But her mom was awake, feeling more energetic and seemed to enjoy her company. She moved better now, without as much pain. She still had staples in place from the surgery on her hip, and she tired easily from the pneumonia, but she smiled and it gave Zoey hope. They’d made plans, talking about how it would be when she moved in with Zoey, and for the first time since her return, her mother’s eyes had glittered with anticipation instead of pain and defeat. How could she leave in the middle of that? She couldn’t, so she’d stuck around until the very last minute, then had to race to get to the grocery store so she’d be back at her house before Garrett got there. Funny thing though, as she raced the cart down an aisle, she recognized his sexy butt in worn jeans. He stood at the meat aisle checking out the steaks. Zoey snuck up behind him, considered patting that fine tush, but decided against it with so many people around.
