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She told them she would need time to think about it

Her stoet it to settle

As she drove ho about Da, but it hadn’t been her diner There was no way she was going to be able tobeside couldn’t stand her They spent the whole ti at her It clearly meant the old chef had left suddenly and his staff admired his skills

Either that, or they couldn’t stand a wo over from a man Either way, a success or not, it wasn’t the best experience, and she told Anna all of this as she grabbed ingredients out of the fridge She also told Anna theas well

“Holy shit, is this a really good place?” she asked

“One of the best” Teri sighed, looking at everything she had on the counter This hat she did When she had decisions to make, the best way for her to deal was to cook She’d been doing this all her life

After rerabbed a knife and started to chop All the while, she thought about Danancy test she had stopped for on her way back home

The pharn had beckoned her Before she’d been able to stop herself, she’d pulled over and been inside the shop, looking at the best kind of tests She had to take it still

Her hands shook at the thought of taking the test It made her feel even sicker The job would be a chance to start over Nomemories of Dane or the club She liked to est time she had stayed in one place, and she didn’t know if she was ready to move on or not

The city didn’t appeal She had lived in the city The life there was always fast-paced, but it also made her feel sick Greater Falls offered her the chance to slon, to make a life, to have one for herself The diner wasn’t soot to e it up coot to be with Skylar as well Her sister was finally happy, and then, of course, there was the club They were her family even if they didn’t know it She loved them all so much

Damon He was the love of her life and that scared her even more

“You know, if you don’t want to take the job, no one is going to force you This is your choice No one else can make you do it”

Teri nodded “I know” She grabbed bell peppers and chopped the the stem, then the core Next, she picked up onions “I don’t knohere my place is anymore, you know?”

“I’d say it’s wherever the club is, Damon”

Froenius to work out she’d heard theht It wasn’t like she’d been quiet, and with Danore in the bedroom department

“I thought it was too, but the past few er than that even, I don’t know”