Just One Taste (Kimani Romance) by Norfleet Celeste O

Author:Norfleet, Celeste O. [Norfleet, Celeste O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2012-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Nikita opened her eyes and rolled over. Sleep was impossible again tonight. The words repeated over and over in her mind like a jumbled children’s nursery rhyme. Private chef for Chase Buchanan, dinners only, the countdown was on, just sixteen more. It had started at twenty, but so far she managed to get in and be out, fulfilling her contractual duties without seeing or interacting with him. He had business associates dine in with him the past four nights. But she had a feeling that was more his doing than hers. She also knew that was going to end soon.

Her main contact was Kelvin, Chase’s assistant. She left suggested menus each night and he emailed any corrections and instructions as to number of dinner guests and meal variations. It was working perfectly so far. So far… .

She reached out, grabbed her cell phone off the side table and checked the time. She’d only been in bed an hour, but it seemed like longer. She kept thinking about Chase and their one night together. “Damn,” she muttered softly to herself in the still darkness. One night, that’s all it took for her to fall for him. And admittedly, she had. Never one to hide her feelings or pretend to anyone including herself, she knew exactly how she felt and she didn’t like it.

He was only here for a short time, so any relationship, physical or otherwise, was at best short-term. Serious was out of the question. But then she didn’t want serious anyway, right? “Right,” she answered herself aloud.

Every rational bone in her body warned her off him, but emotionally she couldn’t help herself. She wanted him, but she refused to give in. She was stronger than that.

She closed her eyes and smiled as the memories came to life. On the steps with a towel and a sundress… She replayed in her mind their last time together. Her stomach quivered even now.

It had been five days. It was time to let it go—let him go. She was always the first to tell her sister that sex was just a dopamine release. Caffeine and chocolate could do the same thing. It was simply human nature and a simple act for procreation and pleasure. She’d had her pleasure; now it was time to move on. She rolled back over, closed her eyes, took a couple of deep breaths, and then eventually dozed off to sleep.

Hours later, Nikita was charged with a burst of energy. She had successfully gotten memories of her night with Chase out of her mind. She had put them in their place and now it was time to refocus.

She prepped, cooked and baked, getting everything ready for a vigorous day at the café. In the late afternoon she grabbed the mail and went into her office.

The tediousness of running a business never got to her much. Thankfully, she had Darcy who thrived on doing the meticulous, more mundane chores. She paid bills, arranged delivery schedules, handled the

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