The Cupcake Cowboy (Lone Star Sweets) by Matthews Lissa

Author:Matthews, Lissa [Matthews, Lissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-11-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“We’re out of Pina Colada and Tequila Sunrise.”

“Already?”

“Yep. We have a few Rum Runners and Mai Tai’s left.”

Jackson took his hat off and wiped the back of his arm across his forehead. It was one of the most humid nights they’d experienced this summer so far and he knew it was going to get even worse into July and August. The depths of the truck were cool and comfortable, but near the window, it was as though the humidity sucked you toward it and clung. He could probably freeze the cupcakes and by the time he handed one to a customer, the cake and frosting would have thawed. He —

“Boss?” Jerome interrupted.

Jackson turned his head. “Sorry, man.”

“No prob. Just asking what you wanted to do about what all’s left?”

“Y’all might as well take them.”

“Cool. Thanks. What were you uh, thinking about a few minutes ago? You were kinda spaced out. The heat finally getting to you?”

“Close, but not yet. I was just thinking about how to do something a little new for the next couple of months. I’ll have to work it out in my head and see if we could do it.”

“What is it?”

“Ice cream cupcakes or rather, cupcakes made out of ice cream with a cake bottom and buttercream tops.”

“Oh man, that would be awesome. It’s so fuckin’ hot out here. Bet people would love them.”

“It would be totally cool.”

“There are three other ice cream type food trucks though down here at night and at lunch time,” Peg added over her shoulder as she packed up the airbrush kit.

“You’re right, there are,” Jackson agreed. “But there are also three other cupcake and dessert trucks and we do pretty well against them. I think we could hold our own. If it didn’t work, it didn’t work. We get the milk and cream, as much as we need, so we’d just have to repurpose one of the freezer spaces to hold the ice cream. Like I said, though, I need to try and work it out in my head to see if and how we could do it.”

“I’d love it. Ice cream is my favorite.”

“We’ll see. Why don’t y’all go on and get outta here. I can drive the truck back to the lot and bed her down for the night.”

He wanted to be alone and driving from one end of downtown to the other would give him a few minutes of solitude.

He’d been mean and bear-like these days. He didn’t know how many it had been, but it didn’t matter. One day was one day too long without Cass. It had been hard walking away from her the first time. He’d wanted to take her to bed and stay there for a month exploring her curves, her mind, and kissing her lips until neither of them could breathe. He’d wanted to take her with him, start his business with her. He’d wanted to share everything with her. He’d never felt that with any other woman he’d ever met.

That she was older? It hadn’t ever mattered to him before, but he liked it.

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