Cappuccino Kisses by Yahrah St. John

Author:Yahrah St. John
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Mariah continued tinkering with the recipe for her new creation on Saturday morning at the bakery. She always tried to keep busy when her mind was preoccupied, and it was, thanks to her new relationship with Everett. She’d agreed to date him and see where it would lead. In the light of day, however, she was having cold feet.

What did she know about dating, anyway? Her experience was severely limited because she’d gotten married so young. And Everett, well, he was a grown man with a man’s needs, and she had grave reservations about taking their relationship to the next level, in the bedroom.

She was sure a man of Everett’s stature and reputation had been with many women since his wife’s passing. Mariah had resisted the urge to find out more online, other than his business interests. She hadn’t wanted to know how she compared to other women he saw, or his deceased wife, all of whom were probably more sophisticated than she. She knew he’d been married and lost his wife, but reading any more about that loss would have been too personal and too intrusive. Mariah hadn’t felt right reading about Everett’s greatest tragedy.

So she’d decided to come to the bakery and perfect her creation once and for all. And she had. She’d also finally come up with a name for it, and consequently had woken up both her brothers to meet her at the bakery at 5:00 a.m. Jackson was used to being up so early, while Chase, a numbers man, didn’t normally stop by the bakery until much later.

Needless to say, Chase came in bleary-eyed, wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt. “What’s so urgent?” he inquired. “That you had to wake me from my peaceful sleep?”

Jackson shrugged. “I was already on my way, so it makes no difference to me. What you got, kid?” He was dressed for the day in dark denims and a fitted muscle shirt.

Mariah ignored both of them and held up her creation. “I have come up with the next great pastry.” She lifted the covered platter. “I give you...the Draynut!” She removed the lid and presented her work with a flourish.

“What is it?” Chase asked, looking up at her. “It looks like a doughnut, but...” He stared at it as if it was a foreign object.

Mariah sighed wearily. “Just try it.” She held out the platter, and reluctantly Chase and Jackson each withdrew a pastry and sampled it.

“Mmm...” was all Mariah heard from both of them after they’d taken their first bite.

“This is delicious, sis,” Jackson responded, reaching for a second one. “What’d you put in it?”

She smiled wickedly. “I’ll never tell. Matter-of-fact, I want to trademark this recipe and name immediately. Chase, that’s where I need your help. I want to ensure no one gets their hands on this and tries to replicate it. The secret ingredients need to be kept under lock and key.”

Jackson seemed affronted, but kept eating his Draynut. “Even from me?”

“It’s nothing personal,” Mariah said.

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