Love Notes by Staci Hart

Author:Staci Hart
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Staci Hart Novels
Published: 2018-01-29T16:00:00+00:00

13

TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET

Greg

Two tickets to the ballet were in the process of burning a hole in my pocket.

Rose had handed them over with a smug smile this morning, and into my back pocket they went along with a healthy helping of that trap that called itself hope.

I’d convinced myself that Will was temporary—a traffic cone, not a cement barrier. He’d declared himself before I was able to, but it was still early enough that I could take another shot.

I tried not to think about what would happen if she committed. Because as much as I hated Will, if he was who she wanted, I wouldn’t stand in her way. He was a punk and an asshole, but if I tried to prove it to Annie, it would be me who was the asshole, not him.

My greatest hope was that it wouldn’t be an issue. I’d take her out, show her what we could be together, and hope she would choose me.

When Annie walked into work with that smile on her face and her arms filled with a giant pink pastry box, that hope multiplied in size by at least five.

“Hey,” she said cheerily as she approached, setting the box on the surface of the bar. “Gotcha something.”

“And it’s not even my birthday.”

She laughed and hopped up onto a stool where she began pulling off her yellow coat and pink gloves. “Go on; open it.”

I spun the box around and flipped the lid open. Inside were two-dozen donuts, stacked at an angle in matching pairs so they could all fit. Little flags on toothpicks noted the names of a dozen donut shops in Annie’s handwriting.

She giggled, bouncing in her seat. “I hated that I couldn’t go with you yesterday, and I thought, What better way to thank you for such a thoughtful gift? So I forced my poor driver to haul me all over Manhattan this morning, and I got two donuts from each place, one for each of us.” She held up her hands and shook them like tambourines. “Ta-da!”

I couldn’t help but laugh—not only at the sheer joy on her face, but at the jazz hands and kindness and sweetness that only Annie could possess.

“This is…” I said as I assessed the spread, my confidence flying. “This is pretty great, Annie. Thank you.”

“No, thank you for bringing me the map.” She leaned on the bar and looked into the box, wetting her lips. “Where should we start? I have to say, Lekker smelled the best. I got these blueberry-lemon things with cream-cheese frosting. These.” She pointed. “We’ve got to go back there. It’s just right around the corner.”

My smile wouldn’t quit. “Funny, that was the first thing I thought when I noticed it on the map.”

“Did you? Well, it must be fate. We’ve gotta start there.” Annie picked them both up, extending one to me. “Cheers!”

She tapped hers to mine, and we each took a bite.

It melted in my mouth, and a moan rumbled up my throat. “Oh God.

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