Page 54 of Holly Jolly July

JAMES

No. Thank you. You’ve done enough.

ANNIE

I’m not going to let what happened

between us ruin your business.

JAMES

Why do you care?

ANNIE

It would be a shame for this place to

go out of business. Let’s just say I

tried coffee at one of the other cafés

in town, and you were right.

JAMES

I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you, can

you repeat that?

ANNIE

(smiling while rolling eyes)

You... were... right.

JAMES

(smirking)

I like hearing you say that.

ANNIE

Don’t get used to it.

JAMES

So you’re doing this just to get your

coffee privileges reinstated?

ANNIE

I also feel guilty for my part

in all of this. I was trying to

help, but I made things worse,

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