Doug is perplexed by his attraction to Nancy whose take-no-prisoners personality reminds him way too much of his cheating ex. To keep Nancy and his conflicted feelings at bay, he throws out the only excuse he can come up with—she's just not marriage material.
Not one to be deterred, Nancy becomes obsessed with figuring out what exactly that means—partly because she doesn't want to emulate her oft-married but divorce-settlement-wealthy mother, and partly because her attraction to Doug is driving her to distraction. So when a married and very pregnant colleague gets put on bed rest until her baby arrives, Nancy volunteers to feed her family, hoping to get a first-hand look at what marriage is all about. And when Doug's ex opens a new coffee shop nearby, stealing business from his café, it's Nancy who comes to his aid! Eager to call Doug's bluff, can she convince him she's the real deal?
Stress oozed from all six-foot-five inches of Doug. His thick shock of short hair went every which way, and his dark eyes bore into her.
"Nancy."
The emboldened food editor stepped as closely as she could to the counter without hoisting herself on top of it.
The air sizzled with attraction. Either that or there was a short in the adjacent electrified display case.
She set the basket of strawberries she had brought firmly on the counter between them. "These are organic. A gift. For you."
Nudging it toward him, she added, "From me. To thank you again for salvaging my meringue class."
When he just stared at her, she pointed to the berry basket olive branch. "First batch of the season. Nice and juicy."
His eyes stayed locked on hers for just a nanosecond before lowering to the berries. Rotating the basket as he examined them, Doug murmured, "Where did you get these? They look amazing."
Then he looked back at her. Losing his usual gruff countenance, his eyes were now bright, and his shy smile held nothing but gratitude. Just like when he had sauntered into her meringue-making class, uninvited.
It's now or never.
Ignoring his question, Nancy sucked in a breath, hoping to gird her heart against any potential harm the weighty question she was about to ask might cause.
"Doug. My mother is getting married. In Vegas. In two weeks. And I was rather hoping you'd—"sucking in another breath, she eeked out"—be my date."
"Nancy."
The emboldened food editor stepped as closely as she could to the counter without hoisting herself on top of it.
The air sizzled with attraction. Either that or there was a short in the adjacent electrified display case.
She set the basket of strawberries she had brought firmly on the counter between them. "These are organic. A gift. For you."
Nudging it toward him, she added, "From me. To thank you again for salvaging my meringue class."
When he just stared at her, she pointed to the berry basket olive branch. "First batch of the season. Nice and juicy."
His eyes stayed locked on hers for just a nanosecond before lowering to the berries. Rotating the basket as he examined them, Doug murmured, "Where did you get these? They look amazing."
Then he looked back at her. Losing his usual gruff countenance, his eyes were now bright, and his shy smile held nothing but gratitude. Just like when he had sauntered into her meringue-making class, uninvited.
It's now or never.
Ignoring his question, Nancy sucked in a breath, hoping to gird her heart against any potential harm the weighty question she was about to ask might cause.
"Doug. My mother is getting married. In Vegas. In two weeks. And I was rather hoping you'd—"sucking in another breath, she eeked out"—be my date."
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