Page 51 of Wilde Ride

My mouth fell open. “I can’t believe you know that.”

She giggled. “So many women wear it.”

I frowned. “Well, that doesn’t make me feel so good.”

“That’s why you’re here, to make your own signature perfume,” Levi said. When I looked at him, his smile nearly blinded me. For a moment, I forgot how to speak.

“Stop flirting with my sister,” Caden warned as he lifted the cotton to his nose. He smiled widely, which was rare to see lately. “This is it.”

Lilibeth smelled it and raised her brows. “Very nice. Did you write down the recipe?”

He scoffed. “Of course I did.”

“While Emeline and Levi keep working on their notes, we’ll get this mixed.”

Caden asked, “Do you use a base of some sort?”

She nodded. “I do.”

“What perfume do you wear?” Caden asked, surprising all of us.

“Just something I make here at the shop.”

Caden leaned forward when Lilibeth leaned over the table. “You smell like…the sea and lilies.”

Her eyes sparkled. “My perfume has notes of sea salt and lily. You have an excellent nose, cowboy.”

If I knew my brother, he was about to make some sort of sexual joke. “Don’t even, Caden!”

Levi laughed. Caden slammed his brows down, and Lilibeth looked confused.

“Damn, your sister knows you.”

“For your information, I wasn’t going to say anything.”

With one brow raised, I stared at my brother.

The corner of his mouth rose into a smirk. “Fine. I was.”

Lilibeth looked between the three of us. “What am I missing?”

I shot her a smile. “Nothing. Just ignore us.”

“Um, okay, well, we’re going to start by adding fractionated coconut oil, then the right proportions for the notes.”

Caden got lost in the process of helping Lilibeth make his signature cologne.

“They make a cute couple,” Levi whispered.

Focusing back on my brother and Lilibeth, I nearly snorted. “Beauty and the Beast.”

Levi chuckled. “You hit that nail right on the head. But I think your brother needs someone like Lilibeth.”

I didn’t want to admit how relieved I was to hear him say that, but that stupid teenage girl came out before I could stop her.

I picked up my sample, which I finally thought had the best balance of notes. “What about you?” I asked without looking at him.

“What about me?”