Add Romance and Mix by Shannon M. Harris

Author:Shannon M. Harris [Harris, Shannon M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Sapphire Books Publishing, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Briley groaned when her alarm went off the next morning. The glowing numbers taunted her as she rolled over in bed and swung her legs over the side. She only worked the Friday of the Encampment and she needed to get the turnovers ready.

She had to assemble seven hundred and fifty, but over the years, she’d got her time down to the last second. It was two AM and the booth she set up at wouldn’t start selling them until eleven o’clock. For the nine hours she would give up, she’d make an easy four to five thousand dollars that would go directly into her savings account.

She didn’t bother changing out of her sweatpants and tank top, or brush her hair. She just put it up in a messy bun, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and made her way to the kitchen where she stretched and flipped the Keurig on.

The night before, she had taken her two giant tubs of apple pie filling out of the freezer, along with her pie dough, and put them in the refrigerator to thaw out. A few weeks back, she made the dough, cut it down to size, stacked each piece between parchment paper, layered them, then froze them all.

She sipped her tea and ran through the list of things she would need to do that day. When she was ready, she placed everything on the table, and sang along to the radio as she filled each piece of dough, then sealed them shut. It was a calming process and allowed her to clear her mind. As her cooler filled up, she would haul it into the utility room, right off the kitchen, and place each turnover in the large upright freezer to set up. After three hours, her back was starting to ache, but she was a third of the way done.

She’d just unloaded her latest batch into the freezer when there was a knock on the back door. Leah. Holding in her excitement, she shut the freezer, dropped the cooler by the table, and swung the kitchen door open.

A grinning Leah stepped in and kissed Briley on the lips. “Now, that’s a good morning greeting I can get behind.”

“I thought you might.” Leah snickered. “You have.” Leah pointed at her forehead. “Here. Let me.” She grabbed a paper towel and reached toward her. “Hold still. You have flour on your face.” Briley gulped but allowed Leah to wipe it off. “All gone.”

“Okay.” Briley coughed. “So, coffee?”

“Please. Then you can show me what to do. I’m a quick study.”

“All right.” After she fixed Leah her coffee and another tea for herself, Briley went through the process a few times, so Leah could get the feel for it. Briley smiled as Leah struggled with sealing the turnovers. “Here, let me.”

Stepping up behind Leah, Briley wrapped her arms around her waist, molding their bodies together. Her breath hitched when Leah leaned back into her, placing her gloved hands atop Briley’s. She closed her eyes, enjoying the moment, only to snap them open a moment later when Leah squeezed her hand.

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