Living La Vida Mocha (The Coffee Loft Series) by H.M. Shander

Author:H.M. Shander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: second chance, starting over, friends to lovers, romance series, canadian rockies
Publisher: H.M. Shander

Chapter Eleven

Pushing through the twenty other guests, Carter wove his way over to stand before me. One long, steady gaze down and back up was enough to take away any chill I may have had.

“I know when you said earlier that perhaps I’d see you sooner than Saturday, I had no idea it would be tonight.” He shoved his hands into the pockets of his jeans, something I hadn’t seen him wear before as he always wore smart chinos or almost dress pants. Jeans were a first, but if things hadn’t changed, I bet they put a lot of focus still on the rear view.

Shaking the thought from my head, I tried to hide my growing nervousness. Seeing him at my place of work, especially on my first day, it sent a flurry of butterflies swirling.

My mouth went dry, and proper words disappeared from my vocabulary.

“You’re helping Stanley?” His left brow lowered enough to shadow his dark eyes. “Do you two know each other? Or were you passing by and just decided on a whim to help, because that sounds more like the Cara I know.”

I shrugged and plastered an innocent smile on my face. “You are partially correct. I saw the workshop help wanted sign and figured why not?”

Of course, Stanley chose to walk by right then. It was an innocent enough statement, but would he think the worst? I swallowed down a lump of guilt for not having checked the area before opening my mouth.

Carter took the bait. “Wait, you work here now?”

“Hired until the end of the year.”

“But where are you staying?”

Stanley walked to the head table and lowered the music slightly, my cue to get back to the job at hand, making sure the coffee pot was always full, and offering assistance when needed.

Carter nodded. “We’ll talk after.”

“Alright, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for attending.” Stanley went into detail about how tonight was going to work and set about explaining things, while I slithered against the back of the room, flipping my gaze between the coffee pot and Carter.

Carter sauntered back to a table in the middle, each step commanding my undivided attention.

Occasionally, throughout the workshop, he’d tip his head toward Beatrice before they both would turn to glance at me. It was an odd sensation; I felt like I was being watched with every footstep I took; his was pleasurable, hers as cold as ice.

However, there were nineteen others to hold my attention and I made sure to circle the room, with a quick stop at the coffee pot just for good measure.

With the music volume turned up, the room came alive with the fresh scent of snipped cedar, and a group in the far corner started singing along with the music. People happily wrapped wire around the trees and laughed out loud when the ornament wouldn’t stay attached and kept flinging to the table behind. Overall, the mood was jovial, and, like a suitable server, I went around refilling everyone’s coffee to keep their spirits going.

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