Holiday Perks by Lanai Juniper

Author:Lanai Juniper [Juniper, Lanai]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lesbian holiday stories, lesbian romances, lesbian literature, lesbian short stories, lesbian christmas stories, lesbian fiction, lesbian short fiction, lebian stories
Published: 2015-11-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“ANDI!” Noah cried as he pushed through the crowd gathered outside of National Brew. He slipped into the store, which hadn’t properly opened yet.

“What is it, dear?” Andi asked, feeding espresso beans into the hopper of the machine.

“Nothing but bad news for me and good news for you,” Noah replied, collapsing into an overstuffed chair in the corner of the coffee shop.

The crowd outside of the store groaned. They wanted their coffee, and they wanted it now. Never mind that there was still fifteen minutes until opening.

“I could use some good news, but not at your expense,” Andi replied.

“Too late for that,” Noah bustled. “I went out with my NSA friend.”

Andi spilled espresso beans onto the floor with a clatter. She knew where this was going, and it was way too early in the morning to fess up to ruining everything.

“My cute mystery customer—”

“Speechwriter to Gillian McGovern,” Andi continued with a sigh, cleaning up the beans.

“Sister to Gillian McGovern,” Noah interjected.

“Sister?” Andi repeated. Yes, of course, sister. Sheila had given her the boldest of clues. Grown up together in Providence. Now that Andi thought about it, Sheila and Gillian did have the same high cheekbones, same fit build.

“Lesbian sister. Who’s been patronizing us for months yet obviously has no interest in me.” His eyes glimmered as he prattled on, too impatient to wait for Andi to make the connection. “You on the other hand... wait. Did you say speechwriter?” Noah back-tracked, his eyebrow arched.

With her head hung low, the whole wonderfully awkward evening tumbled out of Andi’s mouth. Their meeting at the National Christmas Tree. Their drinks at the tavern. Andi’s inability to sustain the evening.

“You know what this means of course,” Noah bubbled.

Andi shook her head.

“That there’s still a chance!”

“No, I don’t think you understand, Noah,” Andi insisted, “she thinks I’m more interested in Gillian. Whose still sleeps with a teddy bear, by the way.”

“I can work with that,” Noah said, the gears in his head turning. “But, really, think about it, Andi. Everyday, Sheila comes in here and leaves a huge tip. And it’s not because of me, Andi. It’s because of you. She’s had her eyes on you—her gorgeous, gorgeous eyes on you—for a long time. She’s not going to let something like a little foot in the mouth discourage her.”

“I hope you’re right. I really like her, Noah,” Andi admitted.

“Then we’re not going to let her go, honey,” Noah assured her, giving her a quick hug.

The crowd rapped on the door, their restlessness getting the better of them.

“Alright, alright,” Noah groaned to the crowd. “You should really do something about your coffee addiction,” he half-joked as he unlocked the door.

“We are!” someone sniped back, as a line quickly formed at the counter.

“Don’t worry, Andi,” Noah called out to her. “somehow, someway, you’ll get another chance, even if I have to involve Gillian McGovern herself.”

Andi weakly laughed. She hoped he was joking, but deep down in her heart she knew Noah wasn’t above doing whatever it took to help his friends.

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