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She shrugged. She’d just grab a sandwich to take away. At least that way she could have the best of both worlds - enjoy the sun whilst squashing her hunger.
‘Tammy?’
She looked around her before smiling as she spotted Josh sitting at the table in the far corner. Holding her hand up, she waved. ‘Hi.’
‘Here, come and sit down if you like?’ Standing up, Josh indicated the chair opposite him at the table.
Tammy didn’t need to be asked twice. Slipping into the chair, she looked across at him. ‘Thank you so much. I’m absolutely starving.’
‘You’re in the right place, then.’ Picking up a menu, he passed her one before opening another in front of him and running his forefinger down the food choices.
Grinning, she opened the menu. ‘Thanks. I guess I am.’
‘Hi, you two.’ Penny, the owner of the cafe, crossed the room and stood in front of their table, pen poised over the notepad in her hand. ‘Josh and Tammy, isn’t it? What can I get for you both today?’
‘Ladies first.’ Josh indicated Tammy.
‘Oh, umm... I’ll have a latte please and...’ Scrunching her nose, she looked across to Josh. ‘You choose first. There’s too much I want to choose from, and I’ll only end up getting food jealousy if you order something on my top ten list of things to get.’
Chuckling, he shook his head and pointed at the menu. ‘I’ll have the cream cheese and salmon bagel, please. And a black coffee.’
Penny nodded before looking back at Tammy.
‘Oh, that does sound good. I’ll have the same, please.’
‘Great. Two cream cheese and salmon bagels, a latte and a black coffee coming up.’ Smiling, Penny pocketed her notepad before walking back towards the counter.
‘Food jealousy, hey?’ Josh raised his eyebrows.
‘Yes.’ Tammy placed the menus back between the salt and pepper shakers. ‘Don’t you ever wish you’d ordered what someone else has as soon as the food comes out?’
‘I can’t say I ever have.’ He chuckled. ‘Although saying that, I’ll eat just about anything, anyway.’
Tammy shrugged. ‘Fair enough. I thought everyone suffered from it but maybe it’s just me. How’s your day been?’
‘Pretty so-so up until now. My morning has consisted of a lot of unpacking, if I’m honest. Although I don’t seem to be getting anywhere fast, so I’ll probably just shift most of the moving boxes into the spare bedroom or somewhere for the party and likely forget about them.’
‘Well, you know what they say. If you don’t unpack and use something you’ve moved into a new house for six months, then you don’t need it and might as well throw it away. I think it was six months, anyway. It might be longer or shorter, but you know what I mean.’
‘Maybe.’ Josh nodded slowly before looking out of the window into the small courtyard to their left.
Shifting in her seat, Tammy frowned. ‘Or not. You don’t have to. It’s not a rule of living in a lighthouse or anything.’
He nodded again, his eyes still fixed on something outside.
‘Sorry, have I said something wrong?’
‘What? No, not at all.’ Jerking his head to face her again, his cheeks grew ashen. ‘Sorry, it’s just all the boxes... I just wasn’t expecting to be bringing quite so much stuff with me.’
‘Oh, right.’ Tammy nodded.
‘Sorry, I know that sounds extremely vague. It’s just...’
‘Here we go, two cream cheese and salmon bagels and your latte and black coffee.’ Penny balanced the tray on the edge of the table and began unloading it.
‘Thank you. They look delicious.’ Taking her plate, Tammy grinned.
‘You’re welcome. Enjoy.’ Penny tucked the tray beneath her arm before turning around.
