Lucky Love by Anna Cove

Author:Anna Cove [Cove, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-18T00:00:00+00:00

It's amazing what a good orgasm and some clarity would do. After the game, I headed to the home Aunt Helen and I shared behind Antique Street. Aunt Helen was out visiting a friend that afternoon, so I had full range of the kitchen. Sure, I baked when I was angry, and I baked when I was sad. When I was happy, I baked even more.

In between batches of muffins I did laundry—washing the clothes Lena had lent me—and checked on the store, which was closed Sunday evenings. As soon as Aunt Helen arrived home, I presented her with my new creation: pumpkin cinnamon bread cheesecake bites.

She hesitated at the door, glancing over my shoulder. "You could perform surgery on that counter it's so clean. What's gotten into you?"

Lena, I thought. I wasn't ready to tell her yet, though, so I handed her a treat. "Try this—I want to know what you think about it."

Aunt Helen pushed inside. "I'll try it after I take my coat off, dear."

I felt like I would burst from happiness. It didn't even matter that Lena was leaving, it was just nice to have someone now. Someone I could care about. Someone I could spend the night with. Someone with whom I could share jokes and watch TV.

"What is going on with you?" Aunt Helen had removed her coat and stood with her arms crossed over her chest. How long had she been staring without me noticing?

"Nothing." A smile pushed at my lips.

"Where were you last night?"

"It's a long story." I waved away her question.

"I've got time." Aunt Helen lowered herself into a wooden kitchen chair. She picked up one of my culinary creations and took a bite.

"Well? What do you think?"

She chewed. "I think I'm not going to let you change the subject that easily. You've lived here almost six years and never spent a night away from home. What's going on?"

My excitement almost boiled over. "I met someone."

Aunt Helen looked up.

I turned to the sink and picked up a pan drying in the rack. Though it only had a few drops on it, I gave it a good wipe-down with the towel. "It's nothing serious."

"Are you seeing that Luck girl? What's her name... it starts with 'L.' They all start with 'L.'"

"Lena."

"Yes, Lena. I haven't seen much of her around, and her grandmother certainly was a pill."

"Yes, well, Lena's not all that easy either, but I'm starting to see that there's more to her than what meets the eye. You were right. She puts up this tough facade, but she's so sweet and caring and kind..." I drifted off.

"Are you two...?" Aunt Helen paused so long I twisted around. She waggled her eyebrows.

"Aunt Helen!" I said. "I'm not talking about that with you."

"Fine. I just know from your past experiences how that"—she lowered her chin and raised an eyebrow—"affects you."

"I'm older now."

"Of course."

"Wiser."

"Indeed."

I opened the cabinet and slid the pan into its spot. I placed the towel back on the rack and leaned against the counter.

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