Sisters in Paradise by Carolyn Brown

Author:Carolyn Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks

Chapter 15

The drive from Spanish Fort to Nocona took less than half an hour, but Noah and Tertia talked about the café all the way, so it went fast. Noah made a left-hand turn off the highway and parked in one of the several empty spaces on the street where the small café was located. “Looks like the bad weather is keeping folks at home this evening.”

“Maybe so,” Tertia agreed. “Those clouds are dark, and we’re supposed to have heavy rain tonight, and here it comes.” A couple of drops hit the windshield with enough force that they sounded like hail instead of rain. “If we hurry, we might not get wet.” She slung open the door and jogged across the sidewalk and to the wooden door opening into the café.

Noah grabbed the handle just as she did, and his big hand wrapped around hers. Hot little tingles traipsed up and down her arm. She jerked her hand free and told herself that she could not—would not—be attracted to him.

He slung the door open and stepped aside to let her enter first. “I’m sure glad there’s an awning over the sidewalk.”

She stopped inside the door and glanced around the dining area. “Me too, or we would both be soaked.”

“Hopefully, the storm will pass over while we’re eating, and the stars will be out before we have to go back outside.” He seemed to take the whole place in with one sweep of the eyes, and then whispered, “It’s not nearly as impressive as the one we are building.”

“You are building. I’m just along for the journey.” Tertia could still feel the warmth of his breath on her ear and neck even after he took a step back. Lord, have mercy! Why did she have to have this sudden attraction to Noah Wilson?

“Hey, this is a joint effort,” Noah argued. “You’ve been like a partner, and I’m still hoping that you will stick around to cook for me once the place is built. Which brings me to the next question. Starting tomorrow afternoon, could you come over to my place right after lunch each day? I’d like for us to start testing and writing down our recipes—especially for the daily specials. I figure we can cook up one in an afternoon and then have it for supper.”

“No problem,” she said. “How many ideas do you have?”

“I’ve got a notebook full right now, but I’m open to ideas for more so we don’t get in a rut. I figured we would need to have fourteen to twenty tested and ready. Some would be seasonal, like baked potato soup and chili,” he answered. “We can switch them out depending on the weather and our moods.”

“There you go with ‘we’ and ‘our’ again,” she said. “I haven’t decided whether or not I want to commit to a full-time job this fall. I gave myself a year to figure things out, not three months.”

“Until you say absolutely no, then I’m going to hope that this is a ‘we’ and an ‘our’ thing,” Noah said.

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