Promise Cove (A Pelican Pointe Novel Book 1) (156 page)

J
or
d
a
n
P
h
il
l
i
p
s
ha
d
fa
l
le
n
a
l
l
th
e
w
a
y
i
n
lov
e
w
ith
N
ic
k
H
a
r
r
i
s
!

Around five o’clock
just as the country and western band started tuning up for the evening, Lilly decided to close up shop. She’d been at it since ten that morning. As she counted out her tip money, she felt like doing a happy dance right there in the park. Her kids were happy. She was happy. How long had it been since she could say that? It had been such a good day she felt like bursting. She headed out to find Jordan and Nick.

L
il
ly
found
them
in
the
park
p
l
a
y
i
n
g
w
ith
the
k
i
d
s.
“G
u
e
s
s
how
much
money
I
made
t
o
d
a
y
,
J
or
d
an?
G
u
es
s
?”

W
ithout
w
aiti
n
g
for
a
repl
y
,
she
bubbled,
“
T
wo
hundred
do
l
l
a
r
s
.
I
’
v
e
n
e
ve
r
ha
d
s
o
muc
h
f
u
n
d
o
i
n
g
wha
t
I
woul
d
h
a
ve bee
n
d
o
i
n
g
j
u
s
t
s
i
t
t
i
n
g
i
n
th
e
t
r
a
i
le
r
.
Than
k
s
for
e
ve
r
y
thi
n
g
y
ou
did
for
me
t
o
d
a
y
.
B
o
th
of
y
ou.
Y
ou
w
a
t
ched
the
k
i
d
s.
I could
n
’t
h
a
ve
done
th
i
s
w
ithout
y
ou
g
u
y
s
.
”

N
ick
w
a
ved off
her
g
ra
t
i
t
ud
e
.
“
H
e
y
,
do
n
’t thank m
e
.
I did
n
’t
do
a
thi
n
g
.
The
bo
o
th
w
as
a
l
l
J
or
d
a
n
’
s
idea
.
”

J
or
d
an
shook
her
head.
“
T
h
at
i
s
n
’t
t
r
ue. Without
M
u
r
p
h
y and
C
ar
l
a
it
would
n
’t
h
a
ve
happened
.
”

“
B
u
t
i
t
di
d
an
d
e
ve
n
thoug
h
I
thanke
d
C
ar
l
a
and
M
u
r
p
h
y
th
i
s
mo
r
ni
n
g
,
th
i
s
w
a
s
y
ou
r
ide
a
J
or
d
a
n
.
I
j
u
st ca
n
’
t
than
k
y
o
u
enoug
h
.
”

J
or
d
an
s
m
i
led.
“
T
ake
the
k
i
d
s
home,
L
il
l
y
.
I
’
m
sure
y
ou’
l
l
h
a
ve
no
problem
getti
n
g
them
t
o
slee
p
.
N
ick
and
I
p
r
a
c
t
ica
l
ly
wor
e
the
m
ou
t
.
Uh
,
L
il
ly
y
o
u
migh
t
w
an
t
t
o
g
ive
them
both
a
bath.
T
ha
t
pet
t
i
n
g
zo
o
ha
s
a
l
l
o
f
us
s
m
e
l
li
n
g
l
i
ke
s
wea
t
y
little fa
r
mhan
d
s
.
”

“
A
re
y
ou
sure
y
ou
s
til
l
w
ant
t
o
w
at
ch
the
k
i
d
s
t
omo
r
row and
S
un
d
a
y?
Y
ou
do
n
’t
h
a
ve
t
o
,
y
ou
k
no
w
.
I
ca
n
…
”

“
Y
ou
ca
n
’t
dr
a
w
and
w
a
t
ch
t
wo
little
k
i
d
s,
L
il
l
y
.
J
ust drop
them
by
the
hou
s
e
in
the
mo
r
ni
n
g
.
”
S
he
pushed
at L
il
l
y
’
s
shoulde
r
s.
“
N
ow
g
o
.
Enjoy
y
our
e
veni
n
g
.
”

A
s
N
ick
w
at
ched
L
il
ly
pu
l
l
out
of
the
c
rowded
par
k
i
n
g
l
o
t
,
he
t
u
r
ned
t
o
J
or
d
an
and
put
h
i
s
f
ree
a
r
m
around
her shoulde
r
.
“
Y
ou
’
re
s
omethi
n
g
e
ls
e,
y
ou
k
now
that?”

“
I
’
m
j
u
st
t
r
y
i
n
g
t
o
be
a
good
neighbor
which
i
s
more than
I
can
s
a
y
for
s
ome
of
the
o
ther
P
elican
P
o
in
t
e
r
es
iden
t
s.
S
i
s
s
y
w
as
j
u
s
t
do
w
n
r
igh
t
r
ud
e
t
o
d
a
y
.
A
nd
w
ro
n
g
.
”