An Accidental Love Story: A sweet, heartwarming & uplifting romantic comedy (Falling into Happily Ever After Rom Com) by Ellie Hall

Author:Ellie Hall [Hall, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

For the next three days, I table spring break plans and remain in the kitchen baking while Rusty tries and fails to get Magnolia and Oma acquainted. When he finally gives up, he works as the busboy, cleaning up my cupcake baking mess. Magnolia cleans the crumbs off the floor.

My mother would kill me.

That’s not to say we don’t have fun...and a few baking fails as well. I burn a batch, nearly ruining the pan like I did when I got distracted making macaroni and cheese that first night. I blame the blue-eyed baking assistant. I also forgot to add baking powder to one bowl and they turn out flat, but Rusty salvages them by saying they remind him of the rink and I make mini brownie pucks to go on top.

I know I’m supposed to be here on behalf of Home-Hunds, my parents’ company, and helping Oma orient to life with a companion and protection animal, but she doesn’t want anything to do with it and has gone as far as leaving the room when Magnolia enters.

It’s not that she’s afraid of canines, but simply not interested. I can’t figure out the relationship she and Rusty have, other than that it’s strained, but it’s like any time he tries to help her or get close, she pushes away and vice versa.

The cupcakes cool all over the kitchen table and counters.

“You nailed the color for the frosting.” Rusty wipes his hands on a rag.

“It wasn’t hard. I just matched the color of your eyes. Ice blue. My favorite color.” My cheeks heat as my breath catches.

Rusty’s gaze trails me as I flurry around the kitchen. When I get close to him, he snatches me, spinning me into his arms. Locked in his embrace and pressed together, my gaze lifts to his.

“You are my favorite color, flavor, person…” His lids turn heavy. “And you have frosting right—”

I brace myself. This is it. He’s going to kiss me. But his lips land on my nose. Mere inches from my lips as he kisses the tip and the frosting that apparently was on it.

Heat floods my cheeks. Amusement plays in his eyes. Magnolia gets to her feet at the approach of footsteps. Zoe waves through the screen door as Rusty returns to drying the bowls and measuring tools.

Never mind being caught by Oma, a strange twisting inside builds as if Zoe caught us doing something naughty.

“Check out these labels I made.” She shows me an adorable design for Cookie & Cupcake in black, white, and pink. “I figure it’ll stand out against the black, white, and blue of the Storm.”

“They’re whimsical and sweet. Pun intended. You’re amazing, you know that?” I say.

“Graphic design is kind of another thing I do on the side. Jane of all trades. Master of none.” A forlorn sigh escapes Zoe’s throat.

“You’re very talented.”

“I could say the same about you, Lottie. Wow. These cupcakes are works of art. You seriously did this yourself?” She carefully picks up a cupcake coated with frosting and outlined with a hockey player silhouette.

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