Sweet History by Nicole Ellis

Author:Nicole Ellis [Ellis, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

The Bluebonnet Café was busy when Luke stopped by to pick up some coffee and pastries to bring to Charlotte at the lot. Charlotte’s friend Angel was manning the cash register. When he and Charlotte had met for a lunch date earlier in the week, she’d introduced him to her friend, who’d then joined them for lunch.

When it was finally his turn, the line had died down and Angel greeted him warmly. “Hey, Luke.”

“Hi, Angel.” He leaned against the counter and scanned the selection of pastries in the glass bakery case. “What’s good today?”

“I recommend the cherry Danishes,” a voice from behind him said.

Angel blushed. “Of course you do,” she said to the man in a teasing voice. Then she turned back to Luke. “That’s my boyfriend, Adam. He’s a Danish-aholic. He’s rarely far from a pastry.”

Adam shot her a faux scathing glare. “Hey, that’s not fair. This time I’m here so we can go for a walk on your break.” He eyed the baked goods. “Although I could use another donut.”

Angel grinned. “So, what can I get for you?”

Luke laughed. “The Danishes do look tasty. I think I’ll take two cherry Danishes and two of those blueberry muffins, along with two cups of coffee.”

“Ah,” she said knowingly. “Are you bringing Charlotte breakfast?”

He nodded.

“That’s so nice of you,” she said as she slid his credit card into the chip reader.

“Well, it’s the least I could do after she got injured when we were out hiking together. It’s hard for her to get around, although she’s been doing better every day.” He thought back to their first date. It had been a day of strong emotions. He’d wanted to kiss her while they were looking out at the ocean, but he’d chickened out and missed his moment. Then, she’d fallen on the trail and hurt herself. Seeing her in pain had been horrifying and he’d known then how much he cared for her. He’d thought the date was ruined, but they’d salvaged it. And that kiss they’d shared right before he’d left—that had been magical.

“Hey, here’s your food.” Angel gave him an odd look that told him he’d been daydreaming for too long. She handed him two cups of coffee and his pastries. “Tell her hi from me, okay?”

“I will.”

Angel had already greeted a customer that had come in and was taking his order.

Before he could walk out the door, Adam stopped him. “Thanks for volunteering to help with the fundraiser. It means a lot to this town.”

“No problem. I’m glad to help. This is my town now too.”

Adam nodded. “Charlotte’s been canvassing everyone in town for donations.” He laughed. “She’s a hard bargainer. I offered to donate a half-page ad in the paper to advertise the event and she somehow talked me into a full-page ad and a monetary donation.”

Luke raised an eyebrow. “Impressive. Thanks for the donation.”

“Of course,” Adam smiled. “This town has stuck by me too. It wasn’t too long ago that I was having some financial problems with the newspaper, but Angel and some of her friends figured out a way to save the paper.

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