What Love Tastes Like by Day Zuri

Author:Day, Zuri. [Day, Zuri.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Tiffany slowly took off her soiled apron and placed it in the laundr y bin. She was thankful that the dinner crowd had kept her busy—the steady stream of customers hadn’t abated until well after ten o’clock. But now, as she walked to her car, the thoughts that she’d held at bay came back full force.

She pulled out her cell phone, put on her headset, and navigated out of the parking lot. Before listening to messages she called Nick and got voicemail.

“Hey, baby, it’s me. I just got off, was going to stop by. My dad came to the restaurant but left before I could see him. I wish you were there, Nick. I need you.”

She ended the call and punched the Message

button. She had four new messages. The first was the earlier call she’d seen from her father.

“Hey, Tiffany, it’s your dad. I’m in town, but not for long, maybe only a day. Would love to see you, maybe even stop by your restaurant. Give me a call when you get this message. Good-bye.”

The second call was from Joy, the third from Grand.

The last call was another message from her dad: WHAT LOVE TASTES LIKE

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“Hey, Tiffany. I was at the restaurant, but you know that. I hate that I had to leave without seeing you, but I got an urgent call from a business partner. A very big deal, baby, and a crucial meeting. We’re headed over to his house for dinner right now. If my calen-dar will allow it, I’ll stay an extra day to see you. If not, I should be back in a couple weeks. Oh, I had one of your taster scallops. Something about being amused?”

Tiffany could hear a woman’s laughter in the background. “Anyway, it was delicious, baby. All the food I ate tonight was outta sight. If you cooked that food, baby girl, you’re a first-rate chef. I love you.”

Tiffany played the message again, and a third time.

On the one hand, the message disappointed her. It was her dad being his old self, putting business first.

This had been the way they’d rolled from the time she was born. She thought that with their reestablished connection, his actions would be different.

But she’d thought wrong. With her dad, business would always come first.

Which brought her thoughts to Nick, who also

gave business first priority. Yes, he was loving, kind, and attentive, but he was also a driven man who thrived when doing what he loved—making deals

and making money. Lately, his schedule had been busier than ever, some new project he and the partner she’d met, Bastion Price, were working on. He’d been out of town most of the new year and when he wasn’t, was closeted away in one meeting or the other. She’d only seen him once since they’d brought in the new year together. Tiffany had been too busy to notice she missed him, until now.

Tiffany pushed the Message button, going through the messages until she reached the last one, from 192

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her father. She smiled when his message neared the end.

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