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She had a totally different background and lifestyle froain But noas her boss, and it opened new doors to all kinds of possibilities But Adam was far from interested in any of that And she possibly had herself to blame
She refused to regret her actions though She’d already been reckless enough to sleep with hiet carried away by their carnal e Gabrielle wanted to draw out That hy she didn’t try to see hiain or contact him
But why did all her excuses seem so lame now?
Gabrielle was brought back to the present when the driver announced they’d arrived Springing to action, Gabrielle quickly let herself out of the car, not about to let Adaentlemanly side when he wanted to show it, but Gabrielle wasn’t ready to let anything soften her angry opinion of him
That didn’t s over and rid theonism With that in mind, she put on a s venue of the s restaurant
“The chef andher inside with a light hand on the small of her back It was the barest of contact but Gabrielle felt singed by it all the saave her a good feeling to have even the slightest of his attention, and she instantly berated herself for being so foolish
He didn’t seem to have an appoint around to accouy was particularly profuse in assisting them to their table With just a look around, Gabrielle could tell this little bistro was one she’d nor what the cost of her side of the bill would be
Though she was already seated, she conte her escape She’d give her excuses to Adam later So…
Before she could ed froe, dressed in a chef’s uniform She couldn’t be more than twenty-three, yet when she came to their table, Adaht her too young to run a professional kitchen, but then what did she know
Yet another surprise was Adam’s reaction when the chef appeared Even in the si woeous Her beautiful auburn hair was tied up in a ponytail She had a confident bearing that spoke volumes, yet she see He rose to give her a warm embrace, which she returned just as deeply
Gabrielle didn’t knohere to look and even felt eht her to a restaurant run by one of his lovers? They split apart and Adam made introductions “This is Gabrielle Black, ood friend of hton”
“Never mind Adam,” the woman said in a pretty, clear British accent that was very attractive to the ear “Just call s anyone with him, so it’s awesome to meet you”
“Thank you, and please, it’s Gabrielle” Gabrielle couldn’t help but return Adele’s sirl despite herself “This place is beautiful and serene”
“Hoeet, thank you I hope you find the food just as appealing” She turned to Adam and beamed “I like her I hope you keep her”
Adaht deterring shake of his head at her teasing Still s, Adele handed them menus and said she’d be back soon to take their order
Gabrielle wanted to avoid any aard silence fro its head, so she quickly spoke up “ItVIP treato”
“How so?” he asked, with that habitual arch of one dark brow
She waved her hands to enco flustered by your appearance, even the reet you”
“In here, at least, that tends to happen – since I own the place” He dropped it like it was nothing, while viewing theWell, sure he owned a restaurant,how he’d discovered Adele by chance when he went to London “She’s one of the youngest to receive a Michelin star, when she was nineteen Food is her thing, and she’s a genius When I heard sheher the run of this restaurant”