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cooking on the weekends…I’ll have to see if I can get Jason or Miles to come in and cover for him.”
    “I’m sure Hutch would understand if you closed the diner for a few days. No one would expect you to work the day after such a traumatic incident.”
    Hannah hurried into the kitchen as if she hadn’t heard him. She ran back into the living room with her purse, tossed it on the table and rummaged inside until she pulled out a little booklet. A quick glance at the clock produced a frown. “Think it’s too late to give them a call? It’s not quite eleven, and—”
    “Hannah, it’s too late.”
    Frustration etched her brow. “It’s Friday night. I doubt either one of them are sleeping.”
    Chase got up and stood before her. He wanted to take her in his arms as he had earlier and breathe in her intoxicating scent. Instead, he propped his hands on his hips. “Probably not, though that’s not really the point. The last thing you should be worried about is opening the diner tomorrow.”
    She matched his hands on hips stance, only she stuck out a hip. “Those assholes already got away with a whole day’s earnings from Hutch. I’m not going to let them take anything else from him. I’m opening the diner tomorrow.”
    He stared at her, a little surprised by her vehemence. “You’re as stubborn as that brother of yours.”
    She let out a delicate snort. “As if you have room to talk.”
    They stared at each other until Chase finally blew out a hard breath. “Fine. If you’re that damn determined, I’ll drive you in tomorrow and give you a hand until you can get someone else to come in.”
    She gave his chest a playful thump. “My hero. And on that note, I’m going to take a quick shower before climbing into bed. Set Drew’s alarm for five, just in case mine doesn’t go off, okay? Night.”
    Chase watched the graceful sway of her hips as she climbed the stairs to the second floor and disappeared around the corner. Visions of her emerging from the bathroom with that silky pink robe he’d seen her wear a time or two clinging to her damp skin had him rushing into Drew’s room and shutting the door behind him as if the hounds of hell were on his heels.
    Damn, it was going to be a long night.

 
    Chapter 3
     
    Nothing could have prepared Hannah for the sight of Chase with an apron wrapped around his waist and a baseball cap perched backwards on his head. Visions of Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls brought a huge smile to her face. Both men managed to make pouring a cup of coffee look manly and sexy as hell.
    She ended up doing all the cooking for both the breakfast and lunch rushes—which were considerable after news of last night’s incident had spread through town. Since Hannah loved to cook and rarely had the opportunity to do so at the diner, she’d enjoyed herself immensely. And she had to give Chase a lot of credit. He’d been on his feet taking orders and waiting tables without complaint for nearly nine hours, and that’s after working an extra half-shift at the station last night. With the realization he was mostly doing this for her, she would definitely have to find a way to repay him.
    Miles finally called to let her know he’d gone up to the UP of Michigan with his father and brothers for a fishing trip and wouldn’t be back until Sunday. But thankfully, Jason stopped in around two to find out what had happened, then agreed to stay and close up with the new waitress, Kelly, so that Hutch didn’t lose anymore income than he already had. They all cared fiercely for the old guy.
    Chase strode up and set another order on the counter. “I also need a cheeseburger and fries to go, no mustard on the burger.”
    Hannah picked up the order and smiled at him. “You’ve been great. I have no idea what I would have done without you today.”
    “You wouldn’t have come in. No way would I have let you work the diner alone after last night.”
    Her smile faded. “Well, you sure know how to ruin the