Haunting on Seafoam Street by Brea Viragh

Author:Brea Viragh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Small town contemporary romance, small town romance, halloween romance, halloween novella, beach read, summer read, beach romance
Publisher: Brea Viragh
Published: 2019-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

WITH THE PLATTER IN front of them, Spring wished she would have goaded him into something else. Something that would not require her to undo the top button on her jeans and show how she could really put away food.

Unfortunately, she’d been the one to suggest the mozzarella sticks eating challenge and here they were, with fifteen minutes to finish twenty pounds.

Maybe Marshall was right. Maybe it was disgusting, and had potential for turning into something gross as well.

What had she been thinking?

This was not the kind of thing to do on a first date when you wanted to impress someone. Even if it wasn’t technically a date. Now they’d either both end up with stomachaches—pretty much a given—or he’d think her repulsive and definitely not date-worthy.

Marshall’s eyes had gone wide and he stared at the loaded platter of deep-fried cheese. Already green around the gills? But that could be the overhead lighting. She hoped.

“Why did I let you talk me into this?” he moaned, completely ignoring the cheering crowd around them.

Spring wondered the same thing but wisely kept a smile plastered on her face. “Are you ready?”

“No. I will never be ready.”

The buzzer dinged and the wait staff yelled to signal the start of their time. With a final grin at her “date’s” face, Spring dug in with a zest she usually reserved for men or food.

This time, she had both in front of her.

They didn’t end up winning t-shirts, she lamented later as they strolled down the boardwalk, but they’d had fun. Wasn’t for lack of trying. They’d simply run out of time. But it took their minds off of the break-in at the Seafoam Street house for a while.

“I never want to look at another cheese stick again in my life.” Marshall patted his stomach. “Look at me. I’m waddling like a duck. How can they seriously expect two people to handle that much cheese? It’s blasphemous!”

Spring chuckled, although she found it difficult to walk herself. Her balance was skewed by the solid weight in her stomach. “Come on, admit it. You had fun.” She placed a hand over her mouth to keep the burp inside where it belonged.

“Oh, I won’t tell you that I didn’t,” Marshall stated. “I’ve never partaken in an eating challenge before. But I don’t think I’ll need to eat for the next week. It might also adversely affect my desire for all dairy products in the future.”

“Heaven forbid! We wouldn’t want you to miss out on the dairy treats of the world. What have I done?” She flung her hands up to her cheeks in an exaggerated horrified gesture.

“How could you, woman? I will never want to eat ice cream again because of this.”

She glanced over her shoulder to where the ice cream shop sat locked for the night. Ready for another full day of business in the morning. “Yeah, too bad for you they are already closed. Otherwise, I’d get a cone and eat it in front of you just to make you miserable.

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