Everything Girl by Emily Mayer

Author:Emily Mayer [Mayer, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

22.

We finished the rest of the meal in silence, interrupted only by a very persistent Shelly, who was ridiculously attentive to two people just eating sandwiches. Jack insisted on paying for my meal to celebrate my first pair of boots. As we wandered out of the store, Jack directed our steps toward the promised land—a.k.a. the latte-serving bakery.

"Ugh, I don't know if I have room for dessert. I think that milkshake was a bad idea." I screwed up my face, regretting the sheer amount of food taking up valuable pastry room in my stomach.

"Do you want to skip the latte then?"

"Uh, that's just crazy talk."

"You just said you had no room!" Jack fired back, a laugh softening his accusation.

"There's always room for a warm, caffeinated beverage. It's a scientific fact." I nodded my head for extra emphasis.

"I must have missed that day in biology class,” Jack responded, his voice laced with good-natured sarcasm.

I shrugged casually. "Probably. But hey, at least you can say you learned something today." I nudged him with my shoulder, trying to keep a serious expression on my face.

He returned my nudge with one of his own. "Oh, I would say I learned a lot today."

I lost the battle against smiling. We came to a stop in front of a cute blue storefront with a neon pink sign announcing Sweetheart's Bakery hanging in the window. My mouth started watering just reading the sign. Jack opened the door, motioning for me to step inside.

I walked past Jack, smiling up at him as I passed, my shoulder accidentally brushing against his chest as I went. I stopped just inside to inhale the familiar smell of espresso and baked goods. God, I missed that smell. If a smell could be a happy place, that combination would be mine.

"Hello!" A blond head popped up from behind the counter. "Oh, hey, Jack!"

"Hey, Tessa." I felt Jack's hand land on the small of my back, gently propelling me forward with him. I almost stumbled over my feet in surprise at the contact. "How's it going?"

Tessa's eyes darted quickly between Jack and me before she responded, "Good—just making a mess back here as usual."

"I can see that. You've got a little flour here," Jack said, pointing to a spot on his cheek at about the same place where a large streak of flour was smeared on Tessa's face.

"Oh great." Her hand shot up to scrub at the spot, and I immediately took note of the two rings on her finger. A sigh of relief escaped against my will. "I was trying a new cupcake recipe this afternoon and things got a little out of hand."

I couldn't help but laugh at the look of frustration that crossed her face.

"Who did you bring with you?" Tessa asked, eyes moving to me while still rubbing at the spot on her cheek.

"Hi, I'm Evelyn." I gave a small wave. "I'm staying at Pinehaven."

"She came from Chicago with Ben, for work,” Jack clarified. "She’s going through latte withdrawal."

I nodded my head in agreement.

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