BooksBarbecue
Back In Pursuit of Happiness
Chapters (45)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Prologue
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 10
  14. 11
  15. 12
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. 15
  19. 16
  20. 17
  21. 18
  22. 19
  23. 20
  24. 21
  25. 22
  26. 23
  27. 24
  28. 25
  29. 26
  30. 27
  31. 28
  32. 29
  33. 30
  34. 31
  35. 32
  36. 33
  37. 34
  38. 35
  39. 36
  40. 37
  41. Epilogue
  42. Acknowledgments
  43. More from Freya Kennedy
  44. About the Author
  45. About Boldwood Books

‘No. It doesn’t,’ Jo said and couldn’t help but smile. Lorcan Gallagher was indeed a very handsome man. Chiselled, but a little rugged, as if he didn’t realise how good-looking he was.

‘You have a crush,’ Noah teased, before turning serious. ‘Just be careful, okay?’

She hugged him and thought in that moment she didn’t want to be careful. She had been careful and sensible for too long – ever since her return from Spain, as it happened – and it wasn’t serving her well. It had been a very long time since she had been kissed, and she didn’t even like to think about how long it had been since she had sex.

‘I’ll be careful,’ she told her brother, knowing it was most likely a lie.

As she walked across the bar to where Lorcan was studying the menu, she watched him. As if he sensed she had been looking at him, he looked up and smiled at her. Her breath caught for just a moment in her throat.

No. Her chances of being careful were dropping with every passing moment.

15

Beethoven

‘Your brother seems like a nice guy,’ Lorcan said, after they’d ordered grilled pepper jack sourdough toasties with chunky twice-cooked chips for lunch.

‘He is a nice guy. The best in fact. I’m probably closer to him than I am to my biological brothers. They’re both older than me and moved away after college. For a long time, it was just Noah and I at home and I consider him one of my best friends.’

‘I imagine you have to be great friends to work together,’ Lorcan said.

‘Yeah. I mean, we have our moments, but I know he’s only ever looking out for me. He’s very protective.’

Lorcan nodded. ‘I’ll keep that in mind. Must make sure not to get on the wrong side of Noah. I think my grandad probably sees him as a bit of surrogate grandson, if I’m honest. He’s always talking about him – how selfless he is and successful and how he’s met this great girl and they’re going to be very happy.’

‘Yeah, well, I should let you know that Noah is very protective of Harry too. We all are. He means a lot to us. I know it might sound a bit twee, but the lane is more than a street. It’s more than a community even. We’re like a quirky family and we all watch out for each other.’

‘Grandad said he didn’t know how he’d have gotten through his illness without you all,’ Lorcan said.