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He laughed and slipped his arm around her. “I know that
working at Ivan’s was just what you needed at the time you took
the job, but did you ever think about doing something else?”
“Like what?”
“I don’t know. Going back to college, getting a degree, finding a
job that you really love.”
“What makes you think I don’t love waiting tables?”
“Nothing.” He shrugged. “I was just curious as to what you might
be interested in.”
She thought about it. “Growing up, like every other girl I knew, I
loved animals and I thought I’d be a veterinarian. But there’s no
way I’d be willing to go back to school for that now. It would take
too long.”
“There are other ways to work with animals. You could train
rodeo monkeys, for instance.”
“I don’t think so. I still haven’t decided whether the monkeys
liked it.”
“You’ve got a soft spot for those monkeys, don’t you?”
“Who wouldn’t? I mean, who on earth came up with that idea in
the first place?”
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think I heard you laughing.”
“I didn’t want to make the rest of you feel bad.”
He laughed again, pulling her even closer. Ahead of them, Josh
and Kristen were already slumped against the jeep. She knew they
would probably fall asleep before they got back to Southport.
“You never answered my question,” Alex said. “About what you
want to do with your life.”