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CHAPTER TEN
Lucy awakened to apair of big brown eyes staring down at her.
Big brown eyes and a veryfluffyface. Startled, she blinked and jerked backwards against the headboard, then started laughing. “Were you on this bed all night?”
Sniper licked her chin, his tail wagging.
“I assume that means yes?” She rubbed him behind his ears, then cuddled him close. “You were definitely someone’s beloved pet. How did you end up on the street?”
He launched out of her arms and whined at the bedroom door.
“Well, I know whatthatmeans.” Wishing she had clean clothes, she donned what she’d worn the day before, folded Nick’s T-shirt—which had reached her knees and fit her like a loose Hawaiian muumuu—and quietly moved through the great room to let Sniper out the back door.
“Good morning.”
Startled for the second time in five minutes, she turned and saw Nick in the kitchen making a cup of coffee with the Keurig. “And good morning to you as well.”
“Are you a coffee drinker? I can make you a cup. All I’ve got is Columbian, though.”
“That would be wonderful.”
“There’s also iced tea and juice in the fridge.” He tipped his head toward a bright pink box on the kitchen table. “I slipped out earlier to pick up some malasadas at a bakery. But if you’d like an omelet, scrambled eggs, and bacon, or something else, I can whip it up in a few minutes.”
She hadn’t seriously dated anyone since Jason died. Just a few long friendships here and there, and she’d never been interested in anything more.
But seriously, were there any other men out there who were as kind and thoughtful as Nick?
She peeked into the box. “They look wonderful. What are they?”
“Portuguese doughnuts, but without the hole in the center. One is coated with cinnamon, but the other three have either custard, chocolate, or macadamia nut filling. Everything that bakery makes is delicious.”
“Oh, my. How does one ever choose?”
“Cut them all in half.” His eyes twinkled. “Then you’ll know what to order if you ever go there.”
“You aredefinitely a man after my own heart.”
He brought over two plates, forks, napkins, and a knife. Then he handed her a cup of coffee and joined her at the kitchen table.
