Under the Boardwalk by Amie Denman

Author:Amie Denman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

THE MID-JUNE HEAT rolled across the counter at the Midway Bakery. Liz served up cookies and pastries to guests. Gus ran cookies through the bake ovens in the back, getting ready for the weekend. Tomorrow promised to be a busy Saturday and she wanted to keep the profits rolling in. The specialty cookies depicting rides at the Point were a bigger seller than she had even hoped. She cut out and baked two huge batches of the Sea Devil–shaped cookies, debating about which of the other ones she should stock up on.

“What do you think, Liz? Do people like the carousel, the Silver Streak, the Star Spiral or the night skyline the most? In my opinion, it’s a dead heat.”

“Aren’t you keeping track?”

Gus shook her head. “Not really. Evie could tell me how many cookies we’ve sold, but we haven’t kept track of what the shape is. Think we should start?”

Liz shrugged. “This seems to be working okay. We’re not throwing away any cookies at the end of the day, and people seem happy.”

“Which is your favorite?” Gus asked.

“Probably the Sea Devil. Love the new ride.”

“Haven’t tried it yet. I’m not a big fan of twisty rides,” Gus said.

“You don’t know what you’re missing. I went on it with Evie at the first employee ride night last week. It’s great in the dark.”

“I’ll bet.”

Liz wagged a finger and grinned at Gus. “Wait a minute. Exactly how many rides have you tried at Starlight Point?”

“I’ve ridden quite a few.”

“I mean this year,” Liz said.

“Oh.” Gus thought about it. The only rides she’d been on this season were with Jack. And a tandem bicycle and a maintenance cart probably didn’t count. “None yet, I guess. I’ve been busy. And there’s plenty of summer left.”

“You own three bakeries here, you’ve made hundreds of coaster-themed cookies, and you haven’t pulled down a lap bar and screamed your head off yet? If that gets out, people will call you a big fake. You’ll have to come to the next ride night and live it up a little. Or I’m spilling your secret.”

“Maybe,” Gus said. “But I think those nights are for the younger employees. Teenagers and college students.”

Liz laughed. “Nope. Everyone who’s not too tired goes. There’s lots of young summer employees, sure, but you’d be surprised at who else is there—some of the older maintenance guys, lease vendors, hot security guards. I even saw Jack Hamilton wearing an apron and serving drinks and French fries.”

“No way,” Gus said. A sight like that would make it worth her while to go to ride night.

“Really,” Liz said. “I think he always goes. I remember seeing him on the rides a few years ago when I worked here for the summer. That’s before I had my son. Now I don’t get out much unless I’m working.”

Liz turned and waited on a customer, boxing up two slices of cake with napkins neatly rolled and tied on top. She completed the sale, smiling as if it was the best job she’d ever had.

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