Light and Sweet: Sacred Hearts Coven by Felicia Starr Read Free Book Online

need something?” Jan was one of the two women working the coffee station and register with Esmeralda for the day.
    Jan laughed, “I never saw you look so distant. You had me worried for a minute.”
    “Please, don’t worry about me. I was just thinking about whether or not this salted caramel coffee will be a big hit. Do you think we should do a frozen version?”
    “That sounds really good. Maybe you could make some of your homemade caramels and we can top them with that pink salt. You can use them to garnish the whipped cream.” Jan licked her lips.
    “See, that’s why I keep you around,” Esmeralda laughed. “That sounds yummy, but might be too much work…but if we made them bigger we could sell them as an add on for like fifty cents with any salted caramel beverage.”
    “A nd that is why you are the boss,” Jan said and excused herself to take an order at the register.
    Esmeralda smiled and was glad that spell or no spell she would make sure that drink was a positive addition to the cafe.
    The power of positive thinking always amazed Esmeralda, because just as she was about to turn her frown upside down, she saw Lilly’s long blond hair cascading in waves over her shoulders as she walked through the front door.
    She looked up at the clock and saw that the clock was about to strike ten. Lilly put her computer bag on the tabl e just to the right of the pickup side of the counter. She did not usually sit so close to the action, but it was the only empty table. Sure enough, as she walked up to order Esmeralda watched Leo walk in and she got a little flutter at the pit of her stomach.
    “Good morning, Lilly,” Esmeralda smiled at her so hard she nearly pulled a muscle in her face.
    “Morning. Aren’t you extra cheerful today?”
    “That is because I just had a salted caramel latte and I have decided to make home-made caramels later.”
    “Yum, that sounds delicious.”
    Esmeralda wagged her eyebrows up and down, “You want one? It’s on the house, you can be my guinea pig and tell me what y ou think.” She saw Leo approaching the counter, but didn’t look up at him. She wanted to take his order too, so she stalled. “Why are you so late today?”
    “Oh, you noticed? I will tell you all about it after a cup of coffee,” Lilly answered.
    “Fair enough.” Esmeralda looked up and waved at Leo. Lilly turned around and smiled at him. “Hey Leo, I have something special for you today.”
    “I don’t usually do special. You know my order always stays the same.” Leo chuckled.
    “I know. One large black coffee, but your latte is on me today. I don’t know if you saw, I am running a special. I want to see what you think. Salted caramel.” Esmeralda wagged her eyebrows again and walked to the other end of the counter and got to work behind the espresso machine.
    Lilly walked over to the table and opened her lap top. She reached over to the counter to grab some napkins and bumped into Leo as her foot got caught in the strap of her computer bag.
    “Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, ” Lilly said. Her face started to turn a dark shade of pink as he grabbed her under her elbow and helped to steady her as she untangled herself. “I am so clumsy.”
    “That’s ok. I’m not always the gra ceful ballerina I pretend to be,” Leo responded.
    Lilly looked at him to check to see if he was kidding or for real. His face was poker straight.
    “Oh. Right?” Lilly wasn’t sure how to respond.
    “I’m kidding, ” Leo answered. “I actually am quite graceful.”
    Lilly let out half a laugh and hu ng her bag off the back of a chair at her table.
    “No really, I’m kidding. I’m neither. My name is Leo, do you come here often?”
    “Why yes, actually, I do. I am usually hiding in the corner with my nose in my computer.” Lilly pointed to her computer. “It’s nice to meet you, I’m Lilly.” Lilly shook his hand and then popped her head over the wall dividing the seating areas from the