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.

to introduce me to

exclaimed before her head

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

with just the bushes between us

to meet you, man. My name

Patrea’s boyfriend.”

mouth, but no words came out as his gaze went past behind me. We shook hands firmly, and I was

never mentions she has a boyfriend.” He flashed a devil’s

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

they close enough that he knew everything

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

f*cking

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

her, and I couldn’t help but smile because she looked annoyed, either with me

arm around her shoulder and pulling her to my side. I was

the smile off his face.

here

then. Where are

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

south. Now before you ask for what company, I just want to remind you that I’m here for a vacation.

work as an accountant 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 I get

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

to stop myself from saying that, but all the regret flew out of my mind the moment a smile slipped out of Patrea’s face as she glanced up

for a

here so I can spend

on my chest — the smile was still on

softly. “My bad, I didn’t hear your name correctly. We’ll see you

Patrea’s body as we turned our backs on him

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

to take our coffee from outside?” She let go and

coffee every

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

the first cup of coffee in the

but she didn’t

stayed there, with her body pressed against mine, waiting for me

“Me…”

coffee in the morning?” He asked, and his deep baritone voice sent shivers down my spine, directly to my

in my spot, his arms coiling around my

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