The Beard_Haylee Thorne by Haylee Thorne

Author:Haylee Thorne [Thorne, Haylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

The kitchen is my church. The place I go to wrap my mind around just about anything. When I’m cooking, I feel alive. Creating dishes that people enjoy brings joy to me. If there is a problem in my life, I find the solution while I create magic in the kitchen. At least, usually. Today I can’t seem to focus at all. My mind keeps drifting to what happened at the family dinner a couple of days ago. No matter what I do, I can’t get that kiss out of my mind. I’ve never been kissed like that before, and even though the rational part of me knows he kissed me to spite Brock, I still can’t deny that it was the most incredible kiss I’ve ever had. I can still feel his lips on mine every time I close my eyes. It has affected me in ways I can’t even comprehend. I’m trying to cook up some lunch as I wait for Mikaela to show. We are going over the last details of the opening party this coming Friday night. The oven bell rings, indicating that it has reached the right temperature, so I slide in the pan of lasagna and set the timer.

“Mmm, it’s smells amazing in here.”

I look up to find Brock standing in my kitchen, and I smile at the sight of him. Poor Brock. The swelling has gone down quite a bit, and the color is somewhat fading, but he still looks a sight.

“Hello there, hubby. Are we playing hooky?”

Brock chuckles and points to his eye.

“Well duh. Can’t you see that I am the bad boy?”

“Which is clearly why I am choosing to marry you.”

“Really? I thought it was my good looks.”

I chuckle.

“Well, that’s just icing on the cake.”

I wash my hands before we walk to my office and take a seat in there.

“I’m actually here for a reason.”

“Oh? Not just to tell me how good-looking you are?”

Brock throws his head back and laughs.

“Well, not just that. Although clearly, it needs to be thrown into conversation more often,” he says as he wiggles his brows.

I laugh.

“I came by to give you this.”

Brock hands me a manila folder. I open it up and browse the content.

“I’ve had my lawyer draw up everything we have discussed. You should look it over and have your lawyer look it over, too.”

It all seems very standard. I will be running the restaurant as mine, and official ownership will be turned over to me on our wedding day. It also says we will keep our assets separate and that any profit made by the restaurant is mine. Of course, it also says that I agree to have no claim on Walker Inc. or its profits. I open my desk drawer and fish out a pen.

“You need to have your lawyer look at it, M,” Brock protests.

“No need. You kept your end of the bargain. I have no intention of staking claim in anything else but the restaurant. You have been more than generous, and I get that you have to protect your assets.

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