Delicious Deception (Tough Love Book 3) by Tami Lund

Author:Tami Lund [Lund, Tami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-21T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Emily Kate couldn’t decide whether to be happy or furious when Connor showed up at the restaurant that afternoon. He looked ragged, exhausted, and had aged ten years since he left her house earlier that morning. She’d harassed Pedro until he admitted that he’d taken Connor to the bus station after picking him up from her house.

She’d fallen into a funk at that point. She’d managed to make it out of the kitchen and into the restaurant proper, and then she’d sunk into an unoccupied booth, feeling hugely disappointed.

Well, that certainly explained the way he’d acted the night before. Ravishing her as if he thought he might not ever see her again. Over and over, all night long. And she’d let it happen, instead of insisting he talk to her about his plans.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. No wonder her brother was constantly scaring off potential suitors. It appeared she was incapable of making smart decisions when it came to dating the opposite sex.

Except now Connor was back. No, there was no decision about how to react to his presence. She didn’t need to decide between happy and furious. She was straight up furious.

She burst through the swinging doors, just as Connor pulled a Texas Rangers baseball cap off his head. “What are you doing here?” she said icily. Everyone in the kitchen turned to watch her, but she didn’t care. For once, she wasn’t remotely concerned about being on display.

“Getting ready to work. How’s the crowd out there? Pedro says you let him put his enchiladas on special today. Are they selling okay?”

“You do not work here anymore,” she said, surprisingly even, considering her insides were quaking with suppressed rage at the moment.

Connor flashed her a surprised look right before his gaze darted to Pedro, who flushed a dull red and looked guilty as hell.

“Obviously I decided to stay.” He shifted his gaze back to her. He continued to watch her, and Emily Kate felt a surge of satisfaction at the wary look in his eye. He should be wary.

“Obviously I’ve filled your position,” she retorted, as she waved at Pedro, who now wore the black chef’s hat.

He immediately pulled it off his head and offered it to Connor. “No, ma’am,” he said in a rush. “I don’t want it. I want to study under Connor for a while longer.”

“Awhile longer,” she repeated. “How much longer? A day? Two? A week? Can we have a specific end date this time?” Her voice was like ice. Just like her heart.

“I’m not sure,” Connor admitted. “Things are...complicated at the moment.”

“Complicated.”

“Yeah.”

“My life, on the other hand, is not remotely complicated. I own a restaurant. My restaurant is currently fully staffed. I have no need for an executive chef who may or may not decide to stay beyond the very next day.”

Pedro actually winced at her words, but Connor looked angry. He strode across the kitchen, snagged her by the arm, and then dragged her into the small, windowless office that she almost never used, and slammed the door closed behind him.

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