Riley was avoiding him.
Nearly a week had passed since that unexpected kiss, and Liam still hadn’t had a chance to talk to her about it. Her mom was staying at her place, and in light of that, Riley had thrown herself into work like it was the only thing tethering her to sanity. Given her relationship with her mother, maybe it was.
The pharmacy had been covered up, which pleased Liam, since Walgreens was due to open in a week. But it meant they hadn’t had a moment alone. Riley had made absolutely sure of that. Every time he came into the pharmacy, she was on the phone, holed up in the office, or tied up with a customer. Which was part and parcel of running a business. But she wouldn’t even look at him.
She had the wrong idea.
Looking back, perhaps pretending nothing had happened just b
