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.

to

head turned back in

but it didn’t slip my gaze the

toward the fool and stood in front of him with

you, man. My name is

here. I’m Patrea’s boyfriend.”

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

has a boyfriend.” He flashed

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

they close enough that he knew everything about

soft voice came from behind me before I felt a soft hand touch my back before

action f*cking aroused

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

locked with her, and I couldn’t help but smile because she looked annoyed, either with me or the f*cker, but it still

her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was enjoying the

smile off his face. “So

here

from work then. Where

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

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,

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

the f*ck do I get Patrea out of

hear the words loud and clear, and it made my forehead crease. “…

not able to stop myself from saying that, but all the regret flew out of my

locked again, and for a f*cking moment, I

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

slapped a hand on my chest — the smile was

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

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

were already inside, but my hold on her remained, and she still has her arm around my waist. I was annoyed that the kitchen was not that far because

have another coffee, as we forgot to take our coffee from outside?” She let go and walked away from me

drink coffee every

“Hmmm…” I mumbled before my hand coiled on her wrist and pulled it

what’s better than the first cup of coffee

she didn’t

stayed there, with her body pressed

“Me…”

the morning?” He asked, and his deep baritone voice sent

my spot, his arms coiling around my body while my hands

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