Pretend It's Love by Stefanie London

Author:Stefanie London [London, Stefanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-09-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Stop being such a baby!” Libby sat on a barstool at First, her laptop open in front of her and a half-finished cocktail next to it. She shook her head, sending copper curls bouncing around her face.

Paul gritted his teeth. “Do you really not see this is the stupidest thing ever? Now I know why so many businesses fail, it’s not poor management…it’s paperwork.”

True to her word, Libby had set a time with him to work on the business plan for the mixology school idea. She’d come to the bar on a quiet Tuesday night, and they were brainstorming and working through her template as Paul tended to his duties serving the few customers who’d trickled in for a mid-week drink.

“Why should Des trust your idea will work without a plan?” She reached for her cocktail and sipped it, her eyes narrowed at him.

“Because I’m his brother…and it’s a good idea.”

“No, that’s not how it works.”

“Maybe because I’m not type A like you,” he muttered under his breath as he polished a highball glass.

“Call me names if it makes you feel better, but we will finish this plan.” She huffed. “Although you’re making it harder than it needs to be.”

“Because I don’t like planning out every unimportant detail to the nth degree?” He reached for another glass. “I’m a creative person, Libby, not an accountant.”

“That doesn’t mean you can forgo the numbers side of things. Des is right to ask for this plan.” She tapped at her computer. “You need to suck it up.”

“You’re exceptionally bossy, you know that, right?”

“Thank you.” The genuine smile that lit up her face made him laugh; only Libby would consider that a compliment.

Truth was he felt out of his depth. Numbers and market analysis and contingency funds were so not his thing. The joy of his work came in creating something new, something exciting. He loved the idea of teaching people how to experiment, how to pair flavors, how to make drinks that got people talking.

But this activity had only showed him just how different he and Libby were. She had a business savvy unlike anything he’d ever seen before. She even put Des to shame. Her understanding and knowledge highlighted that he flew by the seat of his pants…with everything.

All of that should have made him want to run for the hills, but it didn’t. And that terrified him.

“Okay.” She tapped her nail against the bar for a moment, her lips pursed. “We need to talk about your pricing strategy.”

“A hundred dollars.”

“For the class? How did you come up with that?”

He opened the dishwasher and started stacking the dirty glasses into the top rack. “It seems like a nice round number.”

“That you pulled out of your ass?” Libby shook her head. “You need to take this seriously, Paul.”

“What I need is to run one of these nights and show Des how good I can be. You know I’m better with my hands. If he just gives me a chance—”

“He won’t unless we get through this document.

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