5
Tony was losing his mind.
Three weeks. No joy.
She’d refused a Habañero Mango Crème. She’d scoffed at his Pear Brandy Truffle. And now she’d even turned down his taste of Christmas in Summertime Strawberry Eggnog with just a hint of nutmeg.
He’d tried slipping the treat into the bag with her invariant ginger caramels, but she’d caught him the first time.
The second time, he had placed it into the bag before she came in. She had actually brought that bag back after she was done eating her two caramels.
Placing the bag on the top of the glass display case, she’d simply said, “I didn’t pay for this.” And then shot him a wicked smile. With a swirl of red hair and a jingle of the door’s bell, she was back out of the store. The shop was far too busy with a Seattle Chocolate Tour for him
