going to be way too busy to think about eating. Jake says there's only one restaurant to speak of in town." It was mind boggling to Addie to think about actually living in a place that had so little, but she guessed she could see the appeal of a small town. It would be nice to occasionally run into people she knew around town.
Savannah nodded. "The diner. There's this waitress who acts like she owns the guys. I think they dated every female within a two hundred mile radius." She made a face. "I went for an in-service training, and the teacher I was taking over for? Her sister dated Scott, but she didn't. I couldn't believe he'd actually missed a girl in the state of Montana!"
Addie looked at Jake. "Did you have the same number of girls hanging off you as Scott did?"
Jake shook his head. "It was harder to get girls when you were on the tennis team and in the chess club. Scott was a football player."
"Oh, well, I only liked football players if they were in the chess club too. I was a nerd in high school. I wanted to date the guy who would have a job someday and not a concussion," Addie told them.
Savannah laughed. "Dr. Lachele really does know what she's doing! Being married to Jake would make me crazy, and I sure couldn't see you giving up your store for Scott. Or him being willing to let you run it instead of being home to cook his dinner every night."
"I'm still reserving judgment," Addie said with a grin.
"Hey, you've made it through a month, and you're sitting in a car with each other without wanting to kill anyone. That's pretty impressive!" Scott interjected from the front.
"We've never tried to kill each other!" Jake said proudly. He really did feel like it was an accomplishment.
"We never tried, but I did think about breaking a vase over his head a few times," Savannah said.
Addie suppressed a giggle. "Did he deserve it?" She was sure he had, but it would be nice to hear Scott's side of things.
"Oh, more than!" Scott answered. "She's a saint for putting up with me!"
"Well, I wasn't perfect either. No one is." Savannah smiled at Scott. "Now that we're through the first year, I think we're going to be just fine."
"Until I do something so stupid you want to hit me over the head with a vase again?"
Jake shook his head. "Well, stop doing stupid things then! Oh, wait...forgot who I'm talking to!"
"Jake?" Scott asked.
"Yeah?"
"You're a freak."
"Oh, I wish I had a best friend like that," Addie said to Savannah. "I can just feel the love."
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all could?" Savannah asked.
*****
Addie wasn't certain what she expected when they pulled up to Scott and Savannah's home a few hours later, but it wasn't the big old ranch house that stood proudly in the middle of several outbuildings. It was pretty, in an old-fashioned rustic kind of way, but it was surprising to Addie, who loved New York with everything inside her, that another girl from Manhattan could be so happy in Montana.
Once they were inside, Savannah gave Addie a quick tour of the house. "This house is certainly full of history," Addie said.
Savannah laughed. "Yeah, it's old, but I think it's such a beautiful place. I've only been here for a year, but already I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Scott's great-grandfather built it."
"It's a wonderful place to raise children," Addie said honestly.
"Do you still think you'll put off having children until you've been married for a year?"
"Oh, at least. I put in a lot of hours in my store, and Jake's so involved in his writing. I can just see leaving him home alone with a baby, and him not even noticing that the baby cried." Addie sighed. "He sure is good at tuning out the world around him. I'm sure it's a skill he needed to learn, but it's crazy."
"You'll need to hire a nanny if you want to keep working. Jake will never be able to do his share." Savannah opened the door to the
Savannah nodded. "The diner. There's this waitress who acts like she owns the guys. I think they dated every female within a two hundred mile radius." She made a face. "I went for an in-service training, and the teacher I was taking over for? Her sister dated Scott, but she didn't. I couldn't believe he'd actually missed a girl in the state of Montana!"
Addie looked at Jake. "Did you have the same number of girls hanging off you as Scott did?"
Jake shook his head. "It was harder to get girls when you were on the tennis team and in the chess club. Scott was a football player."
"Oh, well, I only liked football players if they were in the chess club too. I was a nerd in high school. I wanted to date the guy who would have a job someday and not a concussion," Addie told them.
Savannah laughed. "Dr. Lachele really does know what she's doing! Being married to Jake would make me crazy, and I sure couldn't see you giving up your store for Scott. Or him being willing to let you run it instead of being home to cook his dinner every night."
"I'm still reserving judgment," Addie said with a grin.
"Hey, you've made it through a month, and you're sitting in a car with each other without wanting to kill anyone. That's pretty impressive!" Scott interjected from the front.
"We've never tried to kill each other!" Jake said proudly. He really did feel like it was an accomplishment.
"We never tried, but I did think about breaking a vase over his head a few times," Savannah said.
Addie suppressed a giggle. "Did he deserve it?" She was sure he had, but it would be nice to hear Scott's side of things.
"Oh, more than!" Scott answered. "She's a saint for putting up with me!"
"Well, I wasn't perfect either. No one is." Savannah smiled at Scott. "Now that we're through the first year, I think we're going to be just fine."
"Until I do something so stupid you want to hit me over the head with a vase again?"
Jake shook his head. "Well, stop doing stupid things then! Oh, wait...forgot who I'm talking to!"
"Jake?" Scott asked.
"Yeah?"
"You're a freak."
"Oh, I wish I had a best friend like that," Addie said to Savannah. "I can just feel the love."
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all could?" Savannah asked.
*****
Addie wasn't certain what she expected when they pulled up to Scott and Savannah's home a few hours later, but it wasn't the big old ranch house that stood proudly in the middle of several outbuildings. It was pretty, in an old-fashioned rustic kind of way, but it was surprising to Addie, who loved New York with everything inside her, that another girl from Manhattan could be so happy in Montana.
Once they were inside, Savannah gave Addie a quick tour of the house. "This house is certainly full of history," Addie said.
Savannah laughed. "Yeah, it's old, but I think it's such a beautiful place. I've only been here for a year, but already I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Scott's great-grandfather built it."
"It's a wonderful place to raise children," Addie said honestly.
"Do you still think you'll put off having children until you've been married for a year?"
"Oh, at least. I put in a lot of hours in my store, and Jake's so involved in his writing. I can just see leaving him home alone with a baby, and him not even noticing that the baby cried." Addie sighed. "He sure is good at tuning out the world around him. I'm sure it's a skill he needed to learn, but it's crazy."
"You'll need to hire a nanny if you want to keep working. Jake will never be able to do his share." Savannah opened the door to the
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