waters with Grant and see if they’re still warm.”
Bunny clapped a hand to her back. “That’s my girl. Stick your neck out there. All you’ve got to lose is your dignity. And I think that’s way overrated where love’s concerned.”
Mrs. Frantzen, Mona’s first customer of the day, stepped through the door.
“Duty calls, sweetie.” Mona hugged Bunny and smiled at her customer.
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