Instead, Chloe had suggested hot chocolate and marshmallow specials at their last meeting, to start on the first of October. They’d produced flyers to pop on every table to raise a bit of interest. At the end of her shift that day, Kate thankfully ushered the last two customers out and locked the door behind them. Busy daydreaming as she wiped clean the last two tables, Kate turned as she heard a noise behind her. She knew it wasn’t Chloe as she’d just gone upstairs. Lily’s heels clicked slowly across the laminate flooring. Made up as immaculately as ever, her hair had been freshly set that morning when she’d popped into Hedworth to run some errands. But for all her radiant beauty, she still had a sad look in her eye. ‘All on your own?’ she asked as she got to Kate’s side.‘Yes. What brings you down so late?’ ‘I came to see how things are going with Chloe and Lucy.’‘It’s got a little better,’ Kate answered. ‘And tonight will be a tester for them, I suppose.
