Chapter 23: Mixed Up Muffins and Kisses

Ryan won't talk to me. Or even look at me. It's been hellish. He comes in everyday to check on Ash. A few minutes is all he spends in the bakery and he leaves. His eyes gloss over me like I don't exist and every time I try to talk to him or catch his attention, he bails on me. I get that he's mad but Grant... Jasper is a part of my life that I have shoved aside and do not wish to revisit. "Amby," Rachel says and I look up to find a mixed expression of worry and frustration on her face. "There's a bit of a problem." My eyes dart to the corner where Ash and Ryan are having family time and I push off the counter, following Rachel into the storeroom. She hands me a letter and I frown, taking it from her. "What is this?" "An eviction notice." My heart sinks and I unfold the smooth paper roughly, nearly ripping it in the process. "That is nonsense. I have never been late with..." As I read the first line, my heart drops. 'Notice to Quit and Vacate Premises.' I feel a lump form in my