“Right. In the fridge, there is a packet of bacon and breakfast sausage. Grab both of those. How do you feel about eggs?”
“I love eggs, you know that.”
“Okay, I’ll rephrase. How do you feel about cooking eggs?”
“Umm…”
“It’s fine. I’ll talk you through it. There’s always a diner instead, right?”
“This was a stupid idea,” Cole mutters.
“No, it’s not, it’s sweet. And you’re going to make us a delicious breakfast.”
“Confidence looks good on you,” he muses before taking a sip of his coffee, rolling his shoulders back and getting to work.
“That was good,”I say, placing my cutlery down on my empty plate.
“Really?” Cole asks, sounding very unsure of himself and the food we’ve both just eaten.
Honestly, the bacon was a little overcooked, but the pancakes were nice and fluffy, and the scrambled eggs were great. So was the fruit. Granted, he only cut that up, though.
“So, what are you doing with your day off? Are you heading to the shelter?”
“Kinda. I was thinking about volunteering again today, but I fancied somewhere else.”
“Oh?” I ask, curious about what else he might be doing in his spare time.
“I need you to come with me, though.”
“Me?”
“Yeah. Did you have plans today?”
“Other than prepping meals for you, no.”
“I think you can probably postpone that. Something tells me that your boss won’t mind.”
I suck in a breath through my teeth. “Oh, I’m not sure about that. He can be a bit of a tyrant.”
He quirks a brow. “Oh, really? Is that what you’ve been telling Casey about me?”
I try to keep a straight face, but I clearly do a very bad job of it because he leans forward inquisitively. “What have you been telling Casey, Freya?”
Oh my god.
I drop my head into my hands, hiding the blush that hits my cheeks.
“Freya,” he warns. The deepness of his voice sends shivers racing down my spine.
“ImighthavesaidIwantedtokissyou,” I confess as fast as possible.
His warm fingers wrap around my wrists, and he gently tugs my hands away from my burning face.
“What was that?” he asks, his eyes boring into mine.
“I might have told her that…Iwantedtokissyou.”
“And what did she say to that?”
