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3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons shortening

1 cup ground pecans or walnuts

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk

¼ cup butter, softened

CHRISTINA

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I i to answer that jerk’s question I made my way to the table that was next to the fireplace, in front of a an

He was the only guy in the rooly red holiday sweaters He earing a black and grey suit, and he’d brought a bouquet of red roses—one for each of the woht

With his low cut black hair, allances of hi all of my dates the moment they went awry

He seems so damn perfect…

“Five seconds before I reset the tiht as I sat down “And go!”

“Good evening,” Mr Perfect said, offering me a rose “I’m Kevin”

“Christina” I blushed as his fingers brushed against mine “Are you new to Cedar Falls?”

“You can say that I’ve only been here for about five months I live on the southern, touristy side How about you?”

“I was born and raised here” I realized that the rose was fake, e and culinary school, but then I came back to open my own business”

“You own a business? What type of business?”

I s myself to keep it simple, since I could wax poetic about my bakery all day “Well, it’s called Sifted Perfection, and it’s a—”