shoulder bag and pulled out her thermal mug and held it out to me. “As stipulated.”
I gave her a little wink and took the mug, noting it was sparkling clean, she had already washed it. I said as I looked over to Sparky who kept glancing over, “Enjoy your bagel, you only have twenty-three minutes before you have to catch your bus.”
She glanced at her cell by her right hand, smiled, nodded and supplied, “Roughly twenty-two and a half.”
I turned to leave her to her numbers. The things she had scrawled on those papers were so far beyond anything I could hope to understand. I set her thermal mug beside its twin on the shelves as Zoey motored out of the kitchen with a tray of food.
I could hear the familiar “zoom” she mumbled whenever she moved quickly. She had done that all my life, another reason I believe my sister is either an alien sent here to spy upon us common mortals, or just a nutcase. I vote for nutcase.
The bell above the door tinkled, and I turned to help another customer as Zo dropped off Sparky's bread bowl and newspaper. I worked on autopilot as I watched Allie and Liya eat their breakfasts. Each engrossed in the papers in front of them.
It was obvious Liya was attracted to the sexy firefighter, though it didn't look like she realized it. And Sparky looked so lonely all the time as she kicked back to people watch. I had to figure out how to get the two talking to each other and let mother nature take the wheel.
I checked the time and looked at the sheets of math all over the brainy girl's table and then grinned. Zoey was stocking the front case with fresh apple strudel and glanced up at me. “That's your meddling face again Eve. No meddling.”
I filled Liya's thermal mug, put it on a tray and headed over. I placed the tray on the table on top of some of her notes and said, “Here is your caffeine to go lady. Have a great day.”
She blinked again, I think that was her way of shifting mental gears from her math to social interaction. She blushed and looked down as she took the mug then fished out exact change and handed it to me as she squeaked out, “Thank you.”
I hid my evil grin as I stepped away with the tray and a couple sheets of her calculations under it. The young lady gathered her things quickly and headed to the door. I cocked an eyebrow as I noted Sparky tilting her head and watching her go. This was going to be easier than I thought, she was watching Ligaya's butt wiggle as she left!
Zoey paused and followed my gaze and then she said, “You have no intention of listening to me, have you.”
I turned to her and asked innocently, “What?”
She rolled her eyes and smiled. “Bitch.”
I nodded. “Learned from the best.”
She exhaled and asked, “What scatterbrained plan do you have to help Cupid along this time, brat?”
I watched the clock and held up a finger. “Hang on a minute and I'll share my brilliance with those as less fortunate in the smarts department as you.”
She snapped me with her hand towel and then we chuckled and organized the cases. When there was no way anyone could get to the bus stop in time before it left, I stood and moved the tray sitting on the counter.
I said in mock dismay, “Oh no Zoey, would you look at that? I must have inadvertently picked up some of Liya's calculations when I picked up the tray. If only there were some big strong hero around to get these to her before the bus leaves.”
My sister actually snorted at that, and the man in the corner and Allison both looked over at her as she covered her mouth then slapped my shoulder. She whispered, “That's it? That's your big plan?”
She exhaled and snatched the papers from my hand, “Give me those.” Then she started walking toward Sparky. I muttered as she left, “I thought you said no meddling.”
She winked at me. “I said 'you' shouldn't meddle, Eve.”
It was my turn to snort. I slapped my hands over my
I gave her a little wink and took the mug, noting it was sparkling clean, she had already washed it. I said as I looked over to Sparky who kept glancing over, “Enjoy your bagel, you only have twenty-three minutes before you have to catch your bus.”
She glanced at her cell by her right hand, smiled, nodded and supplied, “Roughly twenty-two and a half.”
I turned to leave her to her numbers. The things she had scrawled on those papers were so far beyond anything I could hope to understand. I set her thermal mug beside its twin on the shelves as Zoey motored out of the kitchen with a tray of food.
I could hear the familiar “zoom” she mumbled whenever she moved quickly. She had done that all my life, another reason I believe my sister is either an alien sent here to spy upon us common mortals, or just a nutcase. I vote for nutcase.
The bell above the door tinkled, and I turned to help another customer as Zo dropped off Sparky's bread bowl and newspaper. I worked on autopilot as I watched Allie and Liya eat their breakfasts. Each engrossed in the papers in front of them.
It was obvious Liya was attracted to the sexy firefighter, though it didn't look like she realized it. And Sparky looked so lonely all the time as she kicked back to people watch. I had to figure out how to get the two talking to each other and let mother nature take the wheel.
I checked the time and looked at the sheets of math all over the brainy girl's table and then grinned. Zoey was stocking the front case with fresh apple strudel and glanced up at me. “That's your meddling face again Eve. No meddling.”
I filled Liya's thermal mug, put it on a tray and headed over. I placed the tray on the table on top of some of her notes and said, “Here is your caffeine to go lady. Have a great day.”
She blinked again, I think that was her way of shifting mental gears from her math to social interaction. She blushed and looked down as she took the mug then fished out exact change and handed it to me as she squeaked out, “Thank you.”
I hid my evil grin as I stepped away with the tray and a couple sheets of her calculations under it. The young lady gathered her things quickly and headed to the door. I cocked an eyebrow as I noted Sparky tilting her head and watching her go. This was going to be easier than I thought, she was watching Ligaya's butt wiggle as she left!
Zoey paused and followed my gaze and then she said, “You have no intention of listening to me, have you.”
I turned to her and asked innocently, “What?”
She rolled her eyes and smiled. “Bitch.”
I nodded. “Learned from the best.”
She exhaled and asked, “What scatterbrained plan do you have to help Cupid along this time, brat?”
I watched the clock and held up a finger. “Hang on a minute and I'll share my brilliance with those as less fortunate in the smarts department as you.”
She snapped me with her hand towel and then we chuckled and organized the cases. When there was no way anyone could get to the bus stop in time before it left, I stood and moved the tray sitting on the counter.
I said in mock dismay, “Oh no Zoey, would you look at that? I must have inadvertently picked up some of Liya's calculations when I picked up the tray. If only there were some big strong hero around to get these to her before the bus leaves.”
My sister actually snorted at that, and the man in the corner and Allison both looked over at her as she covered her mouth then slapped my shoulder. She whispered, “That's it? That's your big plan?”
She exhaled and snatched the papers from my hand, “Give me those.” Then she started walking toward Sparky. I muttered as she left, “I thought you said no meddling.”
She winked at me. “I said 'you' shouldn't meddle, Eve.”
It was my turn to snort. I slapped my hands over my
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