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“Send her into the café. I’d like to catch up before she leaves town.”
“Café?”
“Phil’s Place.”
“You work there?”
“We own it.”
“We being?”
“The Trainer family.”
She watched him take a bite of the scone that had just been placed before him, then close his eyes.
“They were right,” he said, looking at Miss Sarah, who was sorting stuff on shelves behind the counter. “This is the best scone I’ve ever tasted.”
“Now you are a sweet boy for saying so.”
Piper rolled her eyes again.
“What?”
“You and my cousins. Always flattering the ladies.”
“After a day I don’t think you know that about me. Besides, it’s the truth, this scone is good.”
She watched as he devoured the rest.
“I need to get back, so see you round, Dylan. Bye, Miss Marla, Miss Sarah, and Mandy.”
Everyone added their goodbyes, and Piper lifted a hand and left. Taking a deep breath of cool mountain air, she dug her hands into the pockets of her jacket. Winter was coming, and the temperatures were already dropping. Clicking her fingers at the large shaggy black dog leaning on the side of Tea Total, Piper started to cross the road.
“Let’s go, Buzz.”
He gave a woof and fell in beside her.
“You’re the only handsome boy I need in my life, aren’t you?” She dug her fingers into his fur, and his body wiggled.
“Now that’s a shame.”
Piper clenched her eyes shut. Double damn. He’d heard.
“What?” She bought herself some time as Dylan fell in beside her.
“You, saying you didn’t want any more handsome men in your life.”
“I wasn’t referring to you.”
“Never said you were, and it’d be just plain wrong to call myself handsome.”
She didn’t look at him, instead keeping her fingers in Buzz’s fur and her eyes straight ahead. He talked in a deep tone that seemed to roll up her spine, which was ridiculous. The man was as cool and emotionless as the snow that topped Phil and Roxy.
“So I guess you guys own the bar too?”
“Joe owns that.”
“So what else you got in your portfolio?”
