Christmas at the Gingerbread Café by Raisin Rebecca

Author:Raisin, Rebecca [Raisin, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472073785
Publisher: Carina
Published: 2013-11-11T18:30:00+00:00

The moon is winking behind clouds by the time I cross the street back to CeeCee. I know she’ll be baking up a storm; anything to keep herself from marching over to Damon’s to see what’s taking so long.

Opening the front door, I’m assailed with the scent of butterscotch from CeeCee’s pies. It’s rich and comforting, so buttery, and wholesome, I almost want to take one back to Damon.

CeeCee jumps out from behind the fridge, scaring me half to death. “So, what’d he say?”

“He said yes. I hope I made the right decision.” Fumbling with my apron strings, I decide I’m going to spruce up the shop. I clean when I’m nervous.

“Why you all twitchy like that?”

“You should see the inside of his shop. It’s got polished oak floors, a big old wooden bar, and these tiny little lights that shine right on down to all the bottles perched there. And some imbedded in the floor too. It’s just so warm, what with all that dark wood. He’s got all sorts of things you just can’t get around here. Makes me think this place—” I glance around at the bare white walls, and the long silver benches we use to roll out dough “—is a little stark. You know, once we put the Christmas decorations away…”

CeeCee plants her hands on my shoulders. “So we flick some paint over the walls, and buy some lamps, but what’d he say about the business side of things?”

“Oh, right. Yeah, we discussed it, and we’re going to give it a three-month trial. We’ll expand the catering, and he’ll get someone to run his shop, like you do here, and see if we can venture out further afield. It was the darnedest thing, though…”

“Sit down,” CeeCee says. “You’re all fluttery like some kind of butterfly.”

We move to the lounges, and I take a few deep breaths. I think I’ve overdone it with those fancy coffees of his.

“What’s making you nervous?” CeeCee asks.

“Well, we were discussing all the ins and outs, and what we’d expect from each other, you know, trying to lay some ground rules out before we agree to start, and he kept taking phone calls. Every two, three minutes. In the end, he didn’t say anything, just rushed off with the phone, and then came back with this defeated look on his face.”

“You ask him who it was?”

“I asked him if he was OK. He kept changing the subject.”

CeeCee mutters to herself, and starts wringing her hands. “I don’t believe it! Oh, Lord.” She looks up at the ceiling. “Why you do this to me?”

“What are you talking about, Cee?”

“I seen the signs.” She points to the spot between her eyes. “I seen you two…together.”

I slap my leg and laugh. “Oh, Cee. Is that why you dreamt up this business venture? So I could get a boyfriend?”

“Why o’ course!”

“I should know better than to trust you when it comes to me and single men. I’m nervous, because what if he does have a

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