Harlequin Special Edition January 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Michelle Major

Author:Michelle Major
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Sasha felt like the hamster she saw in a pet shop running around on a wheel until he finally collapsed from exhaustion. She was overtired and close to burnout. Even when she’d sat at Adele Harvey’s bedside around the clock for three days, leaving only to shower and change her clothes, she hadn’t felt this fatigued.

Aiden Gibson, as promised, had called her to place an order for six cakes: coconut cream, bourbon-pecan pound, German chocolate, chocolate-raspberry truffle, strawberry cheesecake and red velvet.

Langston Cooper had come by the shop to inquire when she would be available for an interview, and again she told him she did not have the time. She had also put off meeting with Georgina Powell with the excuse that if Georgi came by her house late in the evening, she would set aside time for them to talk. She had just finished decorating the last of three dozen cupcakes with colorful tulips for a mother who wanted to take them to school for her daughter’s eighth birthday when Kiera entered the kitchen.

“Miss Sasha, there’s a Miss Campos asking to see you.”

“Tell her I’ll be right there.” She set down the piping bag and discarded the disposable gloves. Using Russian piping tips to create leaves and colorful flowers, she’d decorated all the cupcakes in less than ten minutes. Pressed for time, Sasha had called in her prior experience when she’d been a contestant in a timed competition.

Sasha walked into the front of the shop to find Nicole Campos sitting at one of the three bistro tables. She now could count on regular customers who came in most mornings to order coffee and the daily special. It seemed so long ago that she’d come to Preston McAvoy’s office to retain the attorney to file an application to set up a corporation. She knew Nicole was just as shocked to see her as she was to discover that Nicole now worked for the law firm.

She took a chair opposite Nicole, immediately noticing obvious changes in the woman who’d attained the rank of captain in the Corps piloting Black Hawk helicopter gunships. Her face was fuller than when she last saw her, and her hair had grown out of the pixie cut. Even her tawny-brown complexion was darker, as if she’d spent time in the sun.

“Congratulations on your engagement.” Word had traveled quickly around The Falls that Fletcher Austen and Nicole had gotten engaged. And she could count on her mother to keep her abreast of local gossip. Charlotte tended to talk to everyone who came into the shop.

Nicole’s eyes went to the diamond ring on her left hand, as a slight blush further darkened her delicate features. “Thank you.”

“Have you set a date?”

Nicole nodded. “Yes. That’s why I’ve come to see you about a wedding cake.”

“When do you need it?” Sasha asked.

Lowering her eyes, Nicole focused on her outstretched hands. “A week from this coming Saturday. I know it’s short notice,” she said quickly. “But Fletcher is insisting we marry before I start showing.

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