Wanted by Mary Smith

Author:Mary Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gone Writing Publishing

Chapter Ten

Zane

Standing there with a to-go tray of two coffees, Zane’s stomach churned as he knocked on Lily’s front door. After all, it wasn’t quite noon yet so coffee seemed like a good choice.

They had spent so much time jumping from activity to activity, he thought a little downtime was in order. Hoping hot coffee and nowhere else to be would give them some time to get to know one another a little better. They had Christmas in common, but he’d like to know more about this young woman he was spending all this time with.

But the sudden knot in his stomach had him second-guessing his plan.

Maybe he should’ve called first rather than just showing up unannounced. What if she wasn’t home? Now it just felt kind of rude as if he was invading her space. What if she was still asleep? She didn’t seem like the sleeping till noon type, but what did he know?

And maybe he worried too much.

A beautiful smile lit up her face when she opened the door, and her eyes met his. “Zane? Hi! What are you doing here? We didn’t have plans this afternoon, did we?” She looked at her watch then back at Zane. A slight look of panic flashed across her face, and she was obviously trying to mask it with a grin. She wiped her hands on a dishtowel that she was holding.

“No.” Zane put a hand up in front of him, keeping the other one on the coffee cup carrier. “Sorry to worry you. No. Our plans aren’t until tonight. I just had been thinking that—” Suddenly, he had no idea what he really wanted out of today. It was as if he was on the spot and everything he wanted to say left his brain. “I brought coffee.”

“Zane? Do you want to come in?” Lily stepped aside and held the door open.

Luckily, he was able to get out a tongue-tied, “Yeah, sure.” When he stepped inside a scent of goodness reached his nose. “Are you baking?” he asked.

“I am. It’s that time of year, you know. Christmas cookies and all that. C’mon, you can be my taste tester.”

As she led him through the house and into the kitchen, the aroma of cookies filled the air.

Zane looked around the room and saw numerous mixing bowls lining the counter. Along with cookie cutters and scraps of discarded dough. A buzzer went off, making them both turn toward the sound.

“It smells wonderful in here.” Zane set the coffee cup holder down on an empty part of the counter.

“Take your coat off and make yourself comfortable. I need to grab these.” She ran to the stove, grabbed oven mitts, and turned off the timer.

He slid off his jacket and tossed it on the back of a chair. He watched Lily in the kitchen. She was obviously in her element.

It reminded him of when he was little, and his Aunt Alice would help him and Spencer make cut-out cookies to leave out for Santa.

“Do you need any help?

“Um.

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