Desserts for Stressed People: A Secret Identity Romantic Comedy (Love & Other Recipes) by Letizia Lorini
Author:Letizia Lorini [Lorini, Letizia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789152746967
Published: 2023-03-30T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 19
Definitely Not a Date
I canât believe I just confessed my feelings for Shane to Mr. Asshole himself, but as proof that I did, he grins from ear to ear. Which also means I canât exactly regret saying it.
We exchange a shy grin, and once I look away, I fidget with the aluminum wrap around my kebab. Iâve never been so forward with a man before, but Shane is different, isnât he? Everything about him is. And when Iâm with him, itâs like Iâm me, but in an intensified way. Like Iâm back to my old self, maybe even something more.
After we peer at each other for a while longer, he leans backward and his hands lock over his stomach. His gaze turns into that specific one he uses to flirt with me, and with his legs crossed and his beautiful silver suit, heâs the most perfect indulgence. âLetâs say that I believe you.â
I canât help but grin. âLetâs say you do.â
With a playful gleam in his eyes, he continues, âIâm still not asking you out. For the moment.â
âI wouldnât say yes if you did. For the moment.â
When he beams, I follow. It looks like weâre back to teasing. He drinks a sip of beer and glances at a couple entering the kebab place. âSo we agree, weâre not going on a date.â
âWe definitely agree weâre not going on a date.â
He takes a sip. âThen what should we do tonight?â
âI thought you wanted to sleep,â I say, glancing at the non-existent watch on my wrist. âIsnât it past midnight?â
A boyish grin springs over his lips. âIâm suddenly renewed with fresh energy.â
Never have I related to something more. âIn that case . . . Tonight we should do the opposite of a date.â
âSo instead of dinner at a restaurant, weâll have dessert in pajamas?â
I snap my fingers. âAnd instead of a movie in the theater, weâll read a book on the couch.â
âAnd at the end of the night, instead of a kiss, Iâllâ¦ââhis tongue darts over his upper lipââhigh-five you.â He stands, then peers down at me with an excited smile. âI guess we can do that. What do you say?â
I say that it sounds like the best non-date of my life.
He motions to follow him until weâre inside the small supermarket across the street. It looks like weâre not only having dessert. Weâre baking it. My suspicion grows into certainty once he raids the supermarket for all the baking equipment he can find. Measuring cups, spatulas, a whisk.
When I inquire about his plans, he says weâre making something easy, and although it doesnât look like it from the amount of stuff he buys, I follow him, unquestioning and blissful, as he points at all the different ingredients on the shelves.
We soon leave the supermarket and walk back to the small hotel. We enter his suite, right beside mine, and as we lay our loot on the small counter, he points at the bag. âStart separating the whites?â
I crack the first
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