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younger pair fed each other, bite after bite, each of them voicing a singular word of pleasure after each taste.
    Only after every dessert had been tasted and blissfully approved was the inexplicably seductive spell broken.
    “Chef Laurent,” Abby proclaimed with flushed cheeks and a very satisfied smile, “you are a culinary genius.”
    “I couldn’t agree more,” Stephen added, grinning from ear to ear. “I believe we have a hit on our hands. A true recipe for success!”

Chapter 10
    A bby sat back in her desk chair and closed her eyes. Even though she had checked every launch party detail twice, she wondered if she should make one more pass just to make sure that everything was set. It had been a long day and she was exhausted. Could she muster the energy to look things over again?
    The six weeks since the final dessert tasting had been filled with a whirlwind of activity. There had been so much to do that she barely had a chance to reflect on what had happened that day. While she had planned to put on a show for Stephen, it was her billionaire boss who had taken the leading role, turning the tasting into the most erotic experience of her life.
    Using those small morsels of pleasure, he had seduced her so thoroughly that she had forgotten that they weren’t the only two people in the room. Stephen had felt the connection between them too. She was sure of it. She had been surprised and sad when all the desserts had been tasted and the yummy experience ended.
    After that, her relationship with Stephen was different, although she couldn’t quite put her finger on what had changed. On several occasions, she caught him looking at her with a hunger in his eyes, almost as if she was a serving of dessert and he wanted to devour her. But in a flash, the look would be gone and things would be back to business as usual.
    She kept waiting, hoping for the day when he would tell her how he felt. Or, at the very least, make it clear that he was interested in her romantically. So far, that day hadn’t arrived.
    Sighing in frustration, she decided against reviewing the launch party details again. It was time to go home and get some rest so she wouldn’t look exhausted at the event. But there was one more thing she needed to do first.
    She shut down her computer, slung her purse over her shoulder, and headed toward the elevator bay.
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    S tephen couldn’t believe that tomorrow was the official launch of Sweet for You. Once the recipes had been nailed down, the rest of the details fell into place. After the grand gala planned tomorrow night, Blake Foods’ frozen gourmet desserts would arrive at grocers across the country. A very expensive advertising blitz was scheduled to air at the same time and would tell dessert lovers across the nation that, with Sweet for You, they could now have their cake and eat it, too – Now and Forever!
    Abby knocked on Stephen’s open door. “Do you have a minute?”
    He waved her in. “I always have a minute for you, Abby.” He glanced at the clock. “It’s late. I’m surprised you’re still here.”
    “I had a few things to finish up for the party tomorrow.”
    “Shouldn’t the event planning firm be handling the party details?”
    “Oh, they are,” Abby said. “I’m just reviewing the setup directives to make sure nothing’s been missed. I really want the night to be perfect.”
    Mr. Blake slipped his right hand into his jacket pocket and his fingers closed around the hard rectangular ring box he had been carrying around for over a week. He was going to present it to Abby after the launch party, where he was planning to profess his love for her and ask her to be his wife.
    He smiled. “I have no doubt that the night will be perfect.”
    And if all goes as planned, it will be the perfect beginning for our life together.
    “I have something for you,” Abby said, reaching into her purse and pulling out a small white box tied with pink ribbon, which she set on top of his