Muffin But Trouble: An Opposites Attract Small Town Romance (Donner Bakery Book 4) by Talia Hunter

Author:Talia Hunter [Hunter, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smartypants Romance
Published: 2024-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

MAGDALENA

Ihad the weekend off work, and spent it lounging around the house reading a fantasy novel, sending increasingly angry messages to Eric, and worrying about Spike. On Saturday night I had dinner with Cy and Gemma, which included a generous helping of mushrooms. But on Sunday night, despite their protestations, I thought I should let Gemma concentrate on getting ready for school, and I stayed home with a frozen pizza instead.

Carla called me before work on Monday. And all I could say about her timing is that she should have known it’d be too early to call.

I leaned my phone against a mystery appliance that was sitting on the counter while I made the day’s first cup of coffee. It was a video call, which meant my sister and I could see each other. She looked wide awake for such an early hour, especially seeing as she often suffered from crippling fatigue.

I felt like I’d dragged myself out of my coffin after some meddling wizard had brought my thousand-year-old skeleton back to life. I wouldn’t officially be conscious until the caffeine hit my bloodstream.

“You broke up with Eric?” Carla asked. “Are you okay?”

Yawning, I nodded. I’d messaged her late the night before, after finally sending Eric a furious “we’re over” message.

“I’m fine,” I said. “It was a relief.”

“Want to talk about it?”

“Sure. Sometime when it isn’t practically the middle of the night.”

“Sorry.” She grinned, not looking sorry at all. “I was awake early and wanted to catch you before work.”

I grunted. “Coffee now. Talk later.”

Her grin fell away as she peered at the screen. “Hey, are my herbs dying?”

“Herbs?” I took a big gulp of coffee, closing my eyes for a moment so I could fully appreciate the vitality-restoring liquid. As it hit the back of my throat, I felt my long-dead heart start to beat again.

“On the windowsill.” Carla motioned toward the screen.

I glanced behind me at my sister’s potted plants. Now that she mentioned it, they were looking distinctly less alive than they had looked a few days ago.

“Have you been watering them?” Carla asked.

“Not yet.” I sucked down more coffee. “I’ll do it today.”

“They need watering every day, brat. It was in the list of instructions I gave you.”

“That wasn’t a list, it was a novel. It had chapters.” My snippy tone was due to not being at the bottom of the cup yet. In about ten minutes, I’d be a much nicer person. Like I said, she only had herself to blame.

“You didn’t read my note?”

“I’m waiting for the audiobook to come out.”

She let out a little sigh. “Oh, Mags.”

My heart twisted at her disappointment. I was never quite able to live up to my family’s expectations. And now that I’d ingested just enough caffeine to be able to experience emotions, I couldn’t help but feel bad.

My guilt must have showed in my expression, because Carla’s face softened. “Don’t worry about the herbs, brat. I can plant some more.” Her forehead creased. “Are you really okay? Not brokenhearted?”

“Not even a little.

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