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.

have a company. Care to introduce me

before her head turned back in

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

the fool and stood in front of him with just the bushes between us before laying out

man. My name is

Patrea’s boyfriend.” There, I

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

Patrea never mentions she has a boyfriend.” He flashed a devil’s smirk without knowing I owned

know about her private life.” I snapped at him, and I was

that

before I felt a soft hand touch my back before she gripped it

f*cking aroused

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

either with me or the

around her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was enjoying the feel of her body against my bare skin, especially in front

the smile off

here

from work then. Where are you

choice at the

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

a company here, but I also do

Nice to know.” Now, how the f*ck

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

the regret flew out of my mind the moment a smile

a f*cking moment,

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

hand on

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

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

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

to take our coffee from

you drink coffee every morning?”

mumbled before my hand coiled on her wrist and pulled

than the first cup of coffee in the morning?” I

raised, but she didn’t

stayed there, with her body pressed against mine, waiting

“Me…”

He asked, and his deep baritone voice sent

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

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