Page 19 of The Barista's Beloved

He added a wink emoji, and she rolled her eyes. It wasn’t her favorite pickup line, but he was cute. And there were those cobwebs in her undercarriage to think about.

Maeve: I don’t know about deals, but I’d love to get a drink. When are you free?

Deli Steve: Thursday night?

Maeve:Sounds good.

Deli Steve:Where’s decent?

Maeve:Frankie’s is the best. Meet you there at seven?

Deli Steve: Can’t wait.

She put her phone away with a grin. No need to mention all the eyeballs that would be on them there. She didn’t want to scare him off. But she did want friendly faces around for her first date in ages. Naomi and Angelica thought she needed to get laid? Well, she could find her own sexy stranger, thank you very much.

She gave herself exactly two seconds to think wistfully how nice it would be if Ben was the one asking her out, and then shook her head firmly. Not going there. She’d need a friend like Ben if Deli Steve turned out to be a swing and a miss, since it seemed like he wouldn’t put her on the spot to find out what had gone wrong they way Angelica and Naomi maybe would.

Now that her personal life was settled, it was time to put her head down and figure out how to save Youth Mentors. She pulled out her notepad again and got to work.

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