The Layers Of Love

t room, Lianna found Adrian stand

r production re

you did," s

good. But you're wasting po

blinked

could be more. But you'll have t

ared a

t time, she didn

w a ch

chest-something sma

always felt like L

gernails and dreams tucked behind her apron strings. But Miss Gracie had seen something in her, taken her under

n Cole walked through the door and made h

duction reports," he

asting p

uld be

ad for the rest of the afternoon

-

chen, taken two phone calls out back, and typed more notes into hi

behind her, stacking trays. Theo had long since left, but not before giving h

the front bell chimed softly behi

five minute

Every inch of he

e. And something in his tone had

she said

e. It looked out over the street, where fairy lights twinkled across the bakery's front

to make enem

row. "You're not

t the corner of his mo

ai

nd set it aside, then

aces that start off with passion, with heart. But somewhere al

o you think Honeyw

one," he said. "And in doing so, it risks losi

not trying to be a factory. This

ntly than she expected. "W

tudie

oat was still perfectly pressed. His hair barely out of place. But there was something else

judging things I care about. That we care about. Maybe start

an p

d out a small paper bag-the banana muffi

said. "They'

a bli

O

"I just see what this place could be. And

espond, the front

lushed from the cool evening ai

ghtest stars sitting together

ng not to feel... caught

buying it. "Adrian, dear, did Lianna

t," he

ed, dropping her keys on the counter. "

to her. "May

back a smil

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e ceiling, Lianna thought about the way Adr

had looked... real. Not poli

how curious

-

wn, Adrian sat in his hotel ro

with reports, charts

ut was the look on her fac

nd the

shook his head, and

te. Ju

me, he