Cheesecake and Chills by Ramona Ransom

Author:Ramona Ransom [Ransom, Ramona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2021-01-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Nessa planned on going to the bakery as soon as Clint left, but she looked at the time and remembered that Mavery ate lunch at The Shack every day. It was just about the time she was normally there, and after seeing that glass, Nessa knew she had to talk to her before doing anything else.

She called the bakery to let them know she was stopping for lunch and asked what they wanted. It was the least she could do. In The Shack’s parking lot, she immediately recognized Mavery’s car. Nessa ran inside to place the order, then went to the outdoor area to find her newest friend. She’d kept saying that they weren’t friends, but Mavery had never been anything but kind to her.

The moment Mavery saw her, she hopped up from the bench she was sitting on. “Nessa! You are the sweetest person ever. I just got off the phone with Clint, and he says he’s feeling good about your meeting. Are you going to hire him? I won’t tell him your answer, but I just have to know!”

Every time Nessa saw Mavery, she remembered how excitable she was. The woman had some serious energy.

“Hey, Mavery. I actually wanted to talk to you about Clint if you have a second.”

The look on Mavery’s face fell. “Oh, no. Did he do something wrong? Sometimes he can be a little snippy. Please tell me he wasn’t rude to you.”

“Not at all,” Nessa told her, thinking of Clint in the exact opposite way, but noted Mavery’s comment. “He was very professional and efficient.”

“Oh, good.” She breathed a sigh of relief. “What is it, then? Want a fry?” she asked, pointing to her tray of food.

“No, thanks.” Nessa shook her head at the woman’s desire to share food. “How long have you and Clint been seeing each other? You two seem to have a good relationship.”

She hated to turn this into what it wasn’t, but if pretending to ask for relationship advice was what she needed to do, then she would.

“What makes you think that?” Mavery asked.

“Well, you said he called you about working with me, and he’d just left my house. He must think pretty highly of you to call you right away like that.”

“Oh, well, yeah, I guess we are kinda close. We’ve been dating a couple of weeks, I guess. Not very long. I like him a lot, though.”

“Do you have any tips for me? I mean, like how I might be able to get close to Daniel like that?” Nessa asked, trying hard to hide the cringey feel of her question. She and Daniel were just fine, and she hoped that her questions didn’t get back to him. She didn’t want or need to look desperate for his attention.

“Ohhhh,” Mavery fawned. “This is so much fun. Relationship advice is like, my favorite thing to give!”

Nessa forced a smile and did her best to sound giddy. “Awesome!”

“Okay, so,” Mavery settled back onto the bench and made room for Nessa to join her.

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