The Palisade (Lavender Shores) by Rosalind Abel

Author:Rosalind Abel [Abel, Rosalind]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wings of Ink Publications, LLC
Published: 2017-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

On the way back into Lavender Shores, we got my stuff from the hotel and then stopped at the grocery store. As soon as we walked into the bright lights, the mood seemed to ease. Actually, Andrew’s mood lifted and swept me right along with him.

He stopped in the middle of the produce section and turned to me, eyes bright with excitement. “Okay, so you have choices. My two favorite Food Network chefs are Giada De Laurentiis, who does a killer pea and mascarpone manicotti, and Alex Guarnaschelli, who has the best meatloaf recipe in the world, which you cannot repeat to my father, as I tell him his is the best.” He leaned closer and whispered, “It isn’t.” He straightened again, stuffing his hands in his pockets and causing his chest to flex under his T-shirt. “Which one do you want?”

God, he was cute. He was practically bouncing on his toes. And I got to see him cook. If this was a precursor, I was going to have a hard time keeping my hands off him. “Am I supposed to pick based on the food or the chef name? I guess since we’re gay, I’ll go with the guy. So, Alex.”

He rolled his eyes. “You’re the city boy; you’re supposed to be the cultured one. Alex is a woman. They both are.” He narrowed his eyes suddenly. “And by the way, sexist much?”

I raised my hands in mock innocence. “Hey, I’m planning on getting very, very naked with a hot man tonight. I just figured we should stick with a theme.”

I’d expected one of his trademark blushes, hoped for it in fact, but his expression grew serious. “You’re right. Sex. I should’ve thought of that. Okay, scrap those options. Both of those are heavy. Giada also has a halibut with artichoke-and-olive caponata from her healthy cookbook. We’ll do that. Much lighter. Sound good?”

“Uhm, sure? I don’t even know what a capatopi is.”

He laughed. “I don’t know what that is either. It might be one of those deer-looking animals in the Serengeti. But a caponata is a sauce, typically done with eggplant, but she uses artichokes instead of eggplant and bell peppers. It’s amazing. We’ll do that.”

“Whatever you say, chef. Do we need to go to your house to get the recipe?”

“Nope.” Andrew tapped his temple. “I’ve got this.”

I leaned in and gave him a kiss. “You keep getting more and more adorable. It’s fucking dangerous.”

There was the blush, but he grimaced playfully. “I already saw an example today of the kind of guy you label as adorable. I think I’m going to have to request you refrain from that particular insult.”

I kissed him again and felt a wave of relief. We were back on track to enjoying what little time we had together. Thank God.

Just as he turned, I noticed a particularly wonderfully shaped squash close to his elbow. I snatched it, wrapped my arms around him, and waggled it near his face as I whispered in his ear,

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