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Authors: Virna DePaul, Tawny Weber, Nina Bruhns, Charity Pineiro, Sophia Knightly, Susan Hatler, Kristin Miller
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guy on the crew and do some of the work myself."
"But you said you still need to make a profit, Rey. I don't want to cheat you." Like he had said, he was almost like a member of her family since he was her sister-in-law’s buddy. He deserved to be paid for his work.
Rey put down the last little bit of his sandwich, looked up at her, and grinned. "I didn't say you wouldn't pay for it, just not with money."
Bianca’s breath left her body as it occurred to her what he could mean. She refused to believe that he could expect her to. . .
"Cook for me," he quickly said, clearly realizing that he had been misunderstood.
"I get home late a lot, and just wolf down whatever I have handy. It's generally a sandwich or a TV dinner and it would be nice to have something good to eat.”
"I guess I could. I mean, if I'm not working myself I don’t see why I couldn’t make dinner for you," she said, but he quickly explained.
“I'm just a few blocks from the restaurant. I'm okay with coming in to grab a bite, if that's okay with you.”
Which meant that she wouldn't have to cook for him alone. At his house. Where they might even eat dinner together. Get to know more about each other.
A part of her experienced a moment of disappointment, but then common sense kicked in. He had given her the best possible alternative.
"It's a deal," she said and held out her hand to seal the bargain.
He took hold, but she was once again unprepared for the feel of his calloused palm and the heat it generated throughout her body. She met his gaze and he seemed as reluctant as she was to release her hand.
"Rey?"
"Bianca? We need to do something about this."
"Like letting go?" she asked, but didn't release his hand. On the contrary, when he twined his fingers with hers, she maintained the contact, relishing the comfort and sensuality his presence brought. The feelings she was having were unsettling, but she was hard pressed to run from them as confusing as they were. As bad as they were given that she was supposed to be dating David.
David, she reminded herself and finally found the strength to remove her hand from Rey's. His look as he met her gaze was questioning and she felt she had to set the record straight.
"I'm dating someone."
"Is it serious?" he asked, breaking eye contact with her only long enough to take the bill from the waitress and hand her a twenty.
Before meeting Rey she might have answered "Yes" if anyone had asked her. But she knew in her heart that she couldn't have these feelings about Rey if what she had with David was meant to be the real thing.
“I'm not sure,” she finally admitted, voicing the conflict that had been growing in her since the first time she had set eyes on Rey.
He nodded and softly said, "I won't press, Bianca. If and when you decide what you want. . . ."
"I'll let you know."
Chapter Six
A small gathering of people crowded onto the first floor of the restaurant and surrounded Eduardo, Diana, Bianca and him.
"Ready?" Rey asked and at the nod of the three partners, he smiled and handed sledgehammers to Diana and Bianca. "Ladies first."
Bianca met Rey's gaze and she shook her head. "I think Eduardo and Diana need to do this together."
Rey nodded, appreciating her selflessness in letting the husband and wife celebrate this special moment. He took the sledgehammer from her, handed it to Eduardo, and motioned to the others who were circling around.
"Get the bottles and cameras ready, folks."
Eduardo muscled the tool up onto his shoulder, but Diana struggled with the weight of her sledgehammer. "I can't do this by myself. Eduardo come help me," she said as Eduardo handed his sledgehammer back to him.
“Whatever you want, my love," Eduardo teased and stepped behind his wife, encircled her in his arms as they wrapped their hands around the handle of the tool and raised it.
"Ready?" Eduardo asked Diana, and then quickly glanced around at everyone else who was waiting to capture the moment
"But you said you still need to make a profit, Rey. I don't want to cheat you." Like he had said, he was almost like a member of her family since he was her sister-in-law’s buddy. He deserved to be paid for his work.
Rey put down the last little bit of his sandwich, looked up at her, and grinned. "I didn't say you wouldn't pay for it, just not with money."
Bianca’s breath left her body as it occurred to her what he could mean. She refused to believe that he could expect her to. . .
"Cook for me," he quickly said, clearly realizing that he had been misunderstood.
"I get home late a lot, and just wolf down whatever I have handy. It's generally a sandwich or a TV dinner and it would be nice to have something good to eat.”
"I guess I could. I mean, if I'm not working myself I don’t see why I couldn’t make dinner for you," she said, but he quickly explained.
“I'm just a few blocks from the restaurant. I'm okay with coming in to grab a bite, if that's okay with you.”
Which meant that she wouldn't have to cook for him alone. At his house. Where they might even eat dinner together. Get to know more about each other.
A part of her experienced a moment of disappointment, but then common sense kicked in. He had given her the best possible alternative.
"It's a deal," she said and held out her hand to seal the bargain.
He took hold, but she was once again unprepared for the feel of his calloused palm and the heat it generated throughout her body. She met his gaze and he seemed as reluctant as she was to release her hand.
"Rey?"
"Bianca? We need to do something about this."
"Like letting go?" she asked, but didn't release his hand. On the contrary, when he twined his fingers with hers, she maintained the contact, relishing the comfort and sensuality his presence brought. The feelings she was having were unsettling, but she was hard pressed to run from them as confusing as they were. As bad as they were given that she was supposed to be dating David.
David, she reminded herself and finally found the strength to remove her hand from Rey's. His look as he met her gaze was questioning and she felt she had to set the record straight.
"I'm dating someone."
"Is it serious?" he asked, breaking eye contact with her only long enough to take the bill from the waitress and hand her a twenty.
Before meeting Rey she might have answered "Yes" if anyone had asked her. But she knew in her heart that she couldn't have these feelings about Rey if what she had with David was meant to be the real thing.
“I'm not sure,” she finally admitted, voicing the conflict that had been growing in her since the first time she had set eyes on Rey.
He nodded and softly said, "I won't press, Bianca. If and when you decide what you want. . . ."
"I'll let you know."
Chapter Six
A small gathering of people crowded onto the first floor of the restaurant and surrounded Eduardo, Diana, Bianca and him.
"Ready?" Rey asked and at the nod of the three partners, he smiled and handed sledgehammers to Diana and Bianca. "Ladies first."
Bianca met Rey's gaze and she shook her head. "I think Eduardo and Diana need to do this together."
Rey nodded, appreciating her selflessness in letting the husband and wife celebrate this special moment. He took the sledgehammer from her, handed it to Eduardo, and motioned to the others who were circling around.
"Get the bottles and cameras ready, folks."
Eduardo muscled the tool up onto his shoulder, but Diana struggled with the weight of her sledgehammer. "I can't do this by myself. Eduardo come help me," she said as Eduardo handed his sledgehammer back to him.
“Whatever you want, my love," Eduardo teased and stepped behind his wife, encircled her in his arms as they wrapped their hands around the handle of the tool and raised it.
"Ready?" Eduardo asked Diana, and then quickly glanced around at everyone else who was waiting to capture the moment
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