Page 102 of Sweetheart

There was a note of surprise in his voice as he took the bag and looked inside.

"You didn't have to get me anything."

"I did actually," I said as he pulled out the tininside and opened the lid. "They're to thank you, for the flowers and the date."

Sam's eyes crinkled at the corners as he smiled. "You baked."

"Chocolate chip is your favorite."

He shook his head. "I can't believe you made these."

I smiled. "And they're actually edible—I think. You'll have to try them to find out, but I went through two batches before I finally got it right.Thecontainer was supposed to keep them warm."

As Sam looked up at me, I gestured to the bag again.

"There's a carton of milk in there too."

"Thanks, Kent," he said.

"Don't thank me yet. You still haven't tried them."

Sam cocked his brow and popped one of the cookies into his mouth whole. He chewed thoughtfully for a moment thenclosed his eyes, dropped his head back, and groaned.

"That bad, huh?" I said.

"Thatgood," Sam replied before eating another cookie. "These are amazing."

"Glad you like them."

"My girlfriend is an amazing cook."

"A little over-the-top but okay."

Sam made quick work of the cookies, then he chugged the milk. There was something oddly hypnotic about the way his Adam's apple bobbed as he did it. I was still staring at his throat when he finished and threw me a grin.

"Those were the best cookies I've ever had," he said seriously.

But I shook my head. "Then you've obviously never eaten your favorite food. Half of them were underbaked."

"Underbaked is my favorite."

As myeyes narrowed, he crossed his arms. "Flattery will get you nowhere with me, Bishop."

"They were the best, Kent. Because you made them," he said with a shrug.

And there he went turning me into a liar.

That type of flattery was the kind that fed your soul.

Sam Bishop was the kind of guy that could give compliments like that and say them with such bone-deep sincerity, you believed it.

Which was what made him so dangerous.

"Well," I said, pretending to check my watch, "you didn't die, so I guess they are edible."

Sam laughed.

"Glad I get to check that off the list as well."

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