by Dalya Moon
Cooper talks a lot about the science of compatibility, and says he wants to make sure we have a fundamentally sound relationship so that in a year or so when the hormone stuff cools off, we'll still have something together. We force ourselves to go out on real dates, out in public, instead of pawing at each other like sex-mad fools.
I get all giddy inside when he looks at me.
Some girls fantasize about being with an artist, and I think it's because artists see beauty, and when you observe yourself through an artist's eyes, you see your beauty as well. Aww, now I'm sounding like an ad for soap or something.
I do love Cooper, and I can't imagine a time when the sight of his freckled shoulders won't make me want to bite him on those nice shoulders.
Maybe it's being around my parents, who've been together twenty years and are still making goofball faces at each other, but I'm a big believer in love.
Oh, one last thing.
I just broke the news to poor Toph that I found someone to have my first time with, and he'd have to find another prospect. He was, understandably, devastated.
That's why today's special is Heartbreak Pancakes, which are regular pancakes, but topped with peanut butter and honey. Instead of the honey, you can have them with our “maple” syrup, which comes from Costco and contains no actual maple.
You guys can toss those Starbucks coffees in the garbage bin outside, or you can bring them in, but I'll have to add a dollar twenty-five surcharge to your bill.
Take a seat right here. My name is Perry, and I'll be your waitress today.
the end
Thank you!
I loved writing Practice Cake, the first Life in Saltwater City book, and including details from my home, Vancouver. I wanted to continue with something similar, but not a sequel. I came up with the title, Smart Mouth Waitress, and wrote the opening, in which two characters from Practice Cake cross paths with Peridot Martin, on the east side of the city, and inspire her to try some changes in her life.
The protagonists of the two books are both eighteen, and they share a connection in their names. Maddie's last name is Bird, and Perry's last name is Martin, which is a type of bird. SMW is the first book I've published that doesn't contain a Star Wars reference. (That I'm aware of.)
Peridot was such a fun character to write, because she says what's on her mind, and she's a jerk sometimes, but she doesn't mean it. I love her relationship with her younger brother, Garnet. The ending of the book surprised me. Maybe you saw it coming, but I didn't. I love it when characters surprise me!
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Dalya Moon
Pretty Girls Don't Cry
Practice Cake (Life in Saltwater City #1)
Smart Mouth Waitress (Life in Saltwater City #2)
Spiritdell Book 1: Zan and Austin
Spiritdell Book 2: The Power of the Swarm
Broken Shell Island #1, The Witches of West Shore
Charlie (Snowy Cove #1)
Cousins Forever (Snowy Cove #2)
April Bosshard
Legend of the Sky Darts
