Back to September by Melissa Brayden

Author:Melissa Brayden [Brayden, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635555776
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Can I help you find something?” I asked an elderly man I’d seen move up and down the aisles of the shop about six times now. He was really adorable in his tweed hat and glasses but seemed to be lost.

“Hello, there. I pass by here some mornings on my walk, so I stopped in today.”

“We’re so happy you did,” I said. I had a feeling this man needed his perfect match, and I was going to make sure that happened. “Is there a certain type of book you’re looking for?”

He nodded, seemingly happy for assistance. “I need something specific. But I can’t find the books on cooking desserts anywhere. I need to cook one, see?”

I grinned. “Follow me to the baking section.” I glanced back. “What will you be baking?”

“I’d like to cook a cake with chocolate pieces in it for my next-door neighbor. She likes chocolate things, and well, I like her. I’m Wally, by the way. Wally Spooner.”

My heart squeezed. “Then it’s important we find you a good recipe, Wally.” We pored through a few different books together and opted for one with simple instructions and some photos for guidance. There was a fairly straightforward recipe for vanilla cake with a ribbon of chocolate frosting through the center of it.

“Oh, I think Tillie is really going to love this, and if she does, I’ll be in. She might even want to smooch.”

“She might.”

He paused and took off his cap in thought. “If she doesn’t, I’ll just have to be ready to accept that.”

I nodded. “You seem to have examined this from all angles.”

He gestured with his cap. “Matters of the heart are nothing to leave to chance. Gotta put some thought into it. I like Tillie. She deserves a cake, smooching or not.”

“Good point.” I nodded. “But I hope there’s a smooch.”

“From your lips.” Then he smiled. “Or rather Tillie’s.” He chuckled at his own joke, and I couldn’t help but laugh along with him because today was a good day, and he was a sweet-seeming man. Romance was in the air. Smooching was. Not only had I been charmed by the potential smooching, but as I walked back to the front of the store, I felt a pair of welcome eyes tracking me. I met Parker’s gaze across the room and smiled. She’d wanted to come to work with me and said the backdrop of the books would inspire her writing. She sat behind the counter with her laptop open, typing and watching, typing and watching. To say I loved having her there was an understatement. When we got busy, she even jumped in to offer a hand.

“Can I help you with something, ma’am?” I turned when I heard Parker speaking to a customer and smothered a chuckle when I saw who it was. Oh, man. The woman from the book club, the very one who’d asked if Parker might ever return for a signing. I watched with interest.

The woman clutched two paperbacks to her chest as she peered up at Parker, who had a good four inches on her.

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