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someone the way I do
with you. I’d like to explore that and see where it goes. I know
you feel it too, can’t you give it a shot?”
    “What could we
possibly have in common?” she asked, throwing her arms in the
air.
    The music had
changed and gotten louder, so I leaned in, crowding her a bit as I
gave her a minute to calm down and bring her focus fully to me. I
could see I had her attention when her pupils dilated and her
breathing grew heavy.
    I ran one
finger down her forearm, thrilling when her pulse jumped beneath my
touch.
    “We have this,”
I said, leaning down to nuzzle her slightly. Her breath caught and
I leaned back, pushing her hair back behind her ear as I looked her
square in the eyes. “Chemistry. Heat. A natural reaction to each
other that’s hard to come by … But that’s not all, it’s just the
foundation.” I knew I only had one shot to convince her, so I laid
it all out. “We both love food. Regardless of what stage of our
careers we’re in, we share a passion for cooking, for creating … We
both love great music,” I added with a smile, pleased when her lips
turned up, then I grew more serious. “We both know what it’s like
to lose parents. To grow up feeling like something’s missing, and
being envious of people who had both parents at their birthdays,
graduations, and holidays.”
    Bronagh’s eyes
filled. Unable to help myself, I touched my lips softly to hers,
wanting to offer us both comfort.
    When I pulled
back I added, “And that’s just what I know after being with you for
a handful of hours over a couple days … Give me a shot. Give us a shot. Age doesn’t matter, don’t let it stand in our
way.”
    “But my job,”
she argued.
    “When we’re at
school we’ll keep things strictly professional. No one will know
that we’re seeing each other,” I promised. “But, if you’re that
concerned about it, and you want me to leave you alone, I will.
I’ll walk out of here and when I see you in the kitchen, you’ll be
just another instructor. I don’t want to ruin things for you, or
make things difficult, I just want to see what we have here,” I
trailed my fingers across her neck. “Because I’ve never felt
anything like it.”
    “Neither have
I,” Bronagh admitted softly.
    I wanted to
throw back my head and yell with triumph.
    “So you’ll give
us a chance?” I asked, my eyes pleading with her as I held my
breath, waiting for her answer.
    She closed her
eyes, then opened them, her gaze strong and sure.
    “Yes, I
will.”

 

    Chapter Six ~
Bronagh
     
    It had been a
few days since I told Brendan that I was willing to give us a shot,
and we were taking it slow.
    He’d kept his
promise. During school hours, he treated me just as he did any
other professor, and I treated him like the student he was. I was
thrilled to find out that he was actually very gifted in the
kitchen, and was a dream to teach. It made it even harder not to
give him preferential treatment, but I was doing my best not
to.
    I’d picked up a
lot of evening shifts, since my da was still on his trip, and our
night manager’s daughter had gotten sick, so Brendan and I had
mostly been communicating through text.
    Tonight, we
were finally going to spend some time together, and although I was
really excited, I was pretty nervous as well. We hadn’t been
intimate since that first night, and I was worried that some of the
shine had worn off. I was sure it was just my own insecurities,
especially as I stood off to the side of the crowded dance floor,
watching the young, hot, scantily clothed girls rush the stage and
beg Brendan to touch them.
    It was surreal,
and more than a little discomforting.
    Sure, I’d been
here and seen him play, but that was before I knew him … before we
were dating . I was beginning to feel like a jealous
girlfriend, and I didn’t like the feeling one bit.
    With Maxime,
I’d never realized I had a reason to be jealous. I’d trusted him
one hundred percent, and I’d