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“I don’t know if I cook, either,” he said with a sideways grin He liked it when she teased hi How does breakfast for dinner sound? It was my favorite meal my mother made us when I was a kid And coincidentally, the only iant ball of flames on the stove”
“Sounds delicious” She pushed the sleeves of her blouse up to her elbows and looked expectantly at the kitchen “What can I do to help? Put me to work”
Once again, Logan was reminded of how different Rachel was froht that a girl who grew up so privileged wouldn’t be accustoain, diving into work After directing her toward the ingredients he’d laid out for the pancakes and the shiny redout the flour
As Logan began to work beside her, cracking eggs into a bowl, her large brown eyes gazed over the gour spaces She seemed to take in every detail, from the elaborate fireplace mantel to the creah above them and then back doard him
“This place is si her head in disbelief “So much better than my tiny studio apartment I’ll bet you could fit ten of mine in here”
“Thanks,” he said, trying to focus on the eggs, instead of the beautiful wo “It was on the ot theood deal for the area”
He wasn’t sure why he was spouting dollar amounts He tended to ramble about useless facts when he was nervous and boy, did
Rachel Knight make him nervous
“Well, it’s beautiful,” she said, awe entering her voice With the cinna bowl, she smiled shyly at hioing to back out on ht You weren’t exactly very chatty at work today”
He grilance Truth be told, he’d been waging a war inside his head all day and putting space between theic had won out in the end
Have dinner with Rachel at his place, away froiantthey had between the relationship with Rachel That, he could handle
If only Rachel would agree
RACHEL WATCHED LOGAN mix the omelets, his wavy blond head bowed over the bowl He’d put on a pair of navy slacks for their date and a Robin-egg blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up over his shapely forearms She could tell he was nervous He’d been nervous since she saw hi at the restaurant It was a different emotion from him He was usually so steady
“It was a busy day,” he said into the egg mixture “A lot on my mind”
“That’s understandable” Rachel stole a slice of red bell pepper fros and plopped herself onto the counter next to hi restaurant, Logan You should be proud of yourself I know I’m proud of you”