Sweet Life (Sugar Rush) by Lane Nina

Author:Lane, Nina [Lane, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Romance, Fiction
ISBN: 9780999541005
Publisher: Snow Queen Publishing
Published: 2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter

ELEVEN

Julia is a Latinate feminine form of the Roman family Julius. Julius is derived from the founder Julus, son of Aeneas and Creusa in Roman mythology. The name may also derive from the name of the Roman god Jupiter.

Interesting. Not mind-blowing, but interesting.

But considering Julia-derived-from-Julus had one week left before the Deck the Halls final performance and needed to finish the Jingle Belles’ dresses, she really didn’t have time to sit at the Wild Child bakery searching name websites on her laptop.

Although it was nice to be able to check another item off her Before Fifty list.

Julia put a blue checkmark beside #39—Learn the etymology of my name—and slipped the paper back into her handbag.

Conversation, music, and the scent of coffee drifted in the air around her. She sometimes came to Wild Child to work, both to get away from the office and because she enjoyed the comforting, bohemian atmosphere Polly had created with rustic tables, flowering plants, and local artwork.

She turned back to her laptop. Instead of opening her email, she found herself looking up “Rubik’s Cube solutions” and “vodka gummy bears” and “1000 piece puzzles.” Then, clearly because she was possessed, she placed overnight express orders for several items.

Tomorrow’s news headlines would surely read: Fashion stylist Julia Bennett Loses Her Last Thread of Sanity.

“Here you go.” Polly Lockhart, Luke’s wife and owner of the Wild Child Bakery, set a black coffee in front of her.

“Thank you.” Julia closed her laptop and picked up the coffee.

Polly pulled out a chair, which meant she was in a chatty mood.

“So whatcha doing?” She rested her chin on her hand and studied the designs on the sketchpad open on the table.

“Working on some new designs.” Julia attempted to close the cover on the pad, but Polly got to it first.

“Can I see?” she asked. “Hey, Mia, come and look at Julia’s new designs.”

Julia sighed as pretty blonde Mia sauntered over with a coffee drink topped with a pile of whipped cream so high it was lopsided. While Julia liked Mia, the sight of her was a sharp reminder that Warren had fired her from planning the Sugar Rush party and turned the job over to the other woman.

“Oh, I’d love to see them.” Mia sat beside Polly, eagerly scooting her chair closer. “Fashion is so much fun.”

Julia forced her mind away from Warren—again—and watched the two younger women study her designs. A few years ago, after Luke had been slammed with a damaging false paternity suit, Julia had eyed her nephews’ girlfriends—any woman who approached them, in fact—with deep suspicion and dislike.

So far, however, her wariness had proven unfounded. Luke’s wife Polly, whom Julia had wrathfully accused of gold-digging (not without reason), had not only earned her respect for having one hell of a backbone, but also her trust and affection. Polly’s sister Hannah had healed Evan’s heart in ways that went beyond the physical. Kate Darling, Tyler’s significant other, was even more efficient than Julia herself, not to mention highly intelligent and an excellent partner for the youngest Stone brother.

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