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His expression drops, and he orders red velvet I wait until she’s finished with him and helped the nanny and kids behind him, and once they’re done, we’re momentarily alone

“Good?” The petite, round baker hustles over to , and I can’t resist teasing her

“They think I’m so lucky, but they don’t know I’m your test subject”

Leaning back, she crosses pluive you anything bad”

I lunge forward to hug her “You give me sinfully delicious treats”

“Speaking of sinfully delicious, how’s Derek?” A nudge and a grin, and I glance down

“He’s, ureat”

Her face turns serious, and she goes to the door In a flash, she turns the “Back in ten n around, flips the lock, and pulls down the shades

“What happened?”

Damn I’m stunned by both her quick response and her question “We sort of had a well” Tears floodfor control, I clear my throat “We broke up”

Concern lines her face, and she leadsether How is this possible? What did he say?”

Dottingnot to cry more “It was me, actually I broke it off”

“What!?” Her voice is too high, and she collapses into the chair across froot to explain this to me”

My gaze stays fixed on ht I shake ain “We have different ideas about what a relationshipeach other No secrets To him it’s not”

“Can’t you find a coentle “You’ve been married before You know men well I mean—”