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 me to your

before her head turned back in my

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

walked toward the fool and stood in front of him with just the bushes between

to meet you, man. My name is

Patrea’s boyfriend.”

gaze went past behind me. We shook hands firmly, and I was dying to burn him, but

He flashed a devil’s smirk without knowing I owned

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

that he knew

up with anyone,” A soft voice came from behind me before I felt a soft hand touch my back before

f*cking

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

annoyed, either with me or the f*cker, but it still didn’t change the fact that I

snaking an arm around her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was enjoying the feel of

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

here for

work then. Where

mood to talk with him, but I had no choice at the moment. How do I tell someone

work as the CEO of a company in the south. Now before you ask for what company, I just want to remind you that

also do side jobs. Volunteer firefighter and personal trainer

Nice to know.” Now, how the f*ck

a soft voice, but I could hear the words loud and clear, and it

out of my mind the moment a smile slipped out of Patrea’s face as she

locked again, and for a f*cking

to meet you, Barden. But I think I want to take my girlfriend away from here so I can spend

and slapped a hand on

hair before chuckling softly. “My bad, I didn’t hear your

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

and she still has her arm around my waist. I was annoyed that the kitchen was not that far because I wanted to walk

another coffee, as we forgot to take our coffee from outside?” She let go

coffee every

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

what’s better than the first cup

but she didn’t say

stayed there, with her body pressed against mine, waiting

“Me…”

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

remained stuck in my spot, his arms coiling around my body while

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