To Love You Hurts

e pulls up to my bakery, my cheeks begin to burn with wrath as I observe

take me somewhere else shortly." I plead with the driver as I open the

arly in the morning without my consent?" I do my

with a clipboard in his hand, "Ah, you must be,

ere." I sneer. "This is still my

s." The contractor replies in a smart arse tone t

l well what you are doing, and this is classified as harassment." I turn on my heel, heading back to the U

" Mrs. Brown walks up to me wi

, Mrs. Brown." My voice quivers. "He is planning to take my bakery away from me. But, he is in for one hell

are going to see this man and give him a good piece of your mind, aren't you, dea

a

of these men here." She says with determination as

not ask you to do that for me." I reply

n take away the one reason that gets my old

across my face. "Thank you," I say as I le

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ry Enterprises, the Uber driver safely comes

r review and a fifteen percent tip for being g

t the security guard, who is too busy eyeing up one of the female emplo

in my path. The twin doors to an elevator begin to slide open, and I quickly step th

ng a little self-conscious, knowing that I stick out like a

my feet all day serving customers and baking. Lifting my chin, I stare straight ah

the button to Tobias Landr

urns her head to look at me, "And what business could someone

Mr. Landry is just

ectedly sweeps through the small car. "I do hope that you have made an

t of his book and abide by it. If it's okay

ssed the way you are?" The blonde female wi

pleton

ale's voice sweeps through the

bakery on Queens Street," I re

open, letting everyone off at the thirteenth level and rev

league. He stands in the doorway with his hands spread wide open to stop the doo

as they are soft and inviting; filled with sin and ex

is large, strong hands exploring every inch of my nake

control panel, his gaze is heavy on mine, "Your apple t

day before you needed them?" I scoff finally being able to put a face to the name that

t of his suit jacket and offers me his business card. "My name's Davis and if you ever wanna, I don't know, grab a coffee sometime, you

fever, and I tuck the card into the front poc

He stands there, looking at me until the doors slide shut, and the car begins to asc

able to catch his attention makes me feel good about myself eve

ization of me catching the attention of a possible creep si