Chapter 5Between the gentle breeze and the sporadic blanket of clouds, the day was perfect. And the fact she managed to get one of Bubbly Beans’ three outdoor bistro tables only made it better. Allie nursed a strawberry-banana smoothie, complete with complimentary strawberry and banana slices stuck on a kebab stick. She popped a juicy bit of strawberry into her mouth, savoring the flavor, then passed a chunk of banana to Checkers, who lay at her feet. With an enthusiastic sway of his tail he took the treat, devouring it quick enough Allie wondered if he even tasted it. For good measure she gave him another piece.
They were waiting on Sage for what would be their second, well, date missed the mark, but Allie kept mentally referring to it that way. She laid all the blame on the manuscript s
