Chapter 9
Susie grabbed her laptop and a few files when she pulled up at Misty Mountain Café. She’d run out of coffee at her house and after trying to grit through the day, she’d given up to come here for a while. She quickly snagged a corner table once she had coffee in hand. The café was crowded, but she enjoyed the hustle and bustle. Fortified with coffee, she got started on monthly reports. She was so focused that she jumped when she heard her name. She looked up to find Jared standing beside her table. Her pulse rocketed, and she flushed inside and out. The effect he had on her had been bad enough before, now it was worse. Ever since the other night, she’d been forced to come to terms with how ridiculous it had been to think a one-night stand would get him out of her system.
She met
