Fall I Want (Cozy Creek Collection #1)

by Lyra Parish

“Loneliness doesn’t care who you are,”

I take three steps forward, noticing her earrings—they’re black cats with dangly legs and paws. “Cute,” I tell her, sliding my gaze from her eyes to her mouth. She hands the cup to me and our fingers brush together, just as they did the first time I ordered. My heart pounds a little harder. “Blaire made them,” she says. “I wasn’t talking about the earrings,”

“I’m afraid of growing attached then having to navigate a world without knowing you.”

“I’m not going anywhere, Pumpkin.” “Is that a promise?” I ask, turning my head enough to meet his soft eyes. “One I’ll keep for a lifetime,” he whispers.