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"Thought you weren't planning on returning my calls" His voice athered around his eyes andof his shoulders He was pissed that she hadn't called him back

"I needed soot slammed with a bunch of orders, so you wereherself a little bit "Besides, it didn't seem like you were up for a bunch of open communication at the time"

"I am now"

"I have a cake to finish"

His lips set in a stubborn line "I can wait"

"I' you"

What would have been a frown on another lower on the hardened planes of Zeke's face "Da" When she didn't respond, he added, "We won't talk until you finish your cake"

His stance and the frustration practically rolling off of hi to be a horrible ave in "Fine But you wait in my office"

"Fine"

He followed her inside, not co as he watched her do up the locks on the back door She led him a few steps down the hall and pointed to her office "You can wait there while I finish frosting the cake"

He glanced around the bakery "Are you here alone?"

"Yes" She flicked on the office light and blinked when it illuminated him fully "What the hell happened to your head?"

"Fight at work It'll heal Why are you here alone?"

Two could play at the noncoame "Because I have work to do"

She walked aithout another word and returned to the retirement cake that had been rush ordered yesterday It was the fourth cake of the week and she was grateful it was buttercreaodforsaken fondant It took about another half hour to finish up the decorating Once it was in the fridge, she returned to her office