My sexy companion

one who just came in from a blistering cold and

wore barely covered her worn-out jeans, but it didn't matter. This was her job. The coffee shop, her little

I have a lon

had that look-tired, with a hint of something elusive beneath the surface. A mystery wrapped in a thick winter coat, scarf,

ame?" she asked, l

ac

mid-air. "Sorry, we already have

sure if it was a smile or just the

o meet his, and she immediately

eated, as if the name w

t's

ad gone all out with her name. Summer tried to suppress her l

just

Frost is in town." She couldn't he

It was soft, like he didn't often find amus

disbelief. "Have you

e replied, his tone playful yet mysterious.

urious now. She couldn't tell if he was serious

"I think I've had enough of

tly slumping as if he carried an invisible weight. "Because I'm goin

he cold seemed to suit him. "Well, in that case, tell Santa I want that iPhone

as faint. "I'll make su

one iced caramel macchiato with extra ice coming right up." Summer

, pl

st be a few min

worked. The café was starting to get busier, the usual group of regulars trickling in, all eager for their dail

ngely magnetic about him, but also distant. He was too quiet, too intense for a man who

tall, but it was the cane that caught Summer's attention again. It seemed out of place for someo

r maybe he did and didn't care. Either way,

café was buzzing with chatter and the usual morning rush. Her atten

the fir

ily from the heavens. They coated the sidewalk and the cars parked outside in a dusting of white. It wasn't much yet, but it was enough

in, clapping and whooping. Others, like Summer, didn't quite share the same enthusiasm. She couldn't even reme

t it didn't reach her. She was lost in the rhythm of her movements, the steady click of the espresso machine and the st

t the wall, his posture stiff, the cane still in his hand. He had pulled out his phone, his fa

he falling snow held his attention. Or maybe, Summ

r customer. It wasn't long before the bell above the door jingled again. Jack wa

. He turned, meeting her gaze, and she handed him the

it to her, and waved her off. "Keep the

d already moving to the next customer. As the door swung shut behind him

't shake the feeling that Jack Fro