I'll Take New York by Dickinson Miranda

Author:Dickinson, Miranda [Miranda Dickinson]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Cheese-A-Go-Go!, SoHo

‘Wow. I thought I’d seen the biggest mountain of cheese in New York at Zabar’s, but this is something else.’

Bea giggled as she watched Jake take in the high stacks of every conceivable type of cheese rising around their table in the SoHo ‘cheese-and-coffee’ shop she had brought him to. ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody so impressed by cheese before.’

‘Are you kidding? This is heaven for me! How come I’ve never heard of this place before?’

Bea took a bite of warm cheese scone. ‘It’s only been open a few years. They started off with a grilled cheese sandwich truck in Brooklyn, which Russ and Imelda made a pilgrimage to every week, and then when they found these premises we followed them here. Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Although I imagine not so much if you hate cheese.’

‘Or are lactose-intolerant,’ Jake added.

‘Oh, they have lactose-free cheese here, too,’ Bea corrected him.

‘I should’ve guessed. This is New York, after all. Hey, do you have The Pact list?’

‘I do.’ Smiling, Bea retrieved it from her bag. The list of reasons to be single had been steadily growing since their first trip out in New York and now stood at nearly thirty items.

‘I just thought of another reason: “The ability to choose and eat cheese at any time of the day or night”. My ex hated me eating cheese after eight p.m. Seriously, I had to wait until the Steinmann family Christmas celebrations until I could indulge in late night cheese feasts.’

Bea wrote it down at number thirty. ‘Otis was lactose-intolerant.’

‘At least he’d be at home here,’ Jake observed. ‘This is such a great place, Bea. Your best yet, I reckon.’

Bea was surprised that every time it was her turn to nominate a venue, Jake seemed to be genuinely impressed by her choice. For instance, today she’d had a sudden crisis of conscience in the cab on the way to SoHo when she realised she had never asked Jake if he liked cheese. Cheesecake, yes, but the subject of his dairy likes and dislikes hadn’t yet arisen in conversation. What would happen if he hated it? Cheese-A-Go-Go! was definitely an acquired taste, not least because of the strong cheese aroma that bombarded you as you drank your coffee.

Thankfully, Jake had been unmasked as a true cheese devotee, and Bea was finally able to relax knowing her choice had been a good one.

‘Do you realise we’ve become regular explorers of this great city?’ Jake asked suddenly.

‘I suppose we have,’ Bea replied, surprised by how quickly she’d become accustomed to their New York trips. ‘And you’re still having fun?’

‘Of course I am.’ His brow furrowed a little. ‘Are you?’

‘Definitely.’

‘That’s good.’

Bea had been considering talking to Jake about something for the last week and now she sensed her opportunity to broach it.

At the beginning of the week, one of Hudson River Books’ regular customers had arrived with an unusual request on her young daughter’s behalf. She had been so apologetic for her visit that

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