Book 2

Chapter 12 – Better Than Coffee

LUCIUS.

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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.

a company. Care to introduce me to your friend

before her head

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

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

meet you, man.

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

hands firmly, and I was dying to burn him, but I was

mentions she has a boyfriend.” He flashed a devil’s smirk without

know my girlfriend was cozying up with the neighbor and letting him know about her private life.” I snapped at him, and I was not sure now

close enough that he knew everything

from behind me before I felt a soft hand

action f*cking

who was now beside me. From the other side, it looked like she was holding me in her arm, but in reality, she was clawing my

either with me or the f*cker, but it still didn’t change the fact that I liked her fingers on

pulling her to my side. I was enjoying the feel of her body against my

the smile off his face.

here for a

work then.

him, but I had no choice at the moment. How do I tell someone to f*ck off without burning his

for what company, I just want to remind you that I’m here for a

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

see. Nice to know.” Now, how the f*ck do

personal trainer…” Patrea spoke in a soft voice, but I could hear the words loud and clear, and it made my forehead crease. “… but I refused because I don’t

all the regret flew out of my mind the moment a smile slipped out of Patrea’s face as she glanced up

for a f*cking moment,

my girlfriend away from here so I can spend time with her. Alone.” I told him

hand on my chest —

hair before chuckling softly. “My bad,

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

hold on her remained, and she still has her arm around my waist. I was annoyed

coffee, as we forgot to take our coffee from outside?”

drink coffee

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

first cup

but she didn’t

her body pressed

“Me…”

the morning?” He asked, and his deep baritone

his arms coiling around my body while my hands

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