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Every time we ran into somebody that knew the twins they all but froze. Someone even went as far as walking into the end cap and knocking an entire display on the floor. The woman blushed, her cheeks flaming red as she hurried away. Atlas and Dean both dropped to the floor, picking up the mess and chuckling to themselves. They knew damn well they were causing a town-wide stir.
We managed to check out and step outside without any further incidents. Though, I didn’t think the man who ran the store was our biggest fan at the moment.
“You guys are going to get the ‘Biddie Brigade,’ as Ezra and Walter call them, going nuts with new gossip.
Dean snorted. “Look on the bright side, at least you’ll be old news.”
“God, I hope so. I still get at least two comments a day when I work at Raven’s Nest. And those are just the ones that get the comments in behind Walter’s back.”
“How’s the tea thing going?” Atlas asked. “I stopped by for coffee when you weren’t there the other day and it looked amazing.”
“Honestly, I’m kind of blown away by it. A few of my blends have already sold out completely. My custom suggestion forms have also been piling up. I’m going to work on some new blends this weekend.”
“You know, you’re extra adorable when you talk about them,” Dean said. The smile on his face was warm and his eyes were twinkling with amusement. I ducked my head but Atlas wasn’t having it.
He tapped my chin and made me look up.
“He’s right. It’s nice to have something to be passionate about, don’t ever hide it from us.”
I squirmed under their gazes, both of them looking at me with more heat than I expected in that moment. My body reacted immediately, a warm flush blossoming over my skin.
“If you guys keep looking at me like that there’s going to be no movie,” I grumbled, stepping ahead of them and heading for the diner.
The bell above the door dinged as we entered and everyone looked up. There was an audible collective gasp. It was like a moment out of a cheesy movie and my laughter broke the silence that followed.
“Look everybody, the twins are back together!” I said with the game show voice, wiggling my fingers as I gestured toward them. They both glared at me at the exact same time, which only had me cackling more. Even Ezra was laughing behind the counter and shaking his head.
The murmur of the crowd picked up and they kept stealing random glances at us as we snagged three stools.
Ezra came over and I dug through the grocery bags to pull out his treats.
“We’re going to have a movie night and stopped for snacks. I thought you might want a treat. And when you get off, we’ll be at Dean’s place if you want to stop by.” I slid over the brownies and cookies.
Ezra blinked down at them then back at me. There was an unreadable expression on his face.
“What’s wrong? Do you not like them? We probably have something else or I can go back and get some—” Ezra cut me off by leaning over the counter and brushing a quick kiss on my forehead.
“Stop overthinking. It’s perfect. I’m just not used to people doing nice things for me like this.”
“Well, get used to it,” I shot back.
He wrinkled his nose as he leaned away. “You smell like those betas.”
“Well, if you come over you can scent-mark her later,” Atlas taunted.
Instead of being annoyed, Ezra simply nodded his head and pulled out the order pad.
“What do you guys want?”
“Grilled cheese and fries,” I said, opting for one of my favorite comfort meals. “Throw a few ketchup packets in for me, please.”
He wrote it down and then looked at the others. “Your usual?”
Both of them answered at the same time, each giving a different change.
“Extra pickles, no onions,” Dean said.
“Add bacon for mine,” Atlas added on. “Fries for both.”
