Page 64 of A Cup of Autumn
His jaw dropped. “This town is whacked.”
She plopped onto the bed. “It’s a small town. But that’s not the question here.”
As soon as he stopped rubbing Rex, the dog nudged Keaton again. “It should be.”
“Do you think kissing Raine was smart?”
“I’m not one to make dumb moves.” He looked at Rex. “Isn’t that correct? Uncle Keaton is smart.”
Callie rolled her eyes. “Raine is…”
“Surprising. Funny. Sweet.”
“Fragile.”
He shook his head. “Not the Raine I know.”
“Her and Emmett—”
“Raine’s closed that door. She doesn’t want to get back together with him.”
Curiosity written all over Callie’s face, she leaned forward. “How do you know?”
“She told me.”
“Okay, but Emmett hurt Raine. Not once but multiple times. The guy led her to believe he would stay in Silver Falls, then tried to convince her to go with him. When she wouldn’t, he dangled the long-distance-for-now carrot—twice.”
“She didn’t give me those details, but she was open about what happened.”
“You’re only in Silver Falls temporarily, so why are you dating her?”
“First, it wasn’t a date. If it were, I would have kissed her on the lips not her forehead.”
“If Raine thinks it’s more—”
“Give me some credit, sis.” Keaton couldn’t believe this. “Raine knows I’m only in town for a short while. I’ve told her about losing my job.”
Callie’s eyes widened. “You told her?”
“I did, and she knows I’m applying for others.”
“Oh.” The one word spoke volumes.
“It’s admirable you want to protect your friend. But Raine’s an adult. Any other concerns we need to discuss?”
Callie did a double take. “Uh-oh.”
Keaton shouldn’t ask, but… “What?”
“You’ve got the look.” She looked at Rex. “You see it too, right?”
Rex wagged his tail.
Something must be in the water source for Silver Falls. People acted weird. “What look?”
Callie studied him as if he were a new type of dog discovered and she was setting the breed standards. “It’s the same one Garrett had when he talked or thought about Taryn.”
Keaton made a T with his hands. “Time-out. I don’t have any look. Again, what part of not a date did you miss, sis?”
