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He must be a glutton for
punishment.
What other reason would Sam
have for going back to the bakery to talk to a woman he couldn’t look at
without getting a hard-on and couldn’t speak to without unintentionally
insulting?
And why had he run home to
shower and put on something decent before stopping by, rather than just heading
straight over after work all sweaty and covered in sawdust? Christ. What am I doing here?
He was apologizing, that’s
what. No matter what her reaction would be, he couldn’t stand by and let Leah
think he wasn’t interested because of her weight. Especially since that wasn’t
the case. Just
a quick apology then I’ll be on my way.
Sam pushed open the bakery
door and stepped inside. The sweet scent of warm chocolate overpowered his
senses, and he breathed deeply, letting the delicious aroma permeate every pore
in his body. Damn, that smells good. Yet he was alone in the
bakery. The lights were on, but there were no customers. Hell, there weren’t
even any employees. Nothing.
Figuring someone forgot to
lock up for the night, Sam turned to leave, but a strange gurgling noise drifted
from the back room and stopped him in his tracks. Worried that someone,
possibly Leah, might be hurt, he moved quickly around the counter toward a
swinging door. “Hello?”
A weak, strangled voice
came from the back. “I’m c-closed.”
Sam recognized it as Leah’s
and pushed the swinging door open anyway.
He found her standing in
front of a long, stainless steel table wearing a shimmery black cocktail dress
that easily rivaled the tight, sexy one she wore the night before.
Surprised, Leah looked up
with tears streaming down her cheeks before blushing and quickly turning away. “I…I
said I’m closed.”
“You okay?”
She sniffled a little and
swiped at the tears in an effort to hide them. “I’m f-fine.”
“You don’t look fine.” It
slipped out before he realized how she might take it. Damn, I have a knack for saying
the wrong things to this woman.
Leah cleared her throat,
lifted her head, and turned to face him. “What do you need, Sam?” Her tone
wasn’t particularly friendly.
If she wants to pretend everything is okay, then who am I
to argue? “I stopped by to apologize
for this morning and…well, for last night. I think you misunderstood some
things I’d said, and I wanted to clear the air between us.”
“Fine,” she said, her voice
still cool. “Apology accepted.”
He stepped farther inside
the room and hooked his thumbs into his front belt loops. “Strange, since I
haven’t given you one yet.”
“Look, I appreciate you
coming by, but I really don’t have time for this right now,” she snapped.
“What’s your problem?”
She sighed heavily with
defeat. “My air conditioner just went out in my car, and I have to figure out
how to deliver a wedding cake without the heat melting the icing all over the
place.”
I didn’t mean the actual problem. I meant…Christ. Never
mind. “That’s what has you this
upset?”
“Yes.”
“Doesn’t seem like much of
a problem. It’s just a cake.”
“Just a cake?” She gawked
at him. “I’ll have you know, I use only the best ingredients in each of my
creations and make everything from scratch. It’s my ex-boyfriend’s wedding, and
I spent weeks planning out every detail of this cake, down to the last edible
flower.”
“Your ex, huh?” His lips
curled involuntarily. “And someone’s eating flowers? Real ones?”
She sniffled. “Yes, real
ones. Some flowers petals are edible, you know. And they’ll complement the
cake’s Bavarian cream filling.”
Sam chuckled softly. “So
let me get this straight. You need to deliver your ex-boyfriend’s wedding cake,
topped with plants, and filled with something that sounds like a venereal
disease…and people are actually going to eat it?”
“Well, I suppose, if that’s
the way you want to look at it, but—”
He stood up straight and
clapped his hands together. “Okay, let’s go then.”
“Huh?”
“You need a ride, don’t
you?”
“Yes, but—”
“Well, then what are we
waiting for? I wouldn’t miss this for anything.”
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