Page 21 of Sack

He wasn’t sure if she’d been at it long enough to have something to show him.

He couldn’t think of anything he needed from his office that he could make a pretense of grabbing.

His eyes bore a hole through the closed door. He should just walk in to check if she needed anything. Maybe she was thirsty. He could offer her some coffee.

Shit. Did he have any? He didn’t drink the stuff, and he couldn’t remember if he had any tucked away in a cupboard somewhere.

He tapped on the door then poked his head in. “I’m going on a coffee run. Do you want one?”

Her head had been buried in the computer screen but popped up at the word coffee.

Bingo.

“I’d love a vanilla latte.”

“Be back in a few minutes. Just call if you need anything while I’m gone.”

“Will do.” She gave him a thumbs up, and he shook his head as he backed out the door. Too fucking cute.

In the car, he typed Starbucks into his car’s navigation system. There were five of them surrounding his house. He tapped on the closest one and was there in under three minutes even getting stopped at one red light.

The drive-thru line wrapped around the building. He debated parking and going inside but nixed that idea pretty fucking quick. If he were recognized, it would take even longer.

Four songs into Imagine Dragons’Evolvealbum and he was pulling up to the order speaker. He flipped off the radio and pushed the button to roll down the window.

“Welcome to Starbucks. How are you this fine day?”

Not expecting that question, he answered with a throwaway. “Fine.”

“Great. How can I make your day better?”

“Um…” What the fuck? Was he supposed to answer that? Too many thoughts of Ivy floated through his head. Lots of things she could do to make is day better. “Pardon?”

“What can I get started for you?”

Ah. “I’d like a large vanilla latte.”

“Venti?”

“What?”

“A venti vanilla latte?”

“If that’s large, then yes.”

“Hot or iced?”

Shit. He didn’t know. To be on the safe side, he’d order one of each. “Both.”

“A hot and iced venti vanilla latte?”

“Yes.” Since when did ordering coffee get so complicated? He also now knew why the line was so damn long.

“Will that complete your order?”

“Yes.”

“Great. That will be nine thirty at the next window, please.”

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