The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman

Author:Donna Kauffman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2019-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Chip sneezed at the cloying vanilla scent of the wax stuck in his nose. That one wasn’t even close. He gazed around the candle and potpourri shop and sighed. It wasn’t in here. Nothing came close to that delectable scent that emanated from Cassie’s skin.

The Monday morning rush, if there was such a thing in Moonbright, had ended an hour ago, and Chip was the only customer in Scentabulous. The woman behind the counter had offered to help him when he’d first come in, and now shot him increasingly annoyed glances with every candle or bundle of leafy crap he smelled. Like he was manhandling her merchandise. Which, okay, he kind of was, but he couldn’t get that scent out of his head. Couldn’t get Cassie out of his head. Which made no sense. Sure, she was smart, funny, gorgeous, and generous with her cookies, but she took every chance to tell him she wasn’t interested. Chip wasn’t normally the kind of guy who pursued a woman. Too much work when there were plenty of other fish in the sea.

What was it about Cassie?

He nodded goodbye to the clerk and escaped from the store. That had been an idiotic detour. If he’d found her scent, what would he have done? Lit the Cassie candle each night, wishing she were in his bed with him instead of just her smell? He snorted and flipped his sunglasses from his head to the bridge of his nose.

Striding down the sidewalk, Chip made a mental list of what he needed to get done that day. Picking up his lumber delivery was number one. His house had finally closed, and he should at least start the demo he had planned. Even though he wouldn’t have much time for it. Cassie’s job had a deadline, so most of his day would be spent there. He’d be working long nights, heading over to his flip house after he put in his time with her haunted one.

All solid reasons to get his butt into gear.

But he couldn’t get the scent of her, the feel of her as she’d tumbled into his arms, out of his head.

He walked past his truck parked at the curb and made his way to Bellaluna’s instead. That cookie, the one that had gotten him into trouble, had been very close to Cassie’s scent. Besides, he was hungry. A cookie and a cup of joe would hit the spot.

He pushed through the door, causing a small bell to tinkle overhead. The smell of everything delicious in the world seduced Chip’s nose. Only one customer was in line in front of him, and Sofia was handing her a cake box.

She turned her smile on Chip. “Hello, young man. It’s been a couple of days since I’ve seen you in here. You want your usual?”

His mouth watered at just the thought of the flaky almond croissant he normally ordered. Maybe he’d get the croissant and the cookie.

Rubbing his stomach, he scanned the display case. “I had a cookie a couple of days ago that was in one of your boxes.

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