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Hadley nodded and went about cleaning up the rest of her tables. There were only four tables with people at them. It looked like the last table he’d sent the food out to wasn’t hers. Just two sandwiches and they were almost done eating too.

He moved to the table with the four desserts. He’d seen these patrons before at his restaurant and that told him that his following was coming here too.

“Duke,” the man said. He didn’t know everyone, but they seemed to know him. “This place is great. I love that there is a spot with great food on this end of the island now.”

“Thanks,” he said. “Glad to have the loyalty.”

“Always,” the woman said. There were two teens at the table too. “I’m a sucker for chocolate and blueberry and you don’t see it often. My family all wanted caramel.”

Which made it easier for him to set that one different dish down and then pass the others around.

“Glad you are enjoying it,” he said.

“I hope you serve this at Duke’s the next time we go,” the man said. “My sister was here on Friday and said the blondie dessert with ice cream was out of this world.”

Shit. They did think it was his. He wouldn’t take credit for it though. “I’m glad you like it. But it’s not me making it. Hadley, come here.”

He looked and saw Hadley moving closer. “Is everything okay?” she asked.

“I’m listening to the compliments on your desserts. I wanted you to know.”

“Oh,” she said. “I’m so happy you enjoy them.”

“You’re making the desserts?” the woman asked.

“Yes,” she said.

“Hadley is new to the area. She’s got a great hand with baking. She’s got a unique hand with design and decorating too when it comes to cakes.”

“Really?” the woman asked. “It will be nice to have some options here for that. Do you have any cards?’

He looked at Hadley and started to feel bad that he caught her unaware. “Not on me, I don’t. I’ll be getting a website up soon though.”

“I’ll know where to come back to if I need one then,” the woman said.

“Enjoy your desserts,” he said, moving off. Hadley followed after asking if they needed anything else.

He was back in the kitchen cleaning up and at six was walking to the front to see how they were doing there.

The bartender was shutting down and gathering the receipts, Hadley putting chairs on the tables and the other server helping with chairs too.

He gathered the receipts from the bartender and went to his office with everything to bring back with him since he was here. He’d been coming in first thing in the morning most days before anyone else to get what he could out of the safe, or Kelsey was doing it since she lived closer. This would save either of them the trip tomorrow.

Fifteen minutes later, everyone was saying goodnight and walking out the door.

“Bye,” Hadley said to him.

“Hang on if you’ve got a minute.”

“Sure,” she said, stopping while everyone else left.

“I hope I didn’t embarrass you over the desserts.”

“No,” she said. “It was nice you did that. It felt good.”

“Dessert is selling here more than it ever has before. We’ll have to consider making more or more than two. If you can let me know your thoughts later tonight or first thing in the morning, then I can order for Wednesday’s delivery.”

“I can do that,” she said.

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