Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol

Author:Sabrina Sol [Sol, Sabrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: latino, hispanic, mexican, bakery, contemporary romance, diverse, erotic, Brazen, Entangled, Sabrina Sol, hot, sexy, contemporary, romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

L.A. Cuchara lacked the hustle and bustle of the last time Amara had been there. With two hours before it re-opened for dinner, the square tables with traditional Mexican talevera tile designs sat empty. Crisply folded white linen napkins perched atop gleaming blue plates, while the silverware caught the soft glow of light from the hand-blown glass fixtures hanging overhead. Brandon had tried for a mixture of color and elegance, he’d said, and as far as Amara was concerned, he’d knocked the design out of the park.

It was a little intimidating.

As they waited for Brandon to retrieve his head chef from the kitchen, Amara practiced her pitch over and over in her head. Even though he had been openly eager to work out some type of official arrangement, he told her he still needed to get approval from Alex—L.A. Cuchara’s head chef and part owner.

“I’m sure Alex will love your desserts as much as I do,” Brandon had told her over the phone. “But just in case, why don’t you bring those peach empanadas you were telling me about the other day?”

Thankfully, the empanadas had turned out perfectly. The outside shells were golden brown, but still held the sheen of the sugared glaze she’d carefully brushed on each one. The fresh peach filling was both tart and sweet, with a subtle hint of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Amara figured that if things went south with Alex then at least she and Daisy could drown their sorrows in butter and sugar on the drive back home.

She looked over at her cousin. Daisy had taken to biting her nails and bouncing her crossed legs, her gaze darting around the room like she expected a tiger to jump out from behind one of the restaurant’s potted trees. “Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

Daisy grabbed her shoulder. “Mira, Amara, I don’t mean to be a downer, but dayum! This place is muy classy. Are you sure the empanadas are, you know, fancy enough?”

She’d been trying to push the same thought out of her head since they’d arrived. Maybe she should’ve made a crème brulee or a tiramisu, too.

But that’s not you, Eric’s voice whispered in her head.

The voice was right. How could she expect her parents or Brandon to believe in her desserts if she didn’t? Amara decided it was time to start being her own fan girl. She turned to her cousin. “Well, if this Alex person doesn’t think my empanadas are good enough for his restaurant then he can go straight to—”

“Amara…” Daisy tugged her shirt as she looked over Amara’s shoulder. “Alex isn’t a he. She’s a she!”

“What?” She twisted in her chair just in time to see Brandon and a chesty brunette walking toward them. Although the brunette wore a black chef’s coat, her ruby red lipstick and the white and red polka dot bandana tied around her hair reminded Amara of a 1940s pinup girl.

“She looks like a bitch,” Daisy whispered.

“Stop. No, she doesn’t,” Amara whispered back.

“Look how close she’s walking next to Brandon.

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