across the counter

Where other chefs might bark flat instructions or wave a knife in frustration, her words felt like a hand on your shoulder, a wink across the counter.

Elgan asked, as she slid a bowl of candy across the counter.

Without waiting for an answer, she pushed a cardboard tray across the counter.

Lily poured a bowl of cereal and slid it across the counter.

Next in line, we approached her with our scores and as she draped them across the counter, she looked at me and said, “You two are really sweet.”