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They talked for a few minutes longer until she parked at the grocery store, and then she needed to end the call so she could look up the recipe and get the ingredients.
“I’ll see you in an hour or so,” he said.
“Okay, love you.”
“Love you too, baby.”
She ended the call and picked up her grandma’s recipe book, turning the pages until she found the pineapple glazed ham recipe. She could’ve looked online and probably found a similar one, but she wanted to use the recipe she’d grown up eating because she knew it was great.
Using her phone, she double checked the other items she needed to finish the meal, and then hurried into the grocery. A half hour later, she was in the kitchen of Tails, the oven preheating for the ham and cupcakes, her stand mixer working on the batter, and several pineapples on the counter ready to be cut.
Titus opened the door to the kitchen. “Hey, I thought I heard someone in the kitchen. How’s it going?”
“Really great. I’m excited.”
“I’d offer to help, but unless you want me to burn everything, I’d recommend against saying yes.”
She laughed. “Thanks, I’m good. Oz is going to come when he’s finished working on my mom’s cabinets.”
“Very cool. So Duke and I talked, and we’d like to offer to let you use the kitchen whenever you need it.”
“Really?” She couldn’t keep the shock out of her voice.
“Sure. The only thing we really use it for is for the deep fryer, and we’ve got ovens and a six-burner stove that rarely get used.”
“Would you want me to pay for the use?”
“Nah. I mean, if you start booking a ton of catering jobs and need to use it a lot then we’ll talk, but for now, if you could spare some leftovers for me, Duke, and Ree whenever you do cater, that would be fantastic.”
“I can totally do that. Thank you!”
“You’re welcome. Good luck today.”
“Thanks.”
“I’m heading up to the office, so holler if you need me.”
“Will do.”
She turned back to the counter and lifted the large knife to cut one of the pineapples. She couldn’t believe her good luck. She was going to be able to take on catering jobs! Holy shit. It was too good to be true.
She loved working with Oz and getting to paint what was in her heart, but she loved catering too. She was getting all her dreams coming true in one fell swoop. She couldn’t wait to talk to Oz about it.
* * *
Oz picked up a piece of pineapple that China had pushed aside because it wasn’t a perfect triangle and popped it into his mouth. “Really?” he asked, after hearing the offer Titus had made.
“Yep. What do you think?”
“It’s awesome. I’m happy to help whenever I’m able.”
“The furniture and painting is my main focus, but it’s exciting to get to take catering jobs too.”
He snagged her around the waist and pulled her away from the counter where she was decorating cupcakes.
He kissed her neck and she melted against him with sigh. “We don’t have time for this. They’re going to be here in a half hour.”
“That’s plenty of time to make you scream my name,” he whispered against her neck, dragging his teeth lightly up her throat.
