Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Author: Paige Ellison Listening Length: 8h 58m

The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...

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13. Ian

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IAN

I don’t get nervous. I’ve faced twenty-thousand-foot climbs, staggering snowstorms, and vertical walls of ice without ever getting jitters. So tell me why all these butterflies are careening through my stomach when I’m only wandering around town?

I intended to head straight to Tess’s bakery and tell her not to restart the cupcakes of mercy. Just rip that bandage off and put a stop to her guilt-induced generosity. Instead, I veered off at the last minute. I’ve been walking up and down Maple Street for half an hour, neatly doing an about-face whenever I get within twenty feet of Blackbird’s purple awning. It’s ludicrous.