Page 120 of Fierce-Matt

ENOUGH SPARKS

“How was your weekend away?”

Anya pivoted from where she was setting up behind the bar Thursday morning to get ready for the doors to open.

“It was excellent,” Anya said. “There is no reason to ask you how you found out about it. Grace most likely told you at your party on Saturday.”

Jolene was having a hard time not dancing on her toes.

Had she looked at the schedule to see when Anya was working again? Yep, she had. And she knew that Anya would be early to set up and give her time to gather some information.

No reason to hide anything since it was out in the open.

“That’s wonderful,” she said. “It’s always nice to get away to a change of scenery and recharge.”

“It is. I’m assuming you know we went to Charleston?”

“I wasn’t aware of where you went, only with who.”

“You should see your face right now,” Anya said. “Your eyes are all lit up brighter than a Christmas tree in a dark room.”

Jolene rubbed her hands together. “I know. I’m so excited for the two of you. I called it when I saw you walk away from Matt on the dance floor.”

Anya leaned against the bar. “How could you know that?”

“Well, there were enough sparks flying to light the sky up like the fireworks the two of you most likely watched a few days ago.”

Anya let out a sigh. “There were.”

“And now they are there in a different form,” she said. “Even better.”

Anya’s nose wrinkled in annoyance. She’d become immune to it. You had to in her line of work... hobby. Not work.

“I have to open soon,” Anya said. “But I’ve been warned about you. What do you want to know?”

“Oh my. You’re going to let me ask specific questions?”

No one let her do that.

“Maybe. It depends what they are.”

Jolene tapped her finger to her chin. She had to be strategic about this. Justin would be in any minute to start work and Anya wouldn’t answer much after.

“How long have you been dating?” she asked.

Anya grinned. “Almost two months. I’m sure you figured that out once you talked to Grace. I gave it away mentioning I was at Carowinds.”

She laughed. “I hadn’t thought much of it.”

“Yes, you did,” Anya said, pointing at her.

“Fine. I didn’t imagine you went alone and was fishing to get a name.”

“You went running to Grace with the bait to see if she’d hooked anything with Matt. Admit it.”

She loved that Anya was giving it right back to her. “Actually, Grace put it together since she’d known Matt was off the same day. She got him to spill his location at Carowinds.”

“It was easy enough,” Anya said. “No one was keeping it a secret. All you had to do was ask me.”