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Kendall squealed and threw her arms around his neck. Mark looked surprised for a second before his arms came around her waist.
When she pulled back, he said affectionately, “You’re a mess.”
I smiled. “Baking is messy. Especially when I’m doing it. But the important thing is to have fun.”
“Did you have fun?” Mark asked Kendall.
“So much.” Her eyes were sparkling with excitement. I hadn’t seen her look like that since I met her. She wasn’t even that happy hanging out with Drew.
“You should thank Sophie for teaching you. I’m sure she had other things she should have been working on.”
I waved a hand at him. “It was just paperwork. I’m happy to get out of the office or never really go in there.”
Mark gave me a pointed look. “If you’d let me give it a makeover, you’d enjoy it more.”
My nose wrinkled in distaste when I thought of the ordering sheet waiting for me. “I highly doubt that. I’d much prefer to be in the kitchen.”
“I’m going to wash my hands,” Kendall said, leaving us alone.
Mark moved closer as I turned to check the progress of the cookies. I didn’t need to look in on them, but I needed something to distract myself from his presence.
“Are you okay with her being here?” Mark asked me.
I turned to face him. “Her interest made me so happy. You have no idea.”
The employees I hired were strictly for the front counter. No one expressed a desire to learn how to bake or the business side of things.
“I don’t want her to interfere with your business.”
“She’s not. I enjoyed spending time with her this afternoon.”
“Do I get the first taste?” Mark asked when I opened the oven to pull out the first batch.
My cheeks heated, and it had nothing to do with the ovens. Why had my mind jumped to him tasting me? I remembered him being particularly attentive and skilled in that area.
I put the tray on the cooling rack. “These were just to teach Kendall. You can take them home.”
“Is it crazy that I had no idea Kendall was interested in baking?”
“Maybe it was something Kendall was never able to explore until now.” I didn’t want to break her confidence by telling her father what she’d said to me about her mother.
“Thank you for indulging her.”
“You know, if she wants to, I’m happy to continue giving her lessons. If she’s interested, of course.”
“I’m interested. Can I, Dad?”
I’d been so wrapped up in Mark, I hadn’t even realized she’d returned.
“We’ll talk about it later. We don’t want to take advantage of Sophie. She has a business to run.” Mark’s expression was serious.
Even his stern dad-expression was sexy.
“Do you know I get up at four a.m. to bake for the day?” I asked Kendall.
Kendall shook her head.
I began cleaning up the ingredients and putting them back on the shelves. “It’s the only way to get everything baked fresh before the shop opens at six.”
