Battleshipped: A Second Chance, Enemies-to-Lovers Sweet Romcom (Getting Shipped! Book 2) by Savannah Scott
Author:Savannah Scott [Scott, Savannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-06T16:00:00+00:00
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LAURA
I arrive at the local bakery, Oh! Sugar, for Lexiâs cake tasting at one. The last time I felt this giddy was high school prom, or the weeks before Rob and I broke up when we were trying to make the most of every last moment together.
No. Iâm not giddy about cake, though I do love a great pastry or sweet as much as the next woman.
Itâs Rob.
Our phone call last night felt just like old times, only more. Weâre not the eighteen-year-olds we were. Weâre young adults. Heâs almost twenty-five. Everything feels so much more real and significant.
Itâs like the night I drove my car when the brakes started to go out. Weâre speeding into something I might even want, but I desperately need some way to slow us down and Iâm not sure I can find the pedal.
When I walk into the bakery, Lexi, Shannon and Jayme are already seated at a taller table near the display case at the back of the bakery.
âLaura!â Lexi calls out.
âHey, you three beautiful women.â
I give each of them a hug.
âWhat are our selections today?â
âYouâre in a chipper mood,â Shannon says, examining me like sheâs trying to figure something out.
âI am. So, what are the flavors?â
âChocolate raspberry truffle cake, vanilla cake with caramelized peaches and vanilla bean icing, or their lemon drop cake with lavender rosemary icing,â Lexi says.
âWow. Letâs get one of each!â I say. âAnd why isnât Trevor here to sample with you. Heâs the foodie.â
âHe said heâs too biased and he wants it to be the cake I want. Plus, he wants it to be a surprise.â
âCould you two be any cuter?â Jayme asks with only a slight twinge to her voice.
âWe need to find you a man. Youâve been single for over a year,â I tell Jayme.
âYes!â Lexi agrees. âWe need to find all three of you men.â
Iâm silent for a moment, but then I decide Iâve held the details in too long. These are my best friends.
âI donât need to find a man right now.â
âLaura,â Lexi says. âYou do. Thereâs bound to be someone who can capture your interest and be worthy of your awesomeness.â
âThanks,â I say. âI think I may have found him.â
My three friends start screaming and squealing. A young mom with her two preschool aged girls glances over at us.
âCalm down,â I say. âHe and I are just doing the friend thing for now, but weâre going on a date tonight.â
âTonight?â Lexiâs voice is still high enough to qualify her for the soprano section of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
âYes. Tonight. Heâs picking me up at four.â
âWell, letâs get this tasting going so you can go beautify yourself.â
âNot that you need it,â Shannon adds.
âOf course, she doesnât,â Lexi amends. âIâm just saying, give it your best.â
âWeâre still in the friend-zone. Iâm taking it slowly.â I say.
âDo we know him? Does he live in town?â Jayme asks.
âHe canât live in town,â Shannon answers for me. âWe know all the guys in town. The only one sheâd ever want is Rob and heâs her frenemy.
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