The Wedding Gift (Four Weddings and Fiasco Series, Book 1) (Four Weddings and a Fiasco) by Lucy Kevin

Author:Lucy Kevin [Kevin, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Oak Press, LLC
Published: 2012-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“I didn’t think you’d come,” Andrew said as Julie started to help with the dessert.

“You didn’t think I would? Until I actually made it to the door, I wasn’t too sure I would. I actually spent five minutes outside thinking I should just turn around, run for home, and pretend you didn’t exist.”

Andrew smiled at her honesty. “I’m glad you didn’t do that. And I’m glad you agreed to join my family for dinner.”

“Me too.”

Together, they concocted a dessert that was part ice cream, part chocolate, and a lot of random ingredients Andrew had in his refrigerator. There wasn’t a recipe. They barely even spoke while they were doing it. Instead, the two of them simply threw things into a bowl and whipped them up into a sticky, gooey mess that had them both laughing over it as they finally scooped it into two bowls and attacked it with spoons.

“Well,” Julie said as they ate, “your family is certainly…interesting.”

“You mean the way they worry that I’ve made it to thirty-four without ever having a ‘real’ job?” Andrew smiled as he said it, but Julie could see the hurt in his eyes.

“We both know that isn’t true,” Julie said. “We both know how hard you work. How difficult this job is. And how good you are at it.”

Andrew’s smile turned genuine then. “Now so do my parents and brother, thanks to you.”

“They needed to hear it. From what I remember, you’re a big fan of telling people what you think they need to hear, rather than what they want to.”

Andrew winced slightly. “Julie—”

She shook her head. “Let’s just eat our desserts, all right?”

They moved over to the couch. For another minute or two, they continued devouring the crazy dessert that they had created together, then Andrew laughed. “This dessert is a total mess, isn’t it?”

“Are TV chefs allowed to admit that about their creations?”

“Definitely. If you can’t laugh at yourself doing TV, then you don’t get far. That and confidence are what get you through when everything goes wrong on a live feed.”

“No one could ever say you have too little confidence,” she teased, before adding, “I wish I had more, sometimes.”

“You should be full of confidence, Julie. You’re amazing. And not just because of your cooking skills. You’re kind. You’re funny. You’re beautiful. You’re—”

“Who are you, and what have you done with the real Andrew Kyle?” Julie joked, trying to lighten the mood a little. “Besides, you’re not so bad looking yourself. You know, for someone on TV.”

It was true, too. Andrew looked great tonight.

Or maybe it was the fact that she could see so many more sides to him now. He wasn’t just the TV star with the strong preferences about cooking. He was also the devoted brother, the busy chef, the excellent kisser.

Those extra facets shouldn’t have made a difference in how he looked, but it seemed to Julie that they did, and he’d been pretty fantastic looking to start with. It was just that now, he wasn’t just a great looking guy.

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