Carolina Blues
“She tensed at loud noises. Froze like a stupid rabbit when someone walked into a room. Sometimes she got anxious just walking down the street. Oddly, the constant bustle of the bakery acted as a kind of white noise, screening out distractions, allowing her to concentrate.
But today the shop was almost empty. The sky outside was a cloudless, brilliant blue. Everybody was at the beach, squeezing in one last, glorious sunlit day before the rental week ended.
“Sweet.” The man’s voice cut ea...sily through her absorption. From his tone of voice, low, suggestive, he wasn’t talking about cupcakes.
Lauren flicked a glance toward the cash register. Some guy in a ball cap was chatting up Jane. As distractions went, he was no Jack Rossi. Good-looking, though, in a rough and scruffy way. Dirty blond hair, lean, stubbled face, long, lanky body in ripped jeans and a torn T-shirt. He looked like a grad student who’d spent too much time at the lab, or a homeless guy who’d been sleeping in the park.MoreLess
But today the shop was almost empty. The sky outside was a cloudless, brilliant blue. Everybody was at the beach, squeezing in one last, glorious sunlit day before the rental week ended.
“Sweet.” The man’s voice cut ea...sily through her absorption. From his tone of voice, low, suggestive, he wasn’t talking about cupcakes.
Lauren flicked a glance toward the cash register. Some guy in a ball cap was chatting up Jane. As distractions went, he was no Jack Rossi. Good-looking, though, in a rough and scruffy way. Dirty blond hair, lean, stubbled face, long, lanky body in ripped jeans and a torn T-shirt. He looked like a grad student who’d spent too much time at the lab, or a homeless guy who’d been sleeping in the park.MoreLess
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