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Teddy took over making the drinks, and Zach gave us our muffins with the exact same charming smile, and it became hard to breathe.
“I should have hired him ages ago. He can sell anything,” he told us, jokingly, but all I saw was red.
Ruby chuckled and pulled me to the side so Zach could serve the next customer, whispering, “Easy, boy.”
“Good morning, Dare!” Zach sang with extra oomph and pizzazz.
“Good morning, Zachary,” Dare said.
Zach batted his eyelashes and chuckled.
“I’ve told you to call me Zach so many times,” he said. “How are the goats?”
Dare took a deep breath and leaned against the shelf of the food truck.
“They’re good,” he said. “Being their chaotic goat selves.”
Zach giggled uncontrollably. It wasn’t that funny. Unless…
Unless Zach was interested in Dare.
I looked away from Zach and studied Dare closely. He was all muscles and hair, and his cap only made him look bigger, somehow.
He was the definition of a bear, the kind of size I wished I was but as I had been told one too many times I was just fat. Not a bear. Dare on the other hand…he was a snack. A filling snack I imagined. And the way he looked at Zach, all smolder, it was as if he wanted to eat him up.
“What will it be today?” Zach asked.
“The usual. And a slice of pie,” Dare said, not looking away from the young man.
“No more pie,” Zach said.
“What? Why?” Dare smiled.
“Because nothing I make can beat your delicious blueberry pies.”
“They’re not that great,” Dare chuckled.
“Oh yes, they are,” Zach continued.
Ruby elbowed me and leaned in to whisper in my ear.
“I think you have nothing to worry about.”
I nodded in agreement.
Those two literally only had eyes for each other.
“Do you think they know they’re flirting?” Ruby asked.
“They’ve got to, right? It’s so obvious.”
Ruby shrugged, and Teddy leaned over the gap of the truck to give us our coffees.
“Thank you,” I said, and our fingers brushed, causing sparks to travel all the way down my spine.
“You’re most welcome,” he answered, staring at me.
“Nice top,” Ruby said, and I glared daggers at her.
