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friend’s embrace.
“No, we didn’t have a coffee date or you wouldn’t be carrying a cup from Clancy’s.” Rhiannon released her and stepped back as she answered her own question. “But something is on your mind.”
Maggie sighed and pushed her braid over her shoulder. “You could say that.” She looked around and was grateful that she was the only customer at the moment, although Rhiannon’s assistant, Amy, was probably around somewhere. “It’s about the other night.” In spite of the fact they seemed to be alone, Maggie found herself whispering.
Rhiannon frowned. “What about it?”
“You know.” Maggie nibbled at her bottom lip. “The candle thing.”
“You mean the spell we cast to bring us a lover?” Rhiannon replied matter-of-fact.
She nodded. “Yes, that. Did it work?” A brilliant smile flashed across her friend’s face, giving Maggie pause. Now that she thought about it, Rhiannon looked different. Happier. “What happened?”
Rhiannon burst out laughing, her bangles jingling as she covered her mouth. Tapping her foot impatiently, Maggie waited for her friend to get control of herself. “Don’t just stand there laughing like a loon. I need details.”
Waving her toward the coffee bar tucked away in a nook off the main shop, Rhiannon just smiled but didn’t offer anything more. Amy, Rhiannon’s assistant, was just finishing setting out the baked goods in the display case and smiled her greeting. “Good morning, Maggie.”
“Hi, Amy.” She liked Amy, really she did, but this morning she wished the younger woman was somewhere else. Anywhere else.
“I’ll watch the coffee counter for now, Amy. Can you keep an eye on the store?” Rhiannon went behind the counter and poured herself a cup of coffee.
“Sure thing, boss.” Dusting her hands on a towel, Amy removed her apron and laid it aside before heading out to the main part of the store.
Maggie sipped her coffee and made a face. It was cold. Rhiannon laughed and placed a fresh cup on the table in front of her, along with a warm apple turnover. “You look like you could use something extra this morning.”
“You have no idea.” Maggie didn’t even know where to begin, so she focused on her friend. “So what happened?”
“Ryland came over last night.”
“And?”
Rhiannon practically glowed with happiness. “We talked.”
She wasn’t buying it. “You obviously did more than that.”
That set Rhiannon off again and she threw back her head and laughed. Maggie took a bite of apple turnover while she waited for her friend to gain some control. Honestly, if she didn’t like Rhiannon so much she’d be jealous of her happiness.
“I’m sorry, Maggie. Really.” She dabbed at the corners of her eyes with a napkin so as to not smudge her mascara. Rhiannon always looked so put together, so stylish. It reminded Maggie of what she was wearing and she slumped slightly in her chair.
Rhiannon frowned. “But you didn’t come here this morning to hear about Ryland and me making up.”
Maggie’s head was spinning. Things had certainly happened fast between those two. They’d gone from meeting to having sex to fighting to making up again. She couldn’t keep it all straight.
“Do you think it’s the spell that attracted him to you?” She needed to know. Especially now.
Rhiannon shook her head. “It doesn’t matter. Not now.”
“Of course it matters.” Maggie could hear the strain in her voice.
Her friend frowned. “What’s wrong, Maggie? You were upset when you got here.”
“I’ll tell you what’s wrong.” She wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly feeling chilled to the bone. “I’ve been having erotic dreams for the past few nights and the star of them just asked me out. And what did I do? I didn’t say no. Instead, I told him I’d cook dinner.”
“That’s wonderful.” Rhiannon nibbled on her bottom lip. “Isn’t it?”
“No.” She shook her head vehemently. “Not if it’s the
“No, we didn’t have a coffee date or you wouldn’t be carrying a cup from Clancy’s.” Rhiannon released her and stepped back as she answered her own question. “But something is on your mind.”
Maggie sighed and pushed her braid over her shoulder. “You could say that.” She looked around and was grateful that she was the only customer at the moment, although Rhiannon’s assistant, Amy, was probably around somewhere. “It’s about the other night.” In spite of the fact they seemed to be alone, Maggie found herself whispering.
Rhiannon frowned. “What about it?”
“You know.” Maggie nibbled at her bottom lip. “The candle thing.”
“You mean the spell we cast to bring us a lover?” Rhiannon replied matter-of-fact.
She nodded. “Yes, that. Did it work?” A brilliant smile flashed across her friend’s face, giving Maggie pause. Now that she thought about it, Rhiannon looked different. Happier. “What happened?”
Rhiannon burst out laughing, her bangles jingling as she covered her mouth. Tapping her foot impatiently, Maggie waited for her friend to get control of herself. “Don’t just stand there laughing like a loon. I need details.”
Waving her toward the coffee bar tucked away in a nook off the main shop, Rhiannon just smiled but didn’t offer anything more. Amy, Rhiannon’s assistant, was just finishing setting out the baked goods in the display case and smiled her greeting. “Good morning, Maggie.”
“Hi, Amy.” She liked Amy, really she did, but this morning she wished the younger woman was somewhere else. Anywhere else.
“I’ll watch the coffee counter for now, Amy. Can you keep an eye on the store?” Rhiannon went behind the counter and poured herself a cup of coffee.
“Sure thing, boss.” Dusting her hands on a towel, Amy removed her apron and laid it aside before heading out to the main part of the store.
Maggie sipped her coffee and made a face. It was cold. Rhiannon laughed and placed a fresh cup on the table in front of her, along with a warm apple turnover. “You look like you could use something extra this morning.”
“You have no idea.” Maggie didn’t even know where to begin, so she focused on her friend. “So what happened?”
“Ryland came over last night.”
“And?”
Rhiannon practically glowed with happiness. “We talked.”
She wasn’t buying it. “You obviously did more than that.”
That set Rhiannon off again and she threw back her head and laughed. Maggie took a bite of apple turnover while she waited for her friend to gain some control. Honestly, if she didn’t like Rhiannon so much she’d be jealous of her happiness.
“I’m sorry, Maggie. Really.” She dabbed at the corners of her eyes with a napkin so as to not smudge her mascara. Rhiannon always looked so put together, so stylish. It reminded Maggie of what she was wearing and she slumped slightly in her chair.
Rhiannon frowned. “But you didn’t come here this morning to hear about Ryland and me making up.”
Maggie’s head was spinning. Things had certainly happened fast between those two. They’d gone from meeting to having sex to fighting to making up again. She couldn’t keep it all straight.
“Do you think it’s the spell that attracted him to you?” She needed to know. Especially now.
Rhiannon shook her head. “It doesn’t matter. Not now.”
“Of course it matters.” Maggie could hear the strain in her voice.
Her friend frowned. “What’s wrong, Maggie? You were upset when you got here.”
“I’ll tell you what’s wrong.” She wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly feeling chilled to the bone. “I’ve been having erotic dreams for the past few nights and the star of them just asked me out. And what did I do? I didn’t say no. Instead, I told him I’d cook dinner.”
“That’s wonderful.” Rhiannon nibbled on her bottom lip. “Isn’t it?”
“No.” She shook her head vehemently. “Not if it’s the
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