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.

a company. Care to introduce me to

head turned

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

and stood in front of him with

you, man. My name is

Patrea’s boyfriend.” There, I

came out as his gaze went past behind me. We shook hands firmly, and I was dying

mentions she has a boyfriend.” He flashed a devil’s smirk

was cozying up with the neighbor and letting him know about her private life.” I snapped at him, and I

that he knew

A soft voice came from behind me before I felt a soft hand touch my back before she gripped it with her nails as

f*cking aroused

who was now beside me. From the other side, it looked like

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

her to my side. I was enjoying the feel of her

without taking the smile off his face. “So are

just here for a

from work then.

choice at the moment. How do I tell someone

remind you that I’m here for a vacation. Unless you want to apply and work for me, then I would rather

I also do side jobs. Volunteer firefighter

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

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

that, but all the regret flew out of my mind the

and for a f*cking moment,

want to take my girlfriend away from here so I can spend time with

slapped a hand on my chest — the

a hand over my hair before chuckling softly. “My bad, I didn’t hear

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

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

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

you drink coffee every

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

know what’s better than the first cup of coffee

but she didn’t say anything

her body pressed against

“Me…”

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

in my spot, his arms coiling around my body while my hands were pressed

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