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“Just some more water, please,” I replied

“No problem” She left us alone

“The bakery is up for sale?” I asked Seb as soon as she was out of earshot

“Was,” he corrected me, rather dryly “It was a secret Alison and Martin want to retire”

“But they just upgraded the kitchen”

“I think that’s why they did Mythe price, so it orth it for therade the appliances”

“Makes sense I wonder who bought it”

He dipped two fries into ketchup “I have no idea I bet my mother knows”

“Is there anything she doesn’t know?”

“Yes, how to keep her nose out of rinned

“Well, I won’t argue that” I cut er in two and split the halves

“Do you knoho bought it?” Seb asked, and I glanced up to see Johanna was back with a big jug of cold water in her hand

Shaking her head, she refilleddown between us “I have no idea I didn’t ask, if I’m honest, and she didn’t offer I’ stays secret in this town” Her lips quirked in a knowing slanced between us “I’ll leave you kids to your lunch”

Thank God she didn’t say date

I was going to stab ain

My phone buzzed as I took a bite of er I used my napkin to wipe the corner of my mouth as I reached across the table to retrieve etI wrinkled et out of it yesterday, but there was no way I was going to be this lucky again

Seb quirked a brow “Who’s that?”

“Tori Telling ht”