The Auction Trilogy

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Midweek found us back at Julie Peterson's house. As Pippa dashed outside to help Emily shovel out Polkadot's stall, Julie and I settled down for a nice cuppa Bushell's tea.

"How will you take it?" Julie asked.

"Do you have any NutraSweet?"

"Only sugar." Julie pursed her lips. "They say aspartame can make you fatter than just eating the real stuff."

I frowned as I sipped my tea. After a Sunday spent parading around in a swimsuit in front of Adam, it was time to lose that fifteen pounds I kept swearing I'd shed ever since I'd begun to notice boys. I scooped in a single teaspoonful of sugar.

"Cream?" Julie held a tiny carton towards me.

"Do you have any skim milk?"

"I've got whole milk or cream."

I took another sip. Bushell's was a bit more bitter than the green tea I pref