Page 60 of Hers to Marry
“If you insist. Your career is on a stratospheric trajectory. I wouldn’t mind hanging up my own apron for a little while.”
That gave Kat pause. She never would’ve guessed Susie wouldn’t own a bakery for the rest of her life. This had been her one true love. She never married nor had children. “You’d seriously leave all of this behind?” Kat spread out her arms.
“Girl, do you know how many weddings you’ve left me to do in the next six weeks? I’ll be taking a three-month vacation after that. I’ll have to hire someone while you’re gone, just to run the front.”
“Sorry, Susie.” Kat bit her lip to keep from grinning.
“Uh-huh. You won’t remember that when you’re on his million-dollar, I’ve-got-a-full-kitchen-on-my-plane plane.”
Kat laughed, her heart light. Her life was changing, like she had felt, but it was in a good way. Her moment.
Just like Drew had said.
She hugged Susie, squeezing her so tight the woman protested. “Thank you, Susie. I owe everything to you.”
Susie’s arms went around Kat’s back. “My dear girl, no one I know deserves it more. Now, let go so we can get started on some of these orders.”
Kat complied and she rushed to the kitchen to get Susie ahead of as many of the orders as she could before leaving for New York.
New York!
She was finally free. Free to leave Springfield, free of financial burden, free to live her dream without compromise. And she couldn’t wait to start the next chapter of her life.
In a way, LeBleu’s offer might just make up for the fact that Drew wouldn’t be in her life anymore.
