The Kiss Me Short Collection by Novak Charlie

Author:Novak, Charlie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Luckily the nearby Co-op still opened at six on a Saturday morning, so it didn’t take me long to get a few supplies. They didn’t have any turkey breasts, but they did have some nice-looking slices of cold turkey for sandwiches, so I grabbed those and a packet of stuffing mix.

On a whim I also grabbed some thick-cut bacon and some brie because bacon, brie, and cranberry were fucking heavenly together. And if I was making sodding cranberry sauce, then I was bloody well having it in a nice sandwich. I threw a loaf of thick-cut white bread into my basket and headed for the checkout.

When I got back to the kitchen, Josh was leaning against the counter and scrolling through his phone. He hadn’t noticed me, so I stood in the kitchen door for a second, just watching him. How the fuck I’d ended up with someone like him was a mystery I’d never solve, but it was one I was grateful for every second of every day. Even when we were annoying the shit out of each other.

“Working hard then?” I asked, putting the Co-op bag on the island. Josh grinned.

“So hard.” He walked over to me as I began to empty the bag. “Bacon?”

“For bacon and brie,” I said. “I’m fucking starving.” Technically we’d had breakfast, but that had been two pieces of slightly burnt toast at six thirty, and now my stomach was complaining.

“You have the best ideas.”

“I know.” I grinned. “I couldn’t get any raw turkey but I got some cold slices and a packet of stuffing mix, so I’ll make some sandwiches with those. It’s not like Ben needs anything fancy.”

“He’d just complain if you did,” Josh said, heading back over to his saucepan to stir it and taking a metal spoon off the bench to taste it. He hummed and nodded to himself, a sign that he was pleased with it.

“Not today. I fucking paid for this, so he can stop moaning about me blowing the fucking budget.” I left the pile of shopping on the island and went to check on my sauce.

“I stirred it a couple of times,” Josh said. “And turned the heat down a little because it was starting to catch at the sides.”

“Cheers.” I dug a spoon out of a nearby caddy and dipped it into the bubbling red sauce. It was just on the right side of sharp—not too sweet, not too spiced, and not so sour it caused a visceral reaction—but it just needed a little more balance. I added another teaspoon of sugar and a touch more cinnamon, giving the sauce a stir and leaving it on the heat.

“Do you want a sandwich?” I asked, glancing up at the clock. It was nearly quarter past eight. “We can have them now, then make a start on prep for lunch.” Usually, we wouldn’t come in until about nine, so by the time we’d eaten and cleaned down, we’d be about there.

“Are you just getting me to do your prep for you?” Josh grinned.

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