My Missing Puzzle Piece (Creekside Falls #1) by Kristin Hoepfl Read Free Book Online Page B

bothered him. He hated feeling jealous, especially over someone he wasn’t even in a relationship with!
    He just smiled and said, “I’m going out for a beer with some of the guys later on.”
    “Well I hope you have a good time. I better get going; I’ll see you Monday since I have that meeting tomorrow and I probably won’t make it here. Have a good weekend.”
    “No problem, thanks you have a good time too. I’ll see you then.” He said and headed towards the building; she got to her car and headed off to her office. The nagging curiosity in Trevor bugged him, he decided to put it out of his head, he felt ridiculous about it anyway.
    After finishing dinner Taylor and Elle were heading to McDucker’s, it was close and in town. As they walked to Taylor’s car she turned to Elle and said, “I hope we meet some hot men there.”
    Elle just laughed and said, “Yeah, maybe we will.”
    McDucker’s was a local bar that had been around for at least forty years and was still run by the same guy, Bob McDucker who was probably in his mid-60’s by now. It was a small place but inside it had a big stage for live music, it was off main-street but everyone knew about it so there was usually a crowd. There was a large covered patio out back and when the weather was nice the bands played out there. They had high-top tables around the room and in the back near the pool tables, then lower tables were scattered across the rest of the bar. This was the most popular local bar; at some point almost everyone seemed to end up there.
    Trevor heard from Jake on his way home, his friends wanted to try a new bar called Bernie’s that was over in, Bidville, just past the Creekside town limits. Then as he was heading to Bernie’s he got another message, they decided just to go to McDucker’s again. Trevor just shook his head, did a U-turn and headed back into town.
    He walked into McDucker’s and saw none of his friends were there yet so he went and sat up at the bar to have a beer while he waited. He flagged down the bartender and ordered a Miller Lite. Right after he got his beer Jake walked up beside him and said, “Hey man, what’s up?”
    “Not too much, you? Just got here, I was almost at Bernie’s when you sent the text.”
    “I know that was my fault, I decided I didn’t want to drive out there…I’m just glad the weeks almost done, I’m beat.” Then both Jake and Trevor’s phones beeped. They looked to see what it was, it was a text from Sam and Drew.
    “Seriously? Again, what the hell?!” Jake said after reading the text message
    Trevor looked up and said, “Well looks like it’s me and you man, they bailed.”
    “Guess it is, good thing I like you bro.” Jake said as he smirked and flagged down the bartender to order.
    “Wait, did you say again? Do they do this a lot?” Their friends cancelling on them surprised him.
    Jake ordered his beer and sat down next to Trevor. “Sometimes they do and if you don’t come then it’s me and Susan talking all night,” he nodded toward the bartender, “good thing she’s cute.”
    Trevor looked at her again and said, “You’re right she is, why haven’t you gone for it yet?”
    Jake smiled and said, “I tried already but she has a fiancé. Maybe the next one.” They clinked their beers in a toast.
    Taylor and Elle walked into McDuckers thinking it might be pretty busy, but it wasn’t too bad. They were able to find a table easily. The bartender looked their way and put up a one-minute gesture. They both sat down at their table, not too far from the bar; Elle looked around at the other people in the bar. “Oh my God!” she said as she whipped her head back around.
    “What is it?” Taylor said sounding a little worried
    “Look at the bar, he’s here!” Elle exclaimed in a whisper.
    Taylor looked around at the bar not sure who she was seeing even though a couple people did look familiar. “Who’s here? What’s going on?”
    “Trevor is