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food.
“He’s cooked meals for you before?” Chase gripped his spoon so hard the skin on his knuckles turned a lighter shade.
What’s the big deal?
“Sometimes Gabe comes to my apartment and cooks for Vivian and me. He’s pretty busy here and works six days a week, but he still tries to visit us and cook at least twice a month.”
“Hmmm.” He tapped his finger against the spoon a few times. “Does he spend time with Vivian when he’s . . . visiting, or is he only around you?”
“I know what you’re insinuating. It’s not like that. It’s really a lot of fun when he drops by.”
“I bet,” he mumbled.
“He tells me to buy a secret ingredient. When he comes over I present it to him and he cooks me something fabulous, just like that food game show Iron Chef.”
Chase turned toward the kitchen and mumbled something under his breath.
“What?” I asked.
“Nothing.” But his face said he was pissed.
Or maybe I’m simply imagining that.
We ate in peace for a while. The whole time I waited on the edge of impatience for him to tell me what he had to say. Finally, when I couldn’t take anymore, I released a frustrated sigh. “So you saw me at the Garden Party when I was mocking your company’s horrible food. And?”
He wiped his mouth with a cloth napkin. I realized his bowl was now empty. He licked the spoon, and the way his tongue slid over the metal caused me to shiver.
Ignore that, Jasmine.
“I saw you across the table. Your laugh caught my attention. You sounded exciting.” He placed the napkin back on the table. “I asked you what college you went to. You said Harvard, twisted in your chair so you were facing your friend, and you basically spent the rest of the party talking to her.”
“Were you with Dawn?”
“Yes.”
“That’s probably why. I tend to ignore men who are obviously taken.” I motioned to his engagement ring. “When a guy speaks to me at a party, I always check his ring finger first. If I see a ring, I don’t even waste my time looking at the guy’s face.”
“Well, I didn’t enjoy being ignored by you. You seemed like a lot of fun. Your friend laughed every time you whispered to her. When Benny sat down by you, it was the first time I’d ever seen that man smile like that in my life, and I’ve known him since I was a kid.”
“That’s how he is around Vivian.”
“No. I’m talking about the happy stares he kept giving you. And again, you had him laughing and smiling just like your friend. I even smiled. You were intoxicating.”
“So you’re attracted to me due to my ability to make people laugh?” I tossed him a skeptical look.
“Fine. You caught me in a small lie. I’ll admit it.” He shrugged. “The first thing that attracted me was your breasts. Before you sat down, you leaned over to smell the rose centerpiece, and I got a generous view of your cleavage. Then you looked my way and trapped me with those hazel eyes. Next was the intoxicating personality.”
I stirred uncomfortably in my seat and averted my eyes. I wasn’t used to the brutally honest compliments. If, in fact, he was actually being honest. “So what happened next?”
“I turned to Dawn, pointed to you, and said, ‘I want her.’”
Chapter 8
G abe chose that exact moment to arrive at our table.
“How am I doing so far?” Gabe asked.
I swallowed down Chase’s shocking news and glanced at Gabe. “Umm . . . you’ve surpassed my expectations.”
“Are you okay?” Gabe stepped closer to me.
“Yes!” I squeaked, grabbed my glass, and then took a gulp of water. “Trust me. You’re doing awesome. Each course has blown my mind.”
Gabe tilted my way and whispered, “Any food orgasms?”
I blushed and could swear I heard a grumbling sound emit from Chase’s chest. “Yes. Two of them, to be exact.”
“Super.” Gabe displayed that award-winning smile again. “That’s all I thought about when I was preparing the dishes.”
Chase tapped his fingers
“He’s cooked meals for you before?” Chase gripped his spoon so hard the skin on his knuckles turned a lighter shade.
What’s the big deal?
“Sometimes Gabe comes to my apartment and cooks for Vivian and me. He’s pretty busy here and works six days a week, but he still tries to visit us and cook at least twice a month.”
“Hmmm.” He tapped his finger against the spoon a few times. “Does he spend time with Vivian when he’s . . . visiting, or is he only around you?”
“I know what you’re insinuating. It’s not like that. It’s really a lot of fun when he drops by.”
“I bet,” he mumbled.
“He tells me to buy a secret ingredient. When he comes over I present it to him and he cooks me something fabulous, just like that food game show Iron Chef.”
Chase turned toward the kitchen and mumbled something under his breath.
“What?” I asked.
“Nothing.” But his face said he was pissed.
Or maybe I’m simply imagining that.
We ate in peace for a while. The whole time I waited on the edge of impatience for him to tell me what he had to say. Finally, when I couldn’t take anymore, I released a frustrated sigh. “So you saw me at the Garden Party when I was mocking your company’s horrible food. And?”
He wiped his mouth with a cloth napkin. I realized his bowl was now empty. He licked the spoon, and the way his tongue slid over the metal caused me to shiver.
Ignore that, Jasmine.
“I saw you across the table. Your laugh caught my attention. You sounded exciting.” He placed the napkin back on the table. “I asked you what college you went to. You said Harvard, twisted in your chair so you were facing your friend, and you basically spent the rest of the party talking to her.”
“Were you with Dawn?”
“Yes.”
“That’s probably why. I tend to ignore men who are obviously taken.” I motioned to his engagement ring. “When a guy speaks to me at a party, I always check his ring finger first. If I see a ring, I don’t even waste my time looking at the guy’s face.”
“Well, I didn’t enjoy being ignored by you. You seemed like a lot of fun. Your friend laughed every time you whispered to her. When Benny sat down by you, it was the first time I’d ever seen that man smile like that in my life, and I’ve known him since I was a kid.”
“That’s how he is around Vivian.”
“No. I’m talking about the happy stares he kept giving you. And again, you had him laughing and smiling just like your friend. I even smiled. You were intoxicating.”
“So you’re attracted to me due to my ability to make people laugh?” I tossed him a skeptical look.
“Fine. You caught me in a small lie. I’ll admit it.” He shrugged. “The first thing that attracted me was your breasts. Before you sat down, you leaned over to smell the rose centerpiece, and I got a generous view of your cleavage. Then you looked my way and trapped me with those hazel eyes. Next was the intoxicating personality.”
I stirred uncomfortably in my seat and averted my eyes. I wasn’t used to the brutally honest compliments. If, in fact, he was actually being honest. “So what happened next?”
“I turned to Dawn, pointed to you, and said, ‘I want her.’”
Chapter 8
G abe chose that exact moment to arrive at our table.
“How am I doing so far?” Gabe asked.
I swallowed down Chase’s shocking news and glanced at Gabe. “Umm . . . you’ve surpassed my expectations.”
“Are you okay?” Gabe stepped closer to me.
“Yes!” I squeaked, grabbed my glass, and then took a gulp of water. “Trust me. You’re doing awesome. Each course has blown my mind.”
Gabe tilted my way and whispered, “Any food orgasms?”
I blushed and could swear I heard a grumbling sound emit from Chase’s chest. “Yes. Two of them, to be exact.”
“Super.” Gabe displayed that award-winning smile again. “That’s all I thought about when I was preparing the dishes.”
Chase tapped his fingers
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