Dashing Through the Snow by Lisa G Riley

Author:Lisa G Riley [Riley, Lisa G]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Multicultural, caper, bwwm, Mystery Suspense, comedic romance, missing gems
Publisher: Lisa G Riley
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Young lady, I do not haggle over my cigars. The price is the price and that is final.”

Lily looked into Mrs. Popkin’s kind, but determined stare and knew this was one proprietor she wouldn’t be able to cajole into a bargain. “All right,” she said reluctantly, “but I’ll only take eight.” She’d been trying to get the other woman to give her a twenty percent discount off a dozen.

Undeterred, Mrs. Popkin asked, “Which kind?”

“The CAO Gold. Those are the kind I’ve seen him smoke before.”

Mrs. Popkin gave her a big smile, which Lily couldn’t ignore, and scooped out the cigars. “You’ve made an excellent choice,” she told Lily as she took the cigars over to the counter.

Lily followed her, reminding herself that though she could probably find the cigars online at a pretty big discount, Kip – and by extension Mrs. Popkin – had been of great help to her and she owed them the sale. She looked at her watch. It was close to four. She’d head home after this stop and do a little research.

“I’m sure glad you came back,” Mrs. Popkin continued to chatter as she boxed the cigars. “For a while I didn’t think you would.”

“Why?” Lily asked in distraction as she handed over her credit card. She’d spotted a pipe display. She had another uncle who smoked a pipe and thought she’d found another perfect gift. “I told you I would,” she said as she began to study the pipes individually.

“I know you did, but that Mr. Cameron seemed like he could be pretty persuasive. I knew I shouldn’t have listened to him and tried to get you to leave without talking to Kip, but he’s just so—”

“Wait. Hold up.” Lily stopped her study of the display to fix a glare on Mrs. Popkin, who now looked like a deer caught in headlights. “That whole bit about the store getting busy was Smith’s idea?” Her eyes narrowed as she thought about him kissing her outside. “I’ll kill him,” she muttered, so angry that she actually felt her body temperature rise.

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