Adore Me

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Author: Darcy Lundeen
Tags: Holiday,Contemporary
sharing a few hot-as-a-furnace snuggling sessions, even though they hadn’t gone the full, totally-naked distance. Yet.
    She knew what she felt for him wasn’t love…not at this point, anyway. But she had a feeling that someday it could be, and the thought terrified her because she’d never felt quite this way about any of her other boyfriends. Of course, she’d known men she wanted to be with, several of them. But those episodes had always quickly run their course. Somehow she was sure this time would be different.
    “Oh God, you’ve got that low-six…oops, sorry, that high-six-million-plus look in your eyes again,” Dana said from across the room.
    Meredith slumped back against the kitchen counter, cut the dreamy smile, and groaned. Was she that obvious? All right, stupid question. She knew the answer. “Hey, I remember when you first started going with Jake. Want me to remind you what you looked like whenever you thought about him…which was almost constantly?”
    Dana held up her hands in surrender. “Okay, guilty as charged. I apologize. I guess we all look that way when the love of our life finally appears on the scene.”
    The love of her life .
    Was Vlad really that person? Meredith didn’t know because it was still too soon. But, damn, it sure felt like he could be the one.
    She smiled at Dana. “No apology necessary. You’re right. It really is bad form to walk around the workplace grinning like a love-struck goof.”
    “No way. Love is never out of place.”
    Meredith glanced at the wall clock, then at the batter Dana had been mixing. “Except maybe when paying customers are waiting.”
    “Whoops, right you are.” Dana went back to her mixing. “This is one of the two birthday cakes we have scheduled. Then there are a dozen strawberry tarts on order and a black-and-white mousse cupcake cake for that couple’s tenth anniversary.” She shook her head. “Afraid that’s it for now.”
    Meredith sighed. “Not much, but at least it’s something.” She turned to go. “I’ll be in my office for a few minutes making sure the computer hasn’t had another canine meltdown.”
    She went into her office, sat down at the desk, and fired up her computer, silently praying the evil hacker hadn’t struck again.
    He hadn’t, and Meredith smiled with relief. At least that was another positive thing to add to the good news of her relationship with Vlad.
    Her cell phone rang, and her smile widened even more when she heard the distinctive ringtone. It didn’t belong to Vlad, but there was still no question who was at the other end.
    Her Aunt Gertrude.
    Younger than Springtime , a song from an old Broadway musical—that was the tune that always signaled her aunt’s calls, because Gertrude Gaynor had once declared she’d never grow old. And so far, she hadn’t.
    “Hi, Aunt Gertie,” Meredith said as she clicked on the phone.
    “Aunt Gert, if you please,” answered the oh-so-distinctive voice. “Gertie makes me sound like I lived in the nineteenth century.”
    “Got it. Gert , no Gertie. So how’s everything?”
    “Absolutely perfect. Even the vaguely arthritic twinges in my knee have a youthful vibe to them. How goes it with you, favorite niece of mine?”
    Meredith looked down at the bills. Actually, not so good . But when she answered, she forced a deceptive lightness to her voice. “No complaints.”
    “New company’s doing well, too?”
    “Oh, definitely.” If you didn’t count next month’s rent and utility bills .
    “So you don’t need new customers?”
    Meredith snapped to attention at that. “Well, sure. New businesses can always use more sales.”
    “Thank God. I was afraid I might have made a mistake.”
    “What mistake?”
    “You know the country club I belong to? Well, one of the other members, Nanette Ogilvy, a fairly well-heeled and elegant type, has a daughter, Julia, who’s engaged. She’s been looking for someone who can create a magnificent wedding cake for the
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