Book 2

Chapter 12 – Better Than Coffee

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“Good morning,” Patrea was the first one to greet me, and I immediately stood up. I took the mugs from her hands and placed them on the table.

Coffee. One was black, and one was with milk.

I pulled a chair for her, and she immediately sat down with a wide smile on her face, but her eyes were teasing me. “So what’s new in the news?”

“Hmmm…” My eyes darted to the newspaper I laid on the table, and I took in the first news that caught my eye. “It says that Delilah Guzman was being sued by her ex-husband for defamation.”

She laughed with her hand over her mouth, and my heart skipped a beat because her eyes were twinkling as if she found what I said amusing.

“I didn’t know entertainment news fascinated you. ” She teased.

“Not as much as you fascinate me.” I winked at her.

Red tints crept up her cheeks before she pointed at the coffee and ignored my words. “Coffee? I’m not sure what your eyes want, so…”

“Which one do you prefer to drink?”

“I can drink both, but I like the one with milk.”

I remained silent and pushed the coffee with milk in front of her, then took the black coffee to my lips and sipped it slowly, not minding that it was too hot. It could never burn me.

“How was your sleep?” I asked.

She was about to answer when a voice rang in the air.

“Good morning!”

I would have thrown fire at the f*cker for interrupting us if I hadn’t seen the way Patrea’s eyes grew wider, as if she could read my mind.

Both our heads then slowly tilted toward the boxwood bushes that separate Patrea’s land from her neighbor.

Patrea smiled at him, and I felt my lungs constrict. Did she need to smile at everyone?

“Good morning, Bernard,” she greeted him.

you have a company. Care to introduce

before her head turned

chair before she could say anything, but it didn’t slip my gaze the way

him with just the bushes between us before laying

meet you, man. My name is

here. I’m Patrea’s boyfriend.” There, I

me. We shook hands firmly, and I was dying to

boyfriend.” He flashed a

and letting him know about her private life.” I snapped at him, and I was not sure now if

they close enough that

I felt a soft hand touch

f*cking

down to look at the female who was now beside me. From the other side, it looked like she was holding me in her arm,

because she looked annoyed, either with me or the f*cker, but it still didn’t change the fact

I thought,” I told her before snaking an arm around her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was enjoying the feel of her body against my bare skin, especially in

scoffed without taking the smile off his face. “So are you

just here

then. Where are

with him, but I had no choice at the moment. How

work I work as the CEO of a company in the south. Now before you ask for what company, I just want to remind you that I’m here for a vacation. Unless you want to apply and work for me, then I would rather keep the company names

here, but I also do side jobs. Volunteer firefighter and personal trainer at the gym where Patrea goes

to know.” Now, how the f*ck do I

could hear the words loud and clear, and it made my

girl…” F*ck, I was not able to stop myself from saying that, but all the regret flew out of my mind the moment a smile slipped out

locked again, and for a f*cking moment, I forgot we have

meet you, Barden. But I think I want to take my girlfriend away from here so I can spend time with her. Alone.” I told him without taking my eyes

on

hair before chuckling softly. “My bad, I didn’t hear your name correctly. We’ll see you

say anything and just guided Patrea’s body as we turned our backs

my waist. I was annoyed that the kitchen was not that far because I wanted to walk longer with our

our coffee from outside?” She

you drink coffee

“It’s the best thing to have in the morning.” “Hmmm…” I mumbled before my hand coiled on her wrist and pulled it

the first cup of coffee in

she didn’t

with her body pressed

“Me…”

cup of coffee in the morning?” He asked, and his deep baritone voice sent shivers down my spine,

around my body while my hands were

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