Our Beautiful Mess by BK Clark
Author:BK Clark [Clark, BK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bradford Press
Published: 2024-05-28T04:00:00+00:00
Roomies
Claire didnât know how to react. Whether this was one of those social situations where throwing your arms around someoneâs neck is too much or not.
Danny stood before her with a case, not a box or two, but a case of her favorite boxed macaroni and cheese. The one Gene didnât have in stock when sheâd bought some. The same one her favorite nanny used to sneak to her when she found out sheâd never had any.
âHow did you . . . â She couldnât hide her exuberant smile, and with a clap of her hands, she let out a louder than normal, âThank you.â
Danny smiled, opening one of the two bottles of Italian wine he brought up from Flygande before setting out milk and butter. âYou ready?â
âWill you let me do most of it? And just tell me how Iâm messing up?â
He stepped back, gesturing to the pot. âItâs all yours, and youâre not going to mess it up. First, you want to get your water boiling.â
âHow much water?â She picked up the box and looked at the back. âIt says six cups, but you opened two boxes. Will this pot hold twelve cups?â
âYou only need enough to cover the pasta. Mostly full should do it.â
âAre you sure?â
He fought back a smile. âIâm sure.â
She struggled to trust him over the box, but in the end, determined to do it with a firm nod. âMostly full.â
With wobbling ripples of water, she carried the filled pot to the stove.
âNow for the fire.â
She stepped back. âWill it explode at me?â
âI promise thereâs no dragon in this stove.â
She groaned. âThat note must have looked so stupid.â
âIt was cute, not stupid.â Heat flushed her face, and he cleared his throat, rubbing the back of his neck. âThis is a fairly new stove and has a built-in pilot light. All you have to do is turn that knob.â He pointed out which one to turn. âAnd ignite.â
She gritted her teeth, and with a faint squeal, started the flame. âHow long does it take?â She checked and rechecked the pot.
âFrom start to finish, about twenty minutes.â
She wondered if there was a way to make it longer. Especially since Danny positioned himself just behind her. Close enough to feel his body heat against her back, but not touching.
âNow add the pasta.â
She did so with gusto.
Danny yanked her back, arm gripped around her waist. âCareful or youâll burn yourself.â
Claire was too happy making her favorite food to feel embarrassed. Or maybe it was the distraction of his arm still around her doing things to her. Beautiful things. Foolish things. Things like making her want his hand to slip under the hem of her shirt and touch her skin like she dreamed he did this morning.
He went still. Did he feel her thoughts? Her rapid breathing? Or was it because her fingers had brushed the edge of his hand?
A warm, gentle breath moved along her shoulder and without a forethought she tilted her head, exposing her neck. His grip
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