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Crossing my arms, I looked out the window. “I’m not talking to you.”
“I’ve noticed.” He lifted the tray in the air. “Smell.”
“What?”
“Take a whiff.” He rolled a hand in the air. “Go on.”
Glaring at him suspiciously, I sniffed the air.
“Noooo,” I cried out.
“Hot chocolate.” The sneaky man had the gall to grin. “I even hand-whipped the cream. Your sisters said hot chocolate was the one thing in the world you couldn’t resist.”
Ah, shit.They were right. I had distant memories of my mom consoling me with her special treat. The delicious scent filled my room and tickled my nostrils. My mouth watered, but I refused to cave.
“Why are you doing this?” I demanded in my haughtiest tone.
He lifted his shoulders and offered me a tentative grin. “Peace offering?”
“Ha.” I fought the sweet aroma, not to mention Kai’s mischievous eyebrow wiggle.
“Come on, Cece. Hot chocolate. It makes everything right. And…”
I rolled an imperious hand in the air. “And?”
“Banana bread,” he announced with a triumphal note. “Warm from the oven and buttered just how you like it. I made a theme out of it.” He jerked his chin towards his banana-printed board shorts.
“Oh, shit.” I sank my face in my hands, then ran my fingers down my cheeks and met his expectant gaze. “You’re killing me here.”
“Please?” Kai thrust the tray in my direction. “Think of it as nutrition. You need it.”
I needed it, yes.
“You are a sly SOB,” I grumbled. “You know that?”
“But am I a sly, successful-at-his-task SOB?” He lifted his eyebrows and curved his lips in a crooked smile that almost made me laugh. I caught myself at the last moment, but I’d reached my limit. Hot chocolate, warm banana bread, and Kai’s boyish charm?
I caved. “Okay.”
In a blur, the tray was on my lap. Kai himself followed. He crawled onto the bed, settled on the mattress next to me, and leaned his back against the headboard.
“Mmm,” I moaned when I took a sip from the mug.
“Good?”
“Amazing.” I bit down on a slice of banana bread and spoke with my mouth full. “And this… It’s sinful.”
“Sinful.” He smiled. “I like that word.”
With an indifferent shrug, I fought the power of Kai. “I don’t know why you’re going to all this trouble.”
“I want us to be friends again.”
Well, at least he didn’t hide his intentions.
“I don’t wanna talk about… you know.”
He cocked an eyebrow. “Is that why you’ve confined yourself to your quarters?”
