Hidden Charm by Linda Chapman

Author:Linda Chapman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Published: 2019-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

“With you in a minute!” Mary called back, looking flustered as she rang up a customer’s bill. “Sorry about the wait,” she apologized to the long queue of people standing at the counter. “I’ll just be one moment.”

“Coffee and walnut cake, three carrot cakes and a scone?” called Rebecca, coming through from the kitchen.

“That’s for us!” called Margaret, one of Maia’s granny’s old friends who was sitting at a table with a group of ladies from church.

“They really do need to get more staff in here,” the woman in front of Maia muttered.

“We could offer to help?” Maia said to Sita.

Sita nodded. “Yes, sure!”

Mary was delighted with the offer. “Thank you, girls. I could really do with some help cleaning tables and carrying plates. Rebecca and I are run off our feet!”

“We’re free all morning,” said Maia. “Just tell us what you want us to do.”

The girls washed their hands in the kitchen and then set to work. Everyone certainly seemed to be enjoying the food.

“It’s great you’ve got so many people in,” Maia said to Mary as she helped her bring some new cakes through from the kitchen and put them under the counter.

Mary picked up a battered leather book from the side. “It’s all thanks to Grandma’s special recipes in here!”

There was a crash on the other side of the counter. Maia and Mary looked round. A man sitting at a nearby table had stood up and knocked his chair into Sita as she’d been passing with a plate of cake. Maia had noticed him earlier because he’d been behaving a bit strangely. He had kept a hat on that hid his face and he’d been taking pictures of the menu on his phone. He’d also been eating ice cream, which she had thought was a bit odd for a cold and grey morning.

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