Worth the Price by Delilah Hunt

Author:Delilah Hunt
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Swept Away Publishing
Published: 2012-09-11T21:00:00+00:00

“Now how about this surprise? I don’t want you to blame me if we get caught up again.”

Danika agreed. Within minutes they were headed toward the house. The instant Brandon opened the door he smelled her cooking. The aromatic scent wafted from the kitchen and into his mind. He was immediately launched into a memory of the pub he would pass by each and every day as a teenager, knowing he would never have enough money to step inside and purchase a meal.

“You’ve been busy today,” he said to her.

Her wide lips parted into a bright smile that made his chest tighten with longing. “You know what it is?”

He resisted the urge to laugh at the irony of a scent he knew so well, yet had only sampled once. “I wouldn’t be Irish if I didn’t know. It’s seafood chowder.”

“I looked up some recipes and thought maybe you would like it. It said that it’s typical of Ireland so I thought…”

“You wanted to please me?”

She nodded slowly. “I do. I thought you already noticed that.”

He had. Although Danika pleased him sexually there was something entirely different about her going out of her way to prepare a meal simply because he might enjoy it. More so, when he knew for a fact she harbored a passionate dislike of seafood.

Brandon swallowed hard. She was hitting on so many buttons, leaving him unsure of how to cope with the influx of emotions she was stirring within him. Taking a single step backward, Brandon realized this was another moment to distance himself. He cleared his throat and asked, “Can I taste the chowder?”

“Of course. I’ll heat it up.”

He followed her into the kitchen, where she reached for the wooden spoon and began to stir the creamy soup.

“Well, I’m sure you know I’m still learning all this stuff about cooking. It was always just Dad and me and he was out at the office most nights, so there was never much of a reason for me to cook anything that went beyond the microwave. But I don’t think you’ll have to worry about me poisoning you or anything. I followed the recipe to a ‘T’. So I hope you like it.” She glanced over her shoulder at him. “Or you could always just pretend.”

“Poison never crossed my mind. I’m sure I won’t ever have to pretend anything with you.”

Danika brought the spoon to his lips. “All righty then, cowboy. Bottoms up.”

He downed the hearty soup in one gulp, fully aware of the anticipation beaming in her eyes to see if he truly liked it.

“Best I’ve ever tasted,” he told her as she withdrew the spoon. It wasn’t a lie. The one time he’d tasted the dish was at the home of a neighbor who had taken pity on him and gave him a bed to sleep in the same night he’d returned home to the government-issued flat and found both his mother and money gone.

As quickly as the memory came it went in a flash. Danika scooted him to the breakfast table.

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