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Jamie
Jamie’s heart skipped a beat when Luke stopped by the next morning. His face broke out into a broad smile when he saw Jamie standing behind the counter. Jamie noticed the mischievous look in his blue eyes.
He was only wearing a hoodie in spite of the chill in the air. The fabric was stretched across his broad chest, and his arms filled out the sleeves. Jamie couldn’t help but notice the blue jeans that fit him perfectly. She found herself licking her lips as a cat would do before devouring a warm bowl of milk.
Luke sauntered confidently over to the counter, snapping Jaimie out of her reverie.
“Did you order all that snow outside?” he asked, playfully.
“I sure did. I thought that it would bring in some more customers, so they can get all warmed up inside and out.”
“I’ll take your bait and let you warm me up. I’d like a coffee. Two if you care to join me for a few minutes.”
Jamie smiled shyly and said, “I would love to.”
She made a large black coffee for Luke and a cappuccino for herself. Grabbing two cherry cheesecake danishes, she and Luke walked over to one of the tables.
He looked around the café and asked, “Why isn’t the place decorated with your masterpieces?”
Jamie was flattered that he remembered that she liked to paint.
“I don’t have a lot of them. I mostly just hide them in the closet.”
“You’ll have to show them to me sometime,” he said.
Jamie smiled at him and said, “I’ll have to put on a show just for you.”
Then, not knowing what else to say since she never knew how to flirt, she asked, “Are you having fun since you’ve been back?”
“It’s okay. Seeing you has been the highlight of my stay so far,” Luke said.
Jaime’s heart skipped a beat.
“It was the flat tire that got you all excited, wasn’t it?” she joked.
Immediately she blushed, thinking how dumb that sounded.
“Well, it was one of the first interesting things that has happened,” Luke replied. “But it is nice to see a familiar face, especially one so beautiful.”
Jaime felt the heat flush her face even more.
“Aw, shucks,” she said. “It’s just the coffee talking.”
“I do have to admit that you do make some good coffee,” he said, leaning closer to her.
“I’ve had a lot of practice. Good coffee is a must since it makes the world go ‘round.”
Luke grinned at her, nodded, and looked into her eyes and said, “Well, it’s one of the things.”
Jamie was dying to know what else he thought was important. She inhaled the subtle scent that was Luke. He reached out his hand as though he was going to grab hers, when his phone rang.
He listened for a few minutes and then said, “I have to be going. They are going to deliver my furniture to my place in about ten minutes.”
Jamie gathered the cups and stood, disappointed that he had to go.
Luke hugged her briefly. Jamie’s body tingled at his touch. He smiled at her and started toward the door, handing Clara a twenty to pay for the coffee and danishes.
