Page 86 of Mr. February

“Harumph.” With a mischievous grin, Wade pulled her chair closer to his and scooted his own chair next to hers. “I guess this’ll have to do.”

Smiling, Jenny ate delicious bacon and eggs, happiness in her heart. It wouldn’t always be this good, but she would enjoy it while she could without expecting things to sour.

After devouring her breakfast, she was ready for the cinnamon roll. Jenny was a bit of a cinnamon roll snob. However, it was her desire to savor this moment and commit it to memory, not herworry about being disappointed in the sugary treat that stayed her hand.

“Is something wrong?” Wade asked.

“No.” Jenny blushed. “I want to remember this moment.”

Wade grinned at her over his coffee cup. Her heart swelled at his expression.

She peeled a hunk of the outer layer off the cinnamon roll and popped it into her mouth. Her eyes widened in appreciation, and she moaned.

“I knew it,” he crowed. “It’s good, right?”

“It’s amazing,’ she mumbled around the next bite.

Wade’s phone vibrated.

“Excuse me a moment while I check this.”

He responded to a few texts back and forth while she inhaled the decadent treat. Jenny normally peeled each layer and ate them separately to draw out her enjoyment, but it was too delicious.

She moaned again when she took a sip of her black coffee before her next bite. The contrasting flavors exploded on her tongue. The entire cinnamon roll disappeared in this manner. When she finished, she blushed at the heightened color on Wade’s face.

“We should go,” he said. His voice came out in a low growl that raised goosebumps along her arms.

“We don’t have to play in the snow. Couldn’t we just play right here?” Jenny bit her bottom lip with nerves.

Wade groaned.

“The guys just messaged, and I agreed we’d meet them outside in a few minutes.” At Jenny’s crestfallen expression, he added, “I promise to make it up to you later. Besides, who knows when we’ll have this much snow again.”

Wade helped her into her coat, which made her feel cherished. When he zipped it up for her and untucked her long hair from the collar of her coat, she tugged him closer.

“You’re going to make it up to me later? I’ll hold you to that,” she said.

Then she kissed him. Their kiss started out sweet and gentle but exploded into more. Jenny pulled back, dazed and breathless.

“Wow,” Wade said.

He looked as shocked as she was by the intensity of their simple kiss.

A few minutes later, they exited their suite, wearing matching smiles. When they reached the foyer downstairs, they found Wade’s friends at the mimosa station. Wade poured one for each of them, and they drank while they waited. The group was much larger than she expected, but she wasn’t the only woman.

“We’re waiting on one thing before we head out. This is gonna be so much fun. And when we’re done, there’s a hot chocolate bar, too,” Brian said with more enthusiasm than he’d shown for anything else.

Jenny liked him the best of Wade’s conference friends, and she delighted in his boyish excitement. The years fell away as he smiled bashfully. Then Wade turned to her with a huge grin of his own.

“That reminds me. You’ll never guess what the hotel is serving for lunch. It’s more food from their canceled event, so it’ll be buffet style.”

Jenny looked at him blankly.

“Um, sub sandwiches?”

“Better. Breakfast for lunch. Pancakes, waffles, and more bakery treats.”

“Blueberry compote?”

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