Chapter 1441

• Butterscotch Drops And Caramel Cups --
• The moment Mr Bembridge went out the back to replenish the strawberry bonbons I closed my eyes, stretched out my arms and breathed in deeply. The moment felt sensual. Bembridge’s Sweetshop had always made me shiver with excitement, even when I’d been a small child, but I’d only recently felt positively turned on by being there. I kept this to myself of course. It was my guilty secret. Who else in this world could find a sweetshop sexy? The sharpness of acid drops made my nose itch. When I licked my lips I could tasted the smooth creaminess of butterscotch. My hands reached for the liquorice laces displayed in the scoop on the counter. Slowly my fingertips unravelled the coil, and I allowed the laces to escape the tangle and drop one by one to the counter. I could hardly believe I would be paid, one week in arrears, one month’s probation, to work in my own personal heaven.
• “A quarter of aniseed drops, please miss,” a voice whispered. Startled, I opened my eyes and my hands threw the remaining laces to the floor, causing them to skitter across the wood like eels unexpectedly released from capture.