When Murphy Landon, the New York socialite, runs off to Vermont with her bruised reputation and stylish wardrobe in the trunk of a used car, it’s the first time in her life she’s dared to turn her back on her high-society parents.
Used to grabbing a gourmet coffee whenever the urge strikes, Murphy finds herself on the other side of the counter, fumbling strangers’ orders...until a sinfully handsome thirty-three-year-old version of Ben Rooney from high school walks in.
The pair met years ago at a prestigious boarding school and became friends, but only behind closed doors. She’d been a spoiled brat, and he was a football player on scholarship. Ben tried to hide his crush on her, and Murphy set firm boundaries. After a prom night gone wrong, they’d gone their separate ways.
Now their circumstances are reversed. Ben is a successful surgeon. He’s come a long way from his parents’ humble maple syrup business. And Murphy is pouring his coffee? Is this a joke?
His first thought is that she should drive her gorgeous self right back to New York, where she can’t possibly break his heart. His second one is deep concern. His third thought is he wants a do-over of prom night. A very adult one…
With plenty of secrets between them, copious pure maple syrup, Ben and Murphy are in for a wild and sticky ride.
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“Um, my Americano?”
My cheeks burst into flames. “Right.
I’m on it.”
Forcing myself to look down at the
counter, I made the drink. At least this wasn’t an order I could mess up. My
thoughts, typically a jumbled mess of espresso drink recipes, was now swirling
with memories of Ben then compared to the reality of Ben now . . . this new
version of him.
When I handed him the reusable mug,
he tightened the cap and said, “Thanks. You didn’t try to poison me, did you?”
Swallowing my pride, I shook my head.
“Of course not. I would never. Plus, Zara wouldn’t be too happy with that.
She’s a good one,” I said, the last part a whisper. She’d given me a chance,
after all.
“At one time, you did try.” He raised
a brow, alluding to the badly spiked punch at Burnett’s after-prom party.
I’d felt compelled to go to that
stupid party, determined to show my ex what a good time I was having with Ben.
Except, poor Ben got sick and spent the evening puking, and I was at a loss
about what to do with him. I’d never been very good at putting anyone else
first. After all, I’d never had to.
Ben took a long sip of his coffee,
mesmerizing me with the bob of his Adam’s apple. He cleared his throat, drawing
my attention away from his corded neck. “Not bad.”
Take that, Little Miss Perfect.
“Wow. Murphy Landon. In the Busy
Bean. On the opposite side of the counter than I bet you’re used to being, huh?
Tell you the truth, I’d never thought I’d see the day. You doing this,” he
waved his hand at the counter, “right here in Vermont.”
He stared at me with equal parts
fascination and contempt, probably because I let him get rip-roaring drunk and
make a fool of himself way back when.
“It’s an honest job,” I said, “and I
happen to need it. Anyway, I thought you were in a hurry, but now you have time
to make fun of me?”
I frowned at him, feeling the need to
defend myself when I didn’t owe Ben a single thing. After all, I’d come to
believe that he hadn’t always been honest with me. Not to mention, Ben was just
as guilty about lumping me into stereotypes as I had done with him. Right?
“Oh, I’m sure you need this gig. Like
you needed good grades in high school, as if you weren’t going to get into the
Ivy League from Pressman. Aw, sorry.”
He ran his free hand through his
hair. It happened to be his left, and I made the mistake of noting he wasn’t
wearing a wedding band.
“I don’t mean to be rude,” he said.
“This is such a shock, seeing you here, and I’m not handling it well. You look
good, Murph. Nice to see you. Honestly. I mean it,” he said, holding a hand up
as if he were swearing to it.
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