Fairy Tales and Cappuccinos (Everyday Love #1) - Taylor Rylan Page 0,3
down a quick shopping list. I could take some foodstuffs as well. It was the least I could do. And there was food already here I could pack up and take.
“I’m serious about coming. And I’ll bring some food too. We’re not expecting bad weather here, just some snow. My stores won’t be wiped out.”
“Hmm, I won’t say no because you’re right. And you’re welcome to stay as long as you want, so bring as much as you like.”
I smiled because for the first time in who knew how long, I felt happy about something. I was actually looking forward to doing something. What did that mean? For so long—too long—I’d let my job completely take over my existence, and for what? Family? The same family that didn’t care that the stress from work had me on the verge of having an ulcer?
“If you’re sure, I’ll plan for a couple of weeks.” I had nothing else to do, and with my savings and, if needed, investments, there wasn’t a huge rush to find something new job-wise.
“A couple of weeks sounds great. I have to work though,” Chris said, causing me to smile.
“I’m not worried about that. I’m a big kid and can entertain myself. Besides, it’ll give me more time to take in the sights of Pleasant Grove. Something I didn’t get to do last time I was there.”
Chris chuckled at that because Breckenridge wasn’t exactly huge, and Pleasant Grove was even smaller.
“Just wait. You’ll be here for two weeks and fall in love. You’ll see.”
I snorted because I couldn’t see it. I struggled enough with how small Breckenridge was at times. I couldn’t see myself falling in love with Pleasant Grove.
Chris and I chatted a few more minutes about my upcoming visit before we ended the call. I was going to be seeing him this evening, so we would have plenty of time to catch up then.
First things first, I packed my clothes and bathroom supplies and set them by the door. When I couldn’t find boxes or empty totes in the apartment for foodstuffs, I ran out to my Jeep and grabbed my reusable shopping bags I kept in the back. I was single and didn’t have many, but they would do for what I had in the apartment. And I had a smaller cooler that I could use to stuff cold or frozen foods into.
Now that I was actively thinking about time away, I couldn’t focus on anything else. I was excited about something and was ready to be on the road, headed north to Pleasant Grove. Once I had pantry items packed up in the bags I had on hand, I made a quick list of things we might like and went to the store.
It was business as usual for us. The store was quiet, had a few customers, but nothing like I was sure Chris was dealing with. I grabbed the staples, added some extras, and checked out. Once the groceries were loaded in the cargo area, I went home and carried in the cold things to add to the cooler. After everything was packed and staged by the door, I took a shower and got ready to leave.
Once everything was loaded up in my Jeep, I took a long look at my apartment and wondered if this was truly where I wanted to be. I was going to use my time with Chris to do some soul-searching and think about what my life had been like for the past five years.
I hit a drive-through on the way out of Breckenridge and headed northwest to Pleasant Grove. The drive was beautiful as usual, but I noticed the clouds getting darker as the afternoon passed. When I was still an hour away from Pleasant Grove, it started snowing. I wasn’t too worried because it was just snow and we lived in Colorado. It was November, and snow was a way of life.
But the snow came down heavier far faster than I had anticipated. I was just about to find somewhere to stop to check the weather when the phone rang through the stereo system.
“Hey, Chris. Is it snowing there?”
“Oh my god, Sawyer, are you on the road? You need to go home. It’s hit hours sooner than anticipated, and they’re saying it’s going to be whiteout conditions within an hour.”
“Shit.” I glanced at the NAV and saw that it estimated that I had thirty-eight minutes until I was to arrive at Chris’s place. There was no