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Authors: Carol Durand, Summer Prescott
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the counter at the Dellville shop, Crème de la Cupcake, while Chris took his lunch break, and Ben, the manager, packed up a massive order for delivery.
Missy looked up when the bell at the front door jangled, signaling the arrival of customers. A gaggle of women came in, talking, laughing, and commenting about the heavenly scent inside the shop.
“Hello!” Missy called out. “Looks like you ladies are having a good day,” she said to the group of five gals who looked to be around her age. “How can I help you?”
A casually elegant woman dressed in capris and a sleeveless summer-weight sweater stepped forward. “I’m Sally Higgins,” she said extending her hand. Missy took it and introduced herself. “This crazy bunch with me…” Sally waved a hand, indicating the ladies queued up behind her. “…Are fellow members of the Burgundies and Books book club. We’ve been looking for a nice cozy place to have coffee once a week, and I believe we’ve just found it,” she announced, looking around Missy’s pink and lime-green eating area with satisfaction. “Wouldn’t you agree, ladies?” she asked, receiving a chorus of affirmation.
“Well, Sally, I’m flattered that you and the ladies would like to have your coffees here. If there’s anything special you’d like me to prepare on your meeting days, you just let me know,” Missy offered. “As far as today goes…I just happen to have five Cupcakes of the Day left, and they’re yours if you have time for a small indulgence,” she grinned, reaching for five plates and mugs. “The coffee is on me today.”
Sally Higgins looked around at the others in her group and nodded. “See, I knew we were going to love it here!” she exclaimed with a broad smile.
The gals pushed two tables together and chattered incessantly for the next couple of hours while they enjoyed Missy’s Chocolate Chip Banana cupcakes with dark chocolate mousse topping, along with steaming mugs of coffee. They lavished the pleased owner with praise on their way out, planning to return every Tuesday, rain or shine. Missy smiled to herself, pleased that they’d enjoyed her food and hospitality.
When she headed for home at the end of the day, she was filled with a sense of deep contentment, happy that life had returned to some semblance of normalcy. Parking the car, she went in through the back porch and headed directly upstairs to change so that she could take Toffee and Bitsy to the park for a nice long session of fetch. Bitsy always tired before Toffee did, taking a rest at Missy’s feet while the retriever’s boundless energy was indulged.
Her arm tired from throwing toys for Toffee to fetch, Missy took a portable drinking bowl from her backpack and filled it with the water that she had brought, giving her beloved pets some refreshment.
An attractive blond man who had been walking his glossy black cocker spaniel came by and struck up a conversation with her while their dogs performed the obligatory sniffing ritual. The man’s name was Alex Johnson, and when Missy remarked that he looked very familiar, he told her that he’d been newly elected as a City Council member, and that he also had a weakness for her Strawberry Lemonade cupcakes. They chatted for a while about dogs, current issues happening around town, and their shared love of barbeque.
Missy glanced at her watch and realized that she needed to get going if she was going to be on time for her dinner date with Chas.
“It was so nice to chat with you,” she smiled, extending her hand.
“You too, Missy,” Alex replied, shaking her hand.
She hesitated for a moment. “I hope that you don’t find me just incredibly rude, but, are you single by any chance?” When he raised his eyebrows in surprise, she was quick to explain. “Oh, I don’t mean for me, I’m seeing a wonderful man, but I have a very attractive friend that I think you might find interesting. If you’re unattached, that is,” she finished,
Missy looked up when the bell at the front door jangled, signaling the arrival of customers. A gaggle of women came in, talking, laughing, and commenting about the heavenly scent inside the shop.
“Hello!” Missy called out. “Looks like you ladies are having a good day,” she said to the group of five gals who looked to be around her age. “How can I help you?”
A casually elegant woman dressed in capris and a sleeveless summer-weight sweater stepped forward. “I’m Sally Higgins,” she said extending her hand. Missy took it and introduced herself. “This crazy bunch with me…” Sally waved a hand, indicating the ladies queued up behind her. “…Are fellow members of the Burgundies and Books book club. We’ve been looking for a nice cozy place to have coffee once a week, and I believe we’ve just found it,” she announced, looking around Missy’s pink and lime-green eating area with satisfaction. “Wouldn’t you agree, ladies?” she asked, receiving a chorus of affirmation.
“Well, Sally, I’m flattered that you and the ladies would like to have your coffees here. If there’s anything special you’d like me to prepare on your meeting days, you just let me know,” Missy offered. “As far as today goes…I just happen to have five Cupcakes of the Day left, and they’re yours if you have time for a small indulgence,” she grinned, reaching for five plates and mugs. “The coffee is on me today.”
Sally Higgins looked around at the others in her group and nodded. “See, I knew we were going to love it here!” she exclaimed with a broad smile.
The gals pushed two tables together and chattered incessantly for the next couple of hours while they enjoyed Missy’s Chocolate Chip Banana cupcakes with dark chocolate mousse topping, along with steaming mugs of coffee. They lavished the pleased owner with praise on their way out, planning to return every Tuesday, rain or shine. Missy smiled to herself, pleased that they’d enjoyed her food and hospitality.
When she headed for home at the end of the day, she was filled with a sense of deep contentment, happy that life had returned to some semblance of normalcy. Parking the car, she went in through the back porch and headed directly upstairs to change so that she could take Toffee and Bitsy to the park for a nice long session of fetch. Bitsy always tired before Toffee did, taking a rest at Missy’s feet while the retriever’s boundless energy was indulged.
Her arm tired from throwing toys for Toffee to fetch, Missy took a portable drinking bowl from her backpack and filled it with the water that she had brought, giving her beloved pets some refreshment.
An attractive blond man who had been walking his glossy black cocker spaniel came by and struck up a conversation with her while their dogs performed the obligatory sniffing ritual. The man’s name was Alex Johnson, and when Missy remarked that he looked very familiar, he told her that he’d been newly elected as a City Council member, and that he also had a weakness for her Strawberry Lemonade cupcakes. They chatted for a while about dogs, current issues happening around town, and their shared love of barbeque.
Missy glanced at her watch and realized that she needed to get going if she was going to be on time for her dinner date with Chas.
“It was so nice to chat with you,” she smiled, extending her hand.
“You too, Missy,” Alex replied, shaking her hand.
She hesitated for a moment. “I hope that you don’t find me just incredibly rude, but, are you single by any chance?” When he raised his eyebrows in surprise, she was quick to explain. “Oh, I don’t mean for me, I’m seeing a wonderful man, but I have a very attractive friend that I think you might find interesting. If you’re unattached, that is,” she finished,
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