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“Austin and I are going to have to celebrate big tonight. Join us. Call Grayson and ask him to come along.”
“Grayson and I already have plans for tonight. Maybe next time.”
The only thing I wanted to do tonight was spend a quiet evening with Dr. Grayson Kind.
“Okay. Next time.” She pointed at me.
After I left the restaurant, I hugged Hannah goodbye and climbed into my car. I drove to Grayson’s house, took my suitcase up to his room, and grabbed my laptop. Taking it downstairs, I opened the sliding door and sat in one of the loungers to do some work. When I was finished, I decided to run to the store and pick up something to make for dinner. Ophelia was begging me to let her help, but I told her no and wanted to do this alone. After I picked up a few things, I stopped by Four Kinds for some rolls and cherry butter. When I walked through the door, Sebastian saw me and stopped. He looked stressed out.
“Ava? Hi. What brings you in?”
“Hi, Sebastian. I was hoping to buy some rolls and that delicious cherry butter. I’m making pasta tonight for Grayson and me.”
“Of course.”
“Sebastian, table four is complaining that their food is taking too long.” One of the waitresses walked over to him.
“Apologize for me and tell them it’s coming.” He sighed. “Ava, give me a few minutes. It’s crazy here today. Two of my chefs are sick, and we’re really short-handed.”
“Sure, Sebastian. No rush.”
I looked around at the people that packed the place. I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, I headed straight to the kitchen.
“Ava, a fresh batch of rolls are in the oven. They’ll be ready in about five minutes,” Sebastian said.
“No worries, Sebastian. I’m here to help.” I smiled.
His brows furrowed as he stared at me. “Ophelia?”
“You are correct, Chef Kind. Point me in the direction so I can get started.”
“Ophelia, I can’t—”
“Of course, you can. You’re short-staffed, customers are complaining, and I can help.”
“I appreciate it, but—”
“No buts. It’s time to chop chop.” I clapped my hands. “I did study at one of the best cooking schools in Paris while I was an au pair for a wealthy family.”
“Boss, if she can cook and wants to help, let her. You know our top priority is ensuring customers are happy,” one of the cooks spoke.
“Okay. Here’s a list of today’s specials. If you can work on those, we should be good.”
“Not a problem.” I grinned.
CHAPTER28
Grayson
I tried calling Ava several times, but she didn’t answer. After three of my text messages went unanswered, I sent a group text to my family.
“If anyone is home, can you check to see if Ava’s car is at my house?”
“Ava is here at Four Kinds,”Sebastian texted.“Or I should say, Ophelia is here. She’s helping in the kitchen.”
“What do you mean?”
“She came in to pick up some rolls and butter and saw we were short-staffed due to a couple of my chefs being sick. She insisted she help out. She wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
