Chapter 44

“I’ll be back with the short stacks in just a jiff.” She shuffled the plates of eggs, meats, and potatoes to fit in two plates of toast. “You want real maple syrup with that? It’s an extra dollar.”

“Oh, can we?” Andrea clutched at Josh. “The real stuff is so much better than that flavored corn syrup.”

“I agree.” Angie’s cheer only encouraged Andrea’s charade.

It looked like the decision had been made for Josh because Angie walked away without another word. Andrea was elbow-deep in her breakfast by the time she returned with the short stacks and a small glass carafe of amber maple syrup.

“Anything else, you just holler.”

“Thank you,” Andrea said through a mouthful of food.