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“Hey,” he called quietly and I looked at him.
His eyes were serious.
“I’m guessin’ you feel you owe me big just about now.”
I nodded.
He smiled slowly. First the dimple, then his lips curved, then his white teeth came out.
I narrowed my eyes at him, turned away, did my seatbelt and crossed my arms on my chest. “Ireallydon’t like you,” I said.
He laughed.
“I’m not joking,” I told him.
“You’re so full of shit,” he replied, but he said it like it was a good thing.
Wonderful.
* * *
We walkedinto Fortnum’s together. It was a few minutes before opening, but there were already two people waiting to get in. I let them in and left the door open.
Jane and Tex were behind the coffee counter. They both looked up when we arrived and Tex opened his mouth to boom, but I got there first.
“Eddie doesn’t have a coffeemaker. Coffee! Now! No lip!” I snapped.
I went directly behind the counter and stared at Tex as he banged around the espresso machine, making me a strong Americano at the same time he made Eddie a cappuccino. The whole time, he was grinning.
I handed Eddie the cappuccino that Tex gave me, sloshed milk into my Americano and took a sip without stirring it.
I looked at Tex. He was still grinning.
“What’s funny?” I asked.
“You, Loopy Loo.” His eyes moved to Eddie. “Sorry, Chavez, but she’s a lot more fun when people are shootin’ at her.”
“You’re a nut,” I told him.
“That I am, darlin’,” he replied, unperturbed, and turned to the first customer.
Eddie backed me into the counter behind the espresso machine.
“Gotta go,” he said, his arms sliding around me, one hand still holding the cup.
My hands were between us and it was either wind them around him or spill coffee over both of us. As coffee was a life force at that moment, I wound my arms around him.
His eyes had that warm and tender look.
“After work, we’ll go shoppin’ for a coffeemaker,” he told me.
Dear Lord.
Shopping with Eddie for a coffeemaker.
How didthishappen?
I just stopped myself from checking to see if my hair and eyebrows had burned off, considering our relationship was progressing at the speed of light.
