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Maggie had worked at the bakery for years She and Nicole were friends, so a siot the point across
"I don’t knohat I was doing at a high school football gao I wanted to be supportive He introduced ie started laughing
Nicole glanced at the kids "Stop it Nothing about this is funny"
"It is toout of high school for that to happen"
Nicole went in the back and told Raoul he could leave early According to Sid and Phil, he was doing a great job She appreciated having her instincts validated She was about to leave herself when Maggie found her
"You have a gentle out front"
Nicole winced, even as her heart started thundering in her chest Hawk? Was it Hawk? She hated how much she wanted it to be hieous"
Definitely Hawk
"Thanks," Nicole said "I’ll go see what he wants"
Maggie patted her hairnet "If you’re not interested, ask him if he’s into older women He’s what, in his rinned "You’re happily married"
"Don’t remind ers were gone Hawk stood by the counter, lookingin the bakery She would take hi to, she reht How he’d left her both wanting and afraid Maybe she’d exaggerated the fear If they kissed again, she would know for sure
"Hey," he said, giving her a slow, sexy smile that sent her heart into a healthy aerobic state
"Hey, yourself"
Low blood sugar, she told herself It was low blood sugar Or the flu It couldn’t be theuy
"I wanted to stop by and thank you for last night"
Nicole heard a snort behind her and knew that Maggie was listening She ignored her friend
"Thankthose kids to the pizza place and hanging around For listening You’re a great role model Older than the students, but not a parent You’re successful, together, someone they can look up to"
Which all sounded nice but couldn’t she be his sex slave instead? No, wait She wanted to be successful and together Sex slave wasn’t her irl-next-door type So told her that wasn’t Hawk’s style
"You didn’t co if he was playing her and how long it would be before she trusted a ain
"That’s part of why I came by"
"And the other part?"
"Dessert"
She flashed to a very big bed with ru with pleasure That was a dessert she could get into
He pulled a sheet of paper out of his back pocket "We’re talking about thirty-five guys, a couple of parents, so fancy"
She blinked "You’re here to order dessert for fifty?"
"Uh-huh Sunday afternoon we review the filht It keeps thear That way no one falls asleep I’ve been using another bakery, but I like yours better So what have you got?"
Disappointment made her want to snap at hi him kno pathetic she was
"You won’t want a cake," she said, stepping behind the counter and reviewing the contents of the case "I would say cupcakes and cookies I can put a selection together"
"That would be great"
"Any flavor requests?"
One of Hawk’s eyebrows raised slightly "What do you suggest?"
No way she was falling for that, she told herself "The usual cookies Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes They’re frosted but not decorated Probably better that way"
"You’re resisting"
"What?" she asked
"My char?"
"You knoas" He handed her a card
She glanced at it There was a logo for the high school, the address, his name and a phone number with an extension
"This is?" she asked
"Where I need everything delivered About two-thirty toy this stuff"
"I have nowhere to store it Or a way to get it there"
She looked past hi truck parked in front of the bakery "That would hold a lot"
"Probably, but if you brought the dessert, you could stick around for the fila what happened"
Why on earth would he want her there? "It’s Sunday"
"Do you have plans?"
"No, but that’s not the point"
"Sure it is Co in control always annoyed her "Why are you doing this?"
"Because if you spend time with me, you’ll like me"
"And that matters why?"
"You need to like rateful for the cane It helped keep her upright "This is all about getting me into bed?"
"Naked," Hawk added in a mock whisper "Don’t leave out the best part"