A Simple Wedding by Leigh Duncan

Author:Leigh Duncan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Published: 2019-12-17T19:50:18+00:00

Chapter Eleven

By nine thirty the next morning, chocolate smeared the starched white aprons of the two I Do Cakes assistant bakers who divided the duties of rolling, cutting, and decorating dozens of cookies for the display cases. Seated at his own table in a corner of the room, their expert piped ribbons of royal icing onto a nearly finished wedding cake. Meanwhile, at yet another workstation, Jimmy carefully added proofed yeast to the ingredients he’d measured into the gigantic bowl of a commercial mixer.

Nick inhaled the typical smells of the bakery on a busy morning. “Be sure and save me a loaf of that onion bread,” he called on his way past Jimmy’s station. Baked to golden perfection, the fragrant loaves were a house favorite.

“Will do, boss.” Surprise registered on the assistant’s face as Jimmy studied Nick’s casual clothes. “You going somewhere?”

“Yep.” He grinned.

“But what about tomorrow’s special?” Jimmy looked around as if afraid he might be on the receiving end of another assignment.

Nick grinned. “All done and in the cooler.” He adjusted the blanket roll he’d slung over one shoulder. He’d set the alarm for three AM and had been hard at work ever since. “I’ll have my phone. If anything comes up while I’m gone, call me. Otherwise, I’ll see you in the morning.”

“You don’t say.” The young baker dumped the last of the yeast into the enormous bowl. “Been a while since you took a day off. Have a good time.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

But he shouldn’t be, should he?

The question slowed his exit. The idea of keeping a wayward bride out of trouble hardly qualified as relaxing. Yet, he wanted to spend time with Jenny more than he cared to admit, though he couldn’t really put his finger on the reason. She was pretty, he’d give her that much. Hair that was neither black nor brown but an intriguing in-between brushed her shoulders. It fell in soft curls around her face and framed a pair of sparkling brown eyes. The hollows beneath her high cheekbones led to full lips, which frequently widened into a warm smile that made his heart beat faster.

But she wasn’t his type. Whereas the women he usually dated tended to be tall and leggy, Jenny packed just the right amount of curves into a compact figure. The top of her head would barely brush his collarbone if he pulled her into an embrace.

Not that he ever intended to get that close to her.

Though his thoughts sometimes drifted in that direction, each time they did, he firmly lassoed them and brought them right back where they belonged. No, he and Jenny had merely struck up a friendship. They were just two ordinary people who enjoyed each other’s company. And as long as she planned to walk down the aisle in front of friends and family at the end of the month, there couldn’t ever be anything more between them. Lately, he’d been spending extra time with her because the entire town had practically begged him to.

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