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place?”
“I’m sorry. I know how much you liked it. But we’ll find you somewhere else. Until then you can stay with me,” Alyssa said.
“Where? You have a one-bedroom apartment. I can’t sleep on your couch.” She huffed. “And I’m not sleeping in the bed you two share. Maybe Cody has room.”
“Matt, do you know of any places for rent?” Alyssa asked.
He was quiet and it looked like the wheels in his head were spinning before he blurted out. “Move in with me.”
Diane’s eyes widened. That was not a good idea. He’d come home from work every day to her, she’d have dinner ready. They’d spend their evenings curled up together on the couch. “No.”
“Come on. I have the room. Just until you find something else.”
“No,” she repeated.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea either,” Alyssa added.
“We’re getting along. It would be good for us.” He stared at her pleadingly.
“Here is one.” Connor was busy searching the tablet again. “But it’s more than my old one was and it’ s on the third level. You don’t want to be carrying a baby up all that with groceries.”
“I’ll just call Cody. I have a week. And he has room.” Diane twirled a strand of hair.
Connor cleared his throat. “ Ideally, I need to empty it out in the next few days so the complex can come in and do a fresh coat of paint before the new tenant moves in.”
She groaned. “Let’s just call Cody.”
Diane marched off and sunk down on a couch in the back. She’d made a decision to stay and now that was all up in the air. Just her luck. Apparently this was a sign that Brookfield was not meant to be her home.
The door to the shop jingled. She glanced up and saw Matt was gone. Go figure. When things got tough, it was just like him to leave.
Alyssa walked over with the phone. “I’ve got Cody on the line. I’m going to put him on speaker.”
Diane laid her head back and gazed up at the ceiling as she listened to her sister explain the living arrangement issues to their brother. The poor guy . They were always hounding him about something. He never got a break.
“I can’t have Diane here at the moment. I’m sorry,” Cody said over the speaker.
Diane wanted to cry. He was her last hope.
Cody continued, “This is crappy timing, I know. But I didn’t exactly plant the termites in my house. And I’m really not happy about having to fix the place. And I figured, while I was having a wall redone, I might as well do a few renovations too.”
“Heck, with the remodel and all, it doesn’t sound like you can even live there. Where are you going?” Alyssa asked.
“ I’m going to stay with a friend temporarily.”
“Does your friend have room for me?” Diane crossed her arms.
Alyssa glanced at Diane. “Matt has room.”
“No.” Diane shook her head. That wasn’t happening. She couldn’t live with him.
“I don’t want you to leave Brookfield. We’ll figure something out,” Alyssa said.
“I’ve got to get to work. I’m sorry I’m not much help. Otherwise I’d take you in. You know that. But I’ll ask around the station and see if anyone has room for you.”
Diane groaned. “I don’t need a roommate. I need a home and pronto. In case you haven’t noticed, I have a baby coming soon. I don’t need extra stress. I ’ll just go back to my house in Alpine. Obviously, this is a sign I’m not meant to live here.”
Cody sighed. “We’ll talk soon.” The call ended.
Diane propped her face up with her palms. There was no way she could live with Alyssa and Connor. They simply didn’t have the room for her. And her sister would drive her crazy.
Laying her other hand over her stomach, she took in several deep breaths to calm her nerves. This was not what she needed right now. Her original plan had been to come here for a few weeks, then return to her life away from Brookfield. Her life with Tom.
“Will you take me back to the apartment so I can start packing up? If you
“I’m sorry. I know how much you liked it. But we’ll find you somewhere else. Until then you can stay with me,” Alyssa said.
“Where? You have a one-bedroom apartment. I can’t sleep on your couch.” She huffed. “And I’m not sleeping in the bed you two share. Maybe Cody has room.”
“Matt, do you know of any places for rent?” Alyssa asked.
He was quiet and it looked like the wheels in his head were spinning before he blurted out. “Move in with me.”
Diane’s eyes widened. That was not a good idea. He’d come home from work every day to her, she’d have dinner ready. They’d spend their evenings curled up together on the couch. “No.”
“Come on. I have the room. Just until you find something else.”
“No,” she repeated.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea either,” Alyssa added.
“We’re getting along. It would be good for us.” He stared at her pleadingly.
“Here is one.” Connor was busy searching the tablet again. “But it’s more than my old one was and it’ s on the third level. You don’t want to be carrying a baby up all that with groceries.”
“I’ll just call Cody. I have a week. And he has room.” Diane twirled a strand of hair.
Connor cleared his throat. “ Ideally, I need to empty it out in the next few days so the complex can come in and do a fresh coat of paint before the new tenant moves in.”
She groaned. “Let’s just call Cody.”
Diane marched off and sunk down on a couch in the back. She’d made a decision to stay and now that was all up in the air. Just her luck. Apparently this was a sign that Brookfield was not meant to be her home.
The door to the shop jingled. She glanced up and saw Matt was gone. Go figure. When things got tough, it was just like him to leave.
Alyssa walked over with the phone. “I’ve got Cody on the line. I’m going to put him on speaker.”
Diane laid her head back and gazed up at the ceiling as she listened to her sister explain the living arrangement issues to their brother. The poor guy . They were always hounding him about something. He never got a break.
“I can’t have Diane here at the moment. I’m sorry,” Cody said over the speaker.
Diane wanted to cry. He was her last hope.
Cody continued, “This is crappy timing, I know. But I didn’t exactly plant the termites in my house. And I’m really not happy about having to fix the place. And I figured, while I was having a wall redone, I might as well do a few renovations too.”
“Heck, with the remodel and all, it doesn’t sound like you can even live there. Where are you going?” Alyssa asked.
“ I’m going to stay with a friend temporarily.”
“Does your friend have room for me?” Diane crossed her arms.
Alyssa glanced at Diane. “Matt has room.”
“No.” Diane shook her head. That wasn’t happening. She couldn’t live with him.
“I don’t want you to leave Brookfield. We’ll figure something out,” Alyssa said.
“I’ve got to get to work. I’m sorry I’m not much help. Otherwise I’d take you in. You know that. But I’ll ask around the station and see if anyone has room for you.”
Diane groaned. “I don’t need a roommate. I need a home and pronto. In case you haven’t noticed, I have a baby coming soon. I don’t need extra stress. I ’ll just go back to my house in Alpine. Obviously, this is a sign I’m not meant to live here.”
Cody sighed. “We’ll talk soon.” The call ended.
Diane propped her face up with her palms. There was no way she could live with Alyssa and Connor. They simply didn’t have the room for her. And her sister would drive her crazy.
Laying her other hand over her stomach, she took in several deep breaths to calm her nerves. This was not what she needed right now. Her original plan had been to come here for a few weeks, then return to her life away from Brookfield. Her life with Tom.
“Will you take me back to the apartment so I can start packing up? If you
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