My Missing Puzzle Piece (Creekside Falls #1) Read Online Free
Author: Kristin Hoepfl
my amazing advice.” Taylor said with a smirk.
“Thanks. Amazing advice huh?” Elle said around a fit of laughter.
“You know what? Fine pick on me but remember who you’ll turn to when you need help. Now let’s have some of that chocolate chip cake. It looks amazing!”
Sunday night Elle was finishing up cleaning at her house when her phone rang, a quick glance at the caller ID showed it was Taylor. She answered, “Hey! How are you?”
“Hey to you too. I’m good just got home and thought I’d give you a call. I wanted to say hi but also check in on you and see how you’re feeling about tomorrow.”
“Thanks, but I’m okay I guess…nervous, worried, excited and…aw hell who am I kidding I am petrified and way too excited at the same time. That’s not okay is it?”
“Sweetie, it is okay and given how you two were last time, so up and down, it’s natural. Just let it all play out and go from there. Try not to pull him out either, that won’t help anything. You’ve got this and it will be fine. You know I’m here for you.”
“Thanks, I needed that big time. You’re the best. I’ll let you go but I’ll see you tomorrow afternoon when I get to the office.” Elle said before Taylor hung up.
Trevor just finished walking his chocolate lab Bruiser, who definitely didn’t live up to his name…he wouldn’t have hurt a fly, when he heard his phone go off. He walked over and saw Jake texted him. He opened the message and read it; “Dude, good luck tomorrow. Give me a shout if you need me. It’s just a chick you can do this.” Trevor just smiled and shook his head at the screen; well he might need the luck so he’d take it where he could find it. He wrote back, “Thanks man. See you at the Sullivan job tomorrow afternoon.”
onday morning rolled around, after what seemed to be the fastest weekend either one of them had in a long time. It was a gorgeous early April morning; sunny and warm with a slight breeze -spring was officially blowing in. However, it had already been a long morning for Elle and Trevor, who were both awake and functioning way before dawn thanks to the day they had ahead of them. Despite the magnificent weather neither seemed happy. Elle couldn’t even eat breakfast she was so nervous. The time had come for them to face each other and see if the spark was still there.
Trevor was running late for work somehow despite being up for so long. He did manage to make time for a run, which was something he tried to do with Bruiser every morning, but he couldn’t always squeeze it in. Even though he was the boss he hated running late. He thought it would send a bad message to his guys. His head was just all over the place today -- thanks to Elle.
Elle pulled up to Trevor’s office building. The outside of the building looked the same except this time the trees were getting their leaves back and the flowers were starting to bloom. She wondered if Trevor did the landscaping for his own office building. His company took up the entire first floor of a five-story building; he needed the space for his current and future employees. Last time they worked together he had only been in the space about six months. Elle remembered Trevor saying he loved the building and the location, since it was right across the street from the garage where they kept their company trucks and their equipment. The offices were painted an ivory color including Trevor’s office. The front desk was frosted glass and elevated to eye level, so no one would miss it. The front was all glass to allow the natural light inside and to display the landscape that created a picturesque view.
Elle sat in her car in the parking lot for almost a half hour steeling herself for what was to come, good thing she was early for their 8:30 meeting. She knew Trevor was here because she saw his truck parked two spots down in the parking lot. Elle made it a habit to arrive early for any meeting but today she did it to give herself time
“Thanks. Amazing advice huh?” Elle said around a fit of laughter.
“You know what? Fine pick on me but remember who you’ll turn to when you need help. Now let’s have some of that chocolate chip cake. It looks amazing!”
Sunday night Elle was finishing up cleaning at her house when her phone rang, a quick glance at the caller ID showed it was Taylor. She answered, “Hey! How are you?”
“Hey to you too. I’m good just got home and thought I’d give you a call. I wanted to say hi but also check in on you and see how you’re feeling about tomorrow.”
“Thanks, but I’m okay I guess…nervous, worried, excited and…aw hell who am I kidding I am petrified and way too excited at the same time. That’s not okay is it?”
“Sweetie, it is okay and given how you two were last time, so up and down, it’s natural. Just let it all play out and go from there. Try not to pull him out either, that won’t help anything. You’ve got this and it will be fine. You know I’m here for you.”
“Thanks, I needed that big time. You’re the best. I’ll let you go but I’ll see you tomorrow afternoon when I get to the office.” Elle said before Taylor hung up.
Trevor just finished walking his chocolate lab Bruiser, who definitely didn’t live up to his name…he wouldn’t have hurt a fly, when he heard his phone go off. He walked over and saw Jake texted him. He opened the message and read it; “Dude, good luck tomorrow. Give me a shout if you need me. It’s just a chick you can do this.” Trevor just smiled and shook his head at the screen; well he might need the luck so he’d take it where he could find it. He wrote back, “Thanks man. See you at the Sullivan job tomorrow afternoon.”
onday morning rolled around, after what seemed to be the fastest weekend either one of them had in a long time. It was a gorgeous early April morning; sunny and warm with a slight breeze -spring was officially blowing in. However, it had already been a long morning for Elle and Trevor, who were both awake and functioning way before dawn thanks to the day they had ahead of them. Despite the magnificent weather neither seemed happy. Elle couldn’t even eat breakfast she was so nervous. The time had come for them to face each other and see if the spark was still there.
Trevor was running late for work somehow despite being up for so long. He did manage to make time for a run, which was something he tried to do with Bruiser every morning, but he couldn’t always squeeze it in. Even though he was the boss he hated running late. He thought it would send a bad message to his guys. His head was just all over the place today -- thanks to Elle.
Elle pulled up to Trevor’s office building. The outside of the building looked the same except this time the trees were getting their leaves back and the flowers were starting to bloom. She wondered if Trevor did the landscaping for his own office building. His company took up the entire first floor of a five-story building; he needed the space for his current and future employees. Last time they worked together he had only been in the space about six months. Elle remembered Trevor saying he loved the building and the location, since it was right across the street from the garage where they kept their company trucks and their equipment. The offices were painted an ivory color including Trevor’s office. The front desk was frosted glass and elevated to eye level, so no one would miss it. The front was all glass to allow the natural light inside and to display the landscape that created a picturesque view.
Elle sat in her car in the parking lot for almost a half hour steeling herself for what was to come, good thing she was early for their 8:30 meeting. She knew Trevor was here because she saw his truck parked two spots down in the parking lot. Elle made it a habit to arrive early for any meeting but today she did it to give herself time
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