Intercepted by Love by Rachelle Ayala

Author:Rachelle Ayala
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachelle Ayala

Chapter Fourteen

“We’re seriously going to watch a movie in a cemetery?” Andie looped Gollie’s leash around her wrist as Cade handed her a bundle of beach towels.

“This is the happening scene around here,” Cade explained, looping a heavy backpack over his shoulder along with two low beach chairs. “First, we visit the food trucks and load up before claiming a spot on the grass.”

“Between the tombstones?”

“Not quite. Have some respect, missy.” Cade adjusted the sunglasses over his nose and tugged his Indiana Jones wide-brimmed hat over his head. “I’m not ready to be mobbed yet, not until we get our grub.”

Andie wrinkled her nose. “Look at that line of porta-potties. Pink? Only in Hollywood.”

The dazzling array of food trucks, colorful and splashy, along with the piquant aromas mixed with the sizzling of frying and grilling, was out of this world. Trucks dressed like red lobsters, complete with painted claws and sporting anime characters popping off the top, competed with every ethnic delight under the sun, from Algeria to New Zealand.

“I can’t possibly decide.” Andie’s mouth gaped as her head whipped from side to side. “Back in New York, we’d have maybe one or two choices, steak and fries, or hot wings and subs.”

“You mean upstate New York,” he smirked. “I bet the City would be more colorful. Hmmm … How about trying The Boba Taco or The Schmuck Truck? Oh, look, my favorite, India Jones. Care for some chaat tacos with blue corn tortilla shells? Or check out the Korean beef and kimchi quesadilla, or how about a grilled cheese wasabi tuna sandwich?”

“I’m not used to the way all of these foods are using ingredients coming from different cuisines. Seems kind of, I don’t know, all mixed up?”

“Exactly. That’s LA style, and you’ll be amazed how they all fit together, like kosher hot dogs with chorizo chili and tamarind chutney. Sure you don’t want a sushi burrito?”

“Uh, no.” Andie’s stomach flip-flopped from all the combinations. She eyed the giant red lobster inflatable swinging from the side of the big red Gangsta-Lob truck. “Those lobster rolls look scrumptious.”

“You’re such a Middle American.” Cade tweaked her cheek. “Sure you don’t want a horchata boba? Mexican cinnamon rice drink with tapioca pearls.”

They both ordered Maine lobster rolls and coleslaw with fries and settled for an all-American fresh squeezed lemonade.

“Next time, I’ll be more adventurous.” Andie inhaled the fragrance of the cold, sweet, and tangy lobster meat in the warm, buttery bun, aching to take a bite.

“Go ahead. I know you’re hungry after all the exercise.” Cade grinned, licking his lips.

Both Gollie’s and Red’s tongues trailed from their mouths as they eagerly waited for Andie to accidentally drop pieces of the succulent lobster.

“Only one bite, I promise,” Andie said, as she tasted the buttery tang of the lobster and light coat of mayonnaise. It was as good as she remembered on trips with her father to the old lighthouse home he grew up in.

Between her and the dogs, the roll was soon devoured, but Cade made up for it by buying replacements.

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