“Well, so much for that secret,” Celeste said, her heart somewhere in the bottom of her stomach.
“How do you think she found out?” he asked. “You haven’t told anyone, right?”
“No one,” she confirmed. “You?”
“No one,” he said. “I don’t have a ton of friends anyway.”
“I have my assistant,” Celeste said. “And I did tell her about you today over lunch. But just because you stopped by yesterday, and I didn’t mention that we were dating. I didn’t wear the ring at the office.” Her nerves skipped around her bloodstream, though she’d known this would happen. Nothing stayed a secret on Carter’s Cove for long, even though more than half of the population consisted of tourists right now.
“What should I do?”
“Call her if you want.” Celeste pushed his phone back toward him. She’d just wanted one m
