Twin Roses: A Beau Rivage Short Story - Plot & Excerpts
Inside, the floor was painted cherry red; the walls were white with a mural of black roses, castles, and crowned bears in silhouette. Vanilla cupcakes went on one side of the pastry case, red velvet on the other. There were crown-shaped sugar cookies, white chocolate and cranberry scones, lattes topped with foam roses. When you did a fairy-tale theme in Beau Rivage, you did it all the way. Ruby Ramble brewed coffee and chatted with customers while her twin sister, Pearl, mixed batter and shaped cookies in the kitchen. The sisters’ curse had inspired the theme for their mother’s café, and they were as much a part of the atmosphere as the decor. Ruby with her bright red lipstick, Pearl with the dusting of flour on her braided hair and dark brown skin. There was a hand-painted sign nailed to the counter: Please don’t feed the bears. The customers got a kick out of it—and it was a bad idea. Just because the occasional enchanted animal wandered through town didn’t mean every black bear deserved a cupcake.
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