For a second, I didn’t even perceive what she was speaking about. Why did she should regret giving me the perfect reward I may’ve requested for? She made like to me whereas observing my ruined face.

A second later, I heard the shallow drip-drip of one thing trickling down from the counter. Turning my head, I noticed an enormous bowl of upturned chocolate sauce. Now that I used to be totally in a position to focus, I noticed the liquid was too thick to be a sauce.

“Is that cake batter?” I requested.

She turned her head to stare upon me. “Yeah,” she moaned. “I needed to make a four-tier chocolate cake. Guess, it’s simply going to be a single tier one.”

I stared at her incredulously. “Was that each one you had been serious about?”

She instantly chuckled and turned on her aspect to face me. “I didn’t even care if you had been inside me,” she stated with a naughty grin. “However now…” She set free a sigh. “I’ll have to wash all of it up. At the least, there’s nonetheless going to be cake.”

I sat up and regarded round. “I can do it for you.”

Pushing herself right into a sitting place, she stared at me. “Actually?”

I smiled and grabbed the items of her clothes that had fallen on the ground. “Let’s go to your room,” I stated. “I’ll clear up the mess right here whilst you take a bathe.”

Her emerald eyes glowed with happiness. Shifting nearer to me, she pressed her lips to mine. “Thanks.”

Heat flowed via me as I watched her getting dressed. I lastly dared to imagine Lucia may need me as a lot as my flawless brothers.

34

Lucia

The kitchen regarded neat and clear. A heavy, decadent scent pervaded the house because the cake I’d put within the oven earlier continued to bake. There have been no traces of the mess we’d made earlier. It was as if nothing occurred right here in any respect!

I regarded towards the counter. The whole lot was nonetheless there, together with the cut-out cookies I’d laid out on a tray to embellish.

“Thanks,” I stated, glancing up at Yakim. “Nobody’s going to know something.”

His blue eyes shone with heat. The scars on his face twisted horribly however I knew he was smiling.

“I’ll put these cookies in to bake too,” I stated, transferring towards the counter.

He got here with me, standing beside me whereas I sprinkled the cookies with chocolate chips and chopped nuts.

“How lengthy will it take for the cake to bake?” Yakim requested as I began clearing away the counter.

“Not lengthy now,” I stated. “Possibly one other 5 minutes?” A thought got here to me and I grabbed his arm instantly. “Is everybody right here immediately?”

His brows rose questioningly. “Why?”

“Nothing tastes higher than sizzling chocolate cake and occasional,” I stated with a smile. “If everybody’s round, we are able to collect across the desk and have some.”

“Put the espresso on,” he stated, taking his telephone out. “I’ll get them right here.” With that, he walked out of the kitchen.

I regarded round and located a contemporary espresso maker. Shifting towards it, I noticed it was prepared to make use of. As a substitute of switching it on instantly, I made a decision to set the desk first.

“They’ll be right here quickly,” stated Yakim.

“Do flowers develop right here?”

“What?”

I straightened, fixing my gaze on him. “Is there a backyard right here? I need to have some flowers on the desk.”

“There’s barely a lot on this climate,” he stated. “However, I may exit and have a look. A number of the final roses is perhaps blooming now.”

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