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Bells sat across from me with the mug cupped in her hands as she basked in the steaming fragrance. “Imma marry this coffee.”
I laughed and lifted mine for a sip. The warm blend of caramel and coffee and milk was perfect. Almost smoky in flavor. I had a weakness for sweets. “Wow.”
“I know.” She took a long sip. “I’ll be getting one to go too.”
I just might be doing the same.
Lunch came quickly and we chatted about a few of the stores we wanted to stop into on our way to the bakery.
I itched to go to the up-cycled thrift store across the street, but I knew we had a time crunch. The bakery was only open for a few more hours.
And I desperately needed clothes. As well as time to get myself date night ready.
Date.
I still couldn’t believe I’d called it that, or even more, that he’d agreed with me.
“Earth to Helena.”
I blinked out of my thoughts. “Sorry.”
“Thinking about tonight?”
I flushed. “I can’t remember when I’ve actually been on an actual date.”
Her auburn eyebrow arched. “I find that hard to believe.”
“Seriously. My dates are usually boring dinners masked as business engagements or galas.”
“Oh, galas. The horror.” Bells leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs.
“When you’ve been going to them since you were sixteen, they lose their luster.”
“I can’t imagine that.”
“Boring and stuffy with people one upping each other about vacations or stock portfolios.”
Bells wrinkled her nose. “Sounds pretentious as hell.”
“Accurate. And I don’t miss it.” My purse buzzed and I checked my phone to make sure it wasn’t Beckett.
Instead, it was my mother ranting about the fact that the seating chart wasn’t up to her standards.
I tucked my phone back into the inner pocket without replying. Letheractually do some work for a change.
“Everything good?”
“Nothing that needs my attention. Ready to hit the bakery.”
She slid her hand across her middle. “That salad was huge. Probably a good thing we ate first so I don’t buy one of everything. You know, for science.”
I laughed. “Of course. Taste testing, right?”
“Exactly.”
“Want another coffee to go?”
“I do. But I’m too full. Maybe on the way back out.”
