Simmer Down by Sarah Smith

Author:Sarah Smith [Smith, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2020-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

A few days past my drunken slipup, we’re back to normal. The morning after the block party, Callum didn’t mention a word of what I said the night before. I didn’t either. When I found my sriracha and sweet chili sauce bottles missing the next day, I breathed a sigh of relief. Then I stole the container of lemon wedges from the counter of Hungry Chaps food truck during a carefully timed garbage haul, and that was that. Things were back to normal. We dove right back into flirty texts and no-nonsense hookups, and I couldn’t have been more relieved.

I look through the window of my food truck, spotting Callum standing in his own truck’s window. All he gives me is a lift of one eyebrow, but that low-key flirt is more than enough to get me through the rest of the day.

Tonight I’m heading to Callum’s place after my shift. Finn is helping a chef friend with a late-night pop-up in Napili tonight, then camping at Haleakala, so I’m due at Callum’s at 9 p.m. sharp. And it’s doubly good because tomorrow is Easter, which means we’re closed, which also means I don’t have to rush home after fooling around like usual.

Mrs. Tokushige saunters up to the window for her usual lunch order. “Ay, Tiva.” She narrows her eyes at Mom, who’s finishing a malasada. “Do you know how much sugar is in those things? You should know better!”

I let out a laugh. “I think one doughnut is fine, Mrs. Tokushige. You see how well she eats the rest of the day.”

The concerned expression on Mrs. Tokushige’s face eases. “I suppose you’re right. You never can be too healthy at our age, though, Tiva.”

The two exchange a knowing expression. I decide it’s the perfect time to take out the trash to avoid whatever squabble they’re about to get into.

I haul the bag out to the garbage can just as a petite dark-haired beauty saunters up to the Hungry Chaps food truck, right in my line of sight. She slaps both hands on the metal ledge. Callum’s brow jumps, as do his shoulders.

My eyes go wide. She’s all smiles and curves with a deep olive tan and thick black hair that falls all the way to her waist. She’s a whisper above five feet tall, but she’s got the spirit of a giant. It’s obvious in the way she waltzed to the truck and the unflappable eye contact she’s making with Callum. She’s practically bursting at the seams with that effortless, raw confidence stunning women like her seem to have in spades.

In her presence, I suddenly feel like a gawky baby giraffe struggling to stand.

“Hungry Chaps, huh?” She raises her brow at Callum, who’s now frowning. “How clever.”

She strains her neck to read the menu tacked on the side of the truck. But I can tell by the exaggerated arch of her back that it’s a move to display her ample chest, which is barely contained in her black crop top.

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