Holding Out for You by Anna Paige

Author:Anna Paige [Paige, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-26T18:30:00+00:00

The restaurant was busy as always, with the sounds of forks and spoons clattering and a moderate hum of conversation all around us. We were at a booth in the far corner, affording us a clear view of most of the main dining area. There was a banquet area in the back that was used for overflow seating, but it didn’t look like it had been needed yet.

The scents were an interesting mix of bacon and sausage layered with fried chicken and the tangy scent of the minced barbecue the place was most famous for. At this time of day, all things on the menu were fair game and the smells were enough to make your mouth water.

“So, did you get Mom’s roast out of the freezer?” I pulled a chunk of buttery, yeasty bread from the slice on my plate.

Beck tipped his head slightly, chewing a moment. “Yeah, I realized why it needed to thaw so long when I saw it. Frigging thing is over eight pounds. I have no idea who she’s planning to feed, but I foresee a shit ton of leftovers in my future.”

“Oh, boo hoo. Like you don’t live for Mom’s leftover roast beef sandwiches.”

“Hey, I can cook almost as well as her, as proved by the stellar meatloaf last night.” He’d cooked it because it was my favorite, and he was right. It had been incredible.

“True, but everything’s still better when Mom cooks it.”

He cocked his head, brows furrowed. “Yeah, it really is. Why is that?”

“No idea. Maybe she’s been holding out on us and there’s some secret ‘Mom’ ingredient we don’t know about.”

The waitress showed up just then and brought our food, which killed the conversation for a while as we dug in.

Charli sighed dreamily between bites, nodding to my plate. We’d ordered the same thing. “I almost want to go back to waitressing part time just so I can work here and steal this recipe for myself.”

I snorted as I speared another forkful of the quiche that had my best friend so blissfully happy. “You hated waiting tables. I think you’d be better off trying to bribe the info out of one of the cooks.”

Beck reached over and stole a bite off my plate before muttering, “I could make that.”

Charli pursed her lips, looking doubtful. “Uh-huh.”

“No, really.”

“Okay, smarty. Then how about next Sunday, instead of coming here for brunch, you make this quiche for us at our place?”

“Are you seriously challenging me to prove I can do it or is it because you’re looking for a free brunch?” he countered, giving her a bland look.

“Does it matter?”

Seriously, they were acting so much like me and Ash that I had to wonder where it was coming from. I knew Charli had a crush on Beck, but this was the first I’d ever seen of him actively engaging with her, at least on this level. He’d never been mean, it wasn’t in his nature to be a jerk, but he’d maintained a certain level of distance over the years, presumably not to encourage her.

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