The Billionaire Boys Club (Billionaire Romance Series Book 1(19)

“No need to wrap them,” Jessica said. “I require my chocolate now.”



The woman behind the counter laughed, and placed each beautiful cupcake on a pink napkin.

“How much?” Kelsey asked.

“Seven dollars,” the woman asked.

Kelsey pulled out her wallet and said, “My treat.”



“Thanks, Kels,” Jessica said, picking up her cupcake. Kelsey did the same, and they left the bakery as there were no seats. Each of the girls bit into their cupcakes as they continued walking down the sunny street.

“Oh, yeah. That was a good choice. Have a bite, Kels,” Jessica said, holding out her cupcake. Kelsey took a bite and offered Jessica a bite of the red velvet, which Jessica happily took.

“Yours is good too,” Jessica said, returning to her own cupcake.

“I like them both,” Kelsey said, taking another bite.

“I figured the caramel would up the sugar quotient,” Jessica said, as they passed by a chic hair salon. Jessica peeked into the window.

“This really is a cute neighborhood,” Jessica said.

“If you think so, you’ll love Port Townsend,” Kelsey said.

“Hometown pride,” Jessica grinned, taking a last bite of her cupcake. “That was awesome. A worthwhile contribution to my waistline.” She stopped in front of a Chinese restaurant and looked ahead. “I think we’ve run out of stores, Kels.”



Kelsey looked as well. She could see lots of trees and houses ahead.

“Let’s cross the street,” she said. “There’s some stores over there.”



“Hang on, let me just get a menu. I love Chinese food.” Jessica walked into the Chinese restaurant as Kelsey finished her cupcake. When Jessica returned, a small ivory menu was in her hand.

“It smelled amazing. And yes, they deliver to campus.”



“Nice,” Kelsey said, tucking her napkin into her fleece. The girls looked carefully at the road, saw there was no traffic, and crossed the street.

“Look, another bakery!” Jessica said excitedly. “Let’s look.”



“I’m not sure I could eat another one,” Kelsey said doubtfully.

“They have to-go boxes, silly,” Jessica said, pulling her in. This bakery was more classic, with breads and cookies as well as a small selection of cupcakes.

“So, what are your mom’s cookies like?” Jessica asked, as they left the store empty-handed. “Dylan mentioned them at dinner last night, but clammed up as soon as I asked him about them.”



“They’re really good. She makes them with chocolate chips and cranberries. Dylan doesn’t want to share them, not even with me.”



“They must be good.”



“We’ll probably get some next week. She promised me a care package.”



“Well, don’t give them all to Dylan.”



“Don’t worry, I won’t,” Kelsey said. “Let’s stop by the grocery store.”



“Great idea. Oh, by the way, we do have a mini-fridge coming. It should be delivered this week. My aunt bought it for me.”



“Excellent,” Kelsey said as they walked through the automatic doors and into the grocery store.

They walked past the dairy aisle, where Kelsey checked the price of her favorite yogurt.

“Oh, not these guys,” she heard Jessica exclaim. The three of the Irritating Five that were in Kelsey’s small group were walking toward the counter, arms full of boxes and bottles. “Let’s keep looking,” Jessica said, pulling Kelsey’s arm.

“I’m looking forward to Dylan’s report,” Kelsey said, as they stopped in the cereal aisle.

“Isn’t he a sweetie,” Jessica said, looking at the granola bars.

“I can’t believe he’s stuck with one of them as a roommate.”



“Yeah, poor guy,” Jessica said, pulling down a box. “What do you think of these?” she asked. Kelsey looked at the box.

“I prefer the ones with oats,” she said, pointing to a box.

“These have chocolate chips,” Jessica said, taking the box back.

“But these are organic.”



Jessica looked at Kelsey like she was from Mars.

“And?”



“They’re healthier,” Kelsey said, handing Jessica the box.

Jessica put her own box back on the shelf and looked at the back of Kelsey’s. She sighed. “Do they have a chocolate version?” she asked.

Kelsey smiled. “I’ll look,” she said, looking around the shelves. She pulled a box off the shelf and handed it to Jessica in triumph. Jessica looked at the box doubtfully.

“Ok. I’ll try them. But if they suck, you’re coming back for the other ones.”



“Deal.” Kelsey grinned. They left the cereal aisle and walked around slowly.

“They have a lot of interesting stuff here,” Jessica said. “I wouldn’t think most people would use saffron.”



“There’s a lot of fresh food in Washington State. And we like to cook it,” Kelsey shrugged.