HeartBreaker: A Single Dad Romantic Comedy (Heart Duet Book 2) by Magan Vernon

Author:Magan Vernon [Vernon, Magan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-05T23:00:00+00:00

We pulled into a small brick storefront only about two miles from the school. It was a typical hipster-like area with moms pushing strollers or men in suspenders drinking iced coffee.

Parking along the curb, we got out and took the short walk past a resale shop and insurance agent’s office to the bakery.

Opening the door for Rachel, I followed her into the dimly lit room covered in shiplap walls, cement floors, and people sitting on different pallet tables, drinking mismatched mugs of different dark liquids.

I followed Rachel to the counter made of solid granite with a large glass case in the middle, displaying an array of different pastries that didn’t look half bad even with names like “keto avocado brownies.”

The man behind the counter raised one of his heavily pierced eyebrows. “What can I get for y’all.”

“Um, I had emailed Pam earlier about a meeting?” Rachel questioned.

The man nodded, his entire body seeming to jingle with every move. “Oh, yeah, are you two the couple looking for the vegan wedding cake?”

Rachel’s eyes widened, and I swore her face was redder than the man’s beard. “Oh, no. That’s not us at all.”

“But, hey, if you’re offering wedding cake, we’ll take some,” I said, putting my arm around her shoulder, her body tensing beneath my touch.

I looked down at her wide eyes and smiled, trying to lighten the mood. “What? I’ve never had wedding cake, so if he’s offering, I’m not going to turn it down.”

She raised an eyebrow. “You’ve never had wedding cake.”

I frowned, shaking my head. “No. Ally and I got married in Vegas, and I wasn’t invited to a lot of weddings. Actually, any weddings. So, no cake.”

“Oh, dude, that’s super sad,” the guy behind the counter hummed.

I shrugged as if it were no big deal. But there went the all too familiar pain in my gut, realizing just how different my life had been anything but normal.

I cleared my throat and focused on the chalkboard menu instead of what I hoped wasn’t pity in piercing boy or Rachel’s eyes.

“Why don’t you add some cake along with two vegan overnight Thai iced coffees and an assortment of the raw donuts,” I said quickly wondering exactly what the term “raw” meant.

“Sure, man, anything else?” the piercing guy asked.

“Sorry, Rach, did you want something different?” I asked but didn’t look down at her, still afraid of what would be behind those hazel eyes of hers.

“No, that sounds great. We’ll just take a seat and wait for Pam then,” she said brightly.

I handed the guy my credit card and paid before we headed to a small booth in the corner near a window overlooking the street.

“Okay, should we go over some safe topics, so you don’t freak out?” Rachel asked, bumping her knee against mine.

I frowned, trying not to stiffen under her scrutiny. “What?”

“You know exactly what I’m talking about, brooding actor in the spectacles.”

I swallowed hard as I turned toward her. “Are you saying I’m difficult?”

“Sometimes,” she replied with a smile that barely reached the corners of her mouth as if she were ready to frown or cringe at my response.

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