next to women like Olivia. When she’d seen that Kai was holding a sign with her name on it, she had dreaded the flight to town.
To be trapped in a small plane with a beautiful couple in love seemed like the worse flight in history. Unnecessary torture after her thirty-hour trip to the States from Australia. But she’d been very wrong. Kai was the pilot and Olivia was the other passenger. She’d turned out to be a very exciting seatmate. She was one of the most successful agents at a mail-order bride company. Sarah had never heard of such a thing, so it was interesting to hear about Olivia’s job and how she had helped put Sunset Falls on the map.
It was almost as nice as getting to sneak peeks at Kai the entire flight. That man was sex on legs. She realized she had forgot to ask him a very important question. She turned to her aunt and uncle since they seemed to know him. “What kind of shifter is he?”
“I think he’s some kind of cat,” Reba said. “I don’t think he shifts anymore, though.”
Pete shook his head. “He doesn’t. If the gossip is true, he stopped shifting when his son was born. I’ve never brought it up and he’s never mentioned it so I’m not sure what the entire story is there.”
“That’s terrible,” Sarah said, aghast. “That’s like someone cutting off their hand when their child is born. Why would he do that?”
“The boy doesn’t shift.” Pete shrugged. “If it’s all true, I think it’s nice to make a big sacrifice for your child.”
“That’s too much,” Sarah said. “He’s a nice man, but he has to be a bit off his rocker.”
“Enough about him,” Reba said. “You must be exhausted and starving. I’ll make you a plate while you tell me all the gossip from home I’ve missed in the last two years.”
Sarah did her best to catch her aunt and uncle up on life back home. It was surreal to think they hadn’t been back in that long. She’d been working so hard, she hadn’t had a chance to notice. She’d been crushed when her only aunt had told her she’d be moving to a small town in the US. The tale became even more bizarre when the pair decided to open a Chinese food restaurant. Now that she’d seen the town a little, the shop made sense. There was no other Asian food restaurant in Sunset Falls and not many restaurants to begin with. They’d been primed for success.
They talked until Sarah was practically falling asleep in her food. She was sure she’d missed some gossip but there was time for more chatting later. Reba showed her to the guest room and Sarah was asleep before she even had a chance to undress.
The next morning, she woke to an empty house. There was a map to the restaurant on the island in the kitchen. Sarah had breakfast and walked the few blocks to see their new business.
“This place is so cute,” she told her aunt.
“Thank you.” Reba looked around proudly. “I think we’ve done nicely for ourselves with this little shop.”
“We don’t open till eleven, so it’s nice for us.” Pete added. “It’s almost like being retired without all the boredom.”
Sarah laughed. “Like you’d ever retire. I’ve never seen you without a job of some kind.”
“That’s very true. Work keeps the mind young,” Pete told her. “It’s easy in America too. They have all kinds of help for small business people. Everyone in town is so friendly. We’ll never go out of business here.”
“Still not better than Australia,” Sarah said. “I don’t know how you guys did it.”
“You’ll see after a week,” Reba said. “This place is like heaven. Not too hot. Not too cold. Nice people. Everything in walking distance and our dollar goes a long way. It is so wonderful here. Don’t be surprised if your parents follow us in a few years.”
“We’ve got our first customer,” Pete said, looking to the front of the store. “Time to get to work, Reba.”
Sarah read a book in back as they worked, then helped to clear the
To be trapped in a small plane with a beautiful couple in love seemed like the worse flight in history. Unnecessary torture after her thirty-hour trip to the States from Australia. But she’d been very wrong. Kai was the pilot and Olivia was the other passenger. She’d turned out to be a very exciting seatmate. She was one of the most successful agents at a mail-order bride company. Sarah had never heard of such a thing, so it was interesting to hear about Olivia’s job and how she had helped put Sunset Falls on the map.
It was almost as nice as getting to sneak peeks at Kai the entire flight. That man was sex on legs. She realized she had forgot to ask him a very important question. She turned to her aunt and uncle since they seemed to know him. “What kind of shifter is he?”
“I think he’s some kind of cat,” Reba said. “I don’t think he shifts anymore, though.”
Pete shook his head. “He doesn’t. If the gossip is true, he stopped shifting when his son was born. I’ve never brought it up and he’s never mentioned it so I’m not sure what the entire story is there.”
“That’s terrible,” Sarah said, aghast. “That’s like someone cutting off their hand when their child is born. Why would he do that?”
“The boy doesn’t shift.” Pete shrugged. “If it’s all true, I think it’s nice to make a big sacrifice for your child.”
“That’s too much,” Sarah said. “He’s a nice man, but he has to be a bit off his rocker.”
“Enough about him,” Reba said. “You must be exhausted and starving. I’ll make you a plate while you tell me all the gossip from home I’ve missed in the last two years.”
Sarah did her best to catch her aunt and uncle up on life back home. It was surreal to think they hadn’t been back in that long. She’d been working so hard, she hadn’t had a chance to notice. She’d been crushed when her only aunt had told her she’d be moving to a small town in the US. The tale became even more bizarre when the pair decided to open a Chinese food restaurant. Now that she’d seen the town a little, the shop made sense. There was no other Asian food restaurant in Sunset Falls and not many restaurants to begin with. They’d been primed for success.
They talked until Sarah was practically falling asleep in her food. She was sure she’d missed some gossip but there was time for more chatting later. Reba showed her to the guest room and Sarah was asleep before she even had a chance to undress.
The next morning, she woke to an empty house. There was a map to the restaurant on the island in the kitchen. Sarah had breakfast and walked the few blocks to see their new business.
“This place is so cute,” she told her aunt.
“Thank you.” Reba looked around proudly. “I think we’ve done nicely for ourselves with this little shop.”
“We don’t open till eleven, so it’s nice for us.” Pete added. “It’s almost like being retired without all the boredom.”
Sarah laughed. “Like you’d ever retire. I’ve never seen you without a job of some kind.”
“That’s very true. Work keeps the mind young,” Pete told her. “It’s easy in America too. They have all kinds of help for small business people. Everyone in town is so friendly. We’ll never go out of business here.”
“Still not better than Australia,” Sarah said. “I don’t know how you guys did it.”
“You’ll see after a week,” Reba said. “This place is like heaven. Not too hot. Not too cold. Nice people. Everything in walking distance and our dollar goes a long way. It is so wonderful here. Don’t be surprised if your parents follow us in a few years.”
“We’ve got our first customer,” Pete said, looking to the front of the store. “Time to get to work, Reba.”
Sarah read a book in back as they worked, then helped to clear the
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