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“We can do that,” she said. “Where do you want to meet?”

He was going to give her a few choices and see what she decided. That would tell him what he wanted to know. “We can meet here before anyone comes in. We can meet at a restaurant and get some food or something. Or we can meet at my place like we did last time. Whatever works for you will work for me.”

“Your place,” she said without hesitation.

“Good,” he said. “Text me tomorrow a time and I’ll be ready for you.”

“Bye, Duke,” she said, finishing off her snack.

“Bye, Hadley.”

14

Interested In Him

Hadley was almost jumping out of her skin right now on her way to Duke’s house two days later.

She knew what he was saying and doing.

He was her boss. He couldn’t or wouldn’t ask her out. Not when he’d been asking if she was uncomfortable with Zeke flirting with her.

She wanted Duke to know she wasn’t interested in Zeke. But she didn’t know how to let Duke know she was interested inhim.

He ended up making it easy for her. Like he’d been making a lot easy for her since they’d met.

She wasn’t used to that and there was one part of her that didn’t know how she felt about it and the other that was thrilled.

There was no pressure on either side. The ability to take time and think things through was what she needed.

They were going to talk about the website. She knew. They had to. She wanted to let him know she had a wedding cake order too. She was so excited, but that meant that she couldn’t work on the day of the wedding. Or at least she had to go in late since the cake had to be delivered at one. But it was three weeks away and a small reception at someone’s home on the island.

It wouldn’t take her long at all to make and decorate it. It was just delivering and setting up.

It was her first order since she got her website up and running.

She pulled into Duke’s driveway a little before noon. He’d said he’d make lunch for her. She wanted to say he didn’t need to but then got thinking maybe this was kind of like a date? And it was no different than going out to lunch. She’d rather eat his food anyway.

Hadley got out of her car with her purse and her laptop again. For the first of June it was nice and sunny and mid-seventies out. She loved this weather and spent her time off walking down by the beach.

She knocked on his front door and he opened it up in shorts and a T-shirt again. His hair was down. She hadn’t seen it down since the first time she met him. It was wet too and she wondered if he’d just gotten out of the shower.

“Hey,” he said. “Come in.”

“I could have come later,” she said.

He laughed at her. “I was working out and lost track of time. No, you didn’t wake me up, but I did shower about ten minutes ago. My hair takes longer to dry.”

“You don’t blow it dry?” she asked.

He looked appalled by that statement. “No. I’ve got long hair and like it that way. It’s easier for me to tie it back when I’m working, but I don’t put product in it and style it, nor do I blow dry it.”

She laughed. “Sorry. I can’t let my hair air-dry. It takes too long and then gets frizzy and knotted up.”

“I don’t have that problem,” he said. “Though Kelsey says she does. Must be the difference between men’s and women’s hair?”

“I highly doubt that,” she said. “But before we begin with work I’ve got to tell you something. I’m so excited.”

“What’s that?” he asked.

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