Sway by Lauren Dane

Author:Lauren Dane [Dane, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

He woke up slow and then jerked

quickly to full consciousness. Not his

bed. Not his house. Not Kelsey.

She opened her eyes sleepily and

smiled. “Hello.”

He relaxed. “Morning. Sorry to

wake you.”

“It’s after eleven anyway. I don’t

normally sleep this late but I have a

rare Saturday off. Would you like to

go on a walkabout with me today?”

He found himself smiling. “And

what’s a walkabout then?”

“When I wake up in a good mood

on a day off with no plans at all, I

just make up the perfect day in my

head and then I do it. So, today I was

thinking of going over to Seattle to hit

SAM. A friend gave me two passes.

You can be my plus one. And then,

perhaps Top Pot and having too many

doughnuts and some hot chocolate.

Yes, that sounds appropriate.”

It did.

“First things first. We need to stop

and get coffee and some pastry. Yes,

I know we’ll be having doughnuts

later. I may amend my choice to

something savory if Jules has

anything that catches my eye.”

She pushed up from bed, naked

and gorgeous, and headed toward the

bathroom. “Well?”

He took that as an invitation and

followed her.

Forty-five minutes later they were

standing at the counter of a place in

town he’d been wanting to try forever

called Tart.

The beautiful blonde lit up when

she caught sight of Daisy, coming out

from behind the counter to gather her

into a hug. “Hello, hot stuff. I’m so

happy to see you.”

“Heya,

gorgeous.

We

need

coffees.” She turned back to Levi.

“Levi Warner, this is Jules Lamprey.

She’s the goddess of pastry and this

is her place.”

Jules gave him a careful looking at

as she took his hand to shake. “It’s

nice to meet you, Levi. Do you want

coffee or something fancy like a

latte?”

She bustled back behind the

counter and pointed to a tray in the

case. “Daze, bacon scones made this

morning.”

“Fuck yeah. I want two, please.”

She turned to Levi. “One of those is

for you. I promise you’ll love me for

it.”

“If it has bacon in it, I generally

accept that I’ll be pleased with it. I’d

like a coffee with room for cream,

please.”

Jules filled cups for both of them

and then bagged up the scones. He

tried to pay but Daisy gave him a

look that had him rethinking that.

Then Jules snorted and swatted

Daisy’s hand away. “You work in

here so much you’ve earned freebies

forever and ever.” She looked to

Levi. “Daisy has saved my life

behind this counter so many times it’s

not funny. She’s that awesome. Just

so you know that.”

Daisy blushed. “Hush up. It’s what

friends do.”

Ah, but not all friends. Levi

understood that as well as he

understood the don’t-you-hurt-my-

friend look and warning he just

received from Jules.

“Where you off to today?”

Daisy poured sugar in her cup and

then looked to Levi. “Two sugars,

right?”

He nodded, dumbstruck by her

once again. A small thing, knowing

how much sugar he took. But she

knew it. She noticed.

She finished the coffee prep and he

took the bags. “We’re off to the

museum, and then hot chocolate and

doughnuts. Maybe a movie if we’re

feeling especially fancy-free.”

“Awesome. I’ll see you tomorrow,

right?”

“Indeed you will. Thanks for the

coffee and scones. Love you.” She

waved and Jules blew her a kiss on

the way out.

He liked to see her around other

people. She had an open, easy

manner and was clearly well loved

by her friends.

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