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being sued since the restaurant is half mine along with my very wealthy investor so I am trying to ply her with roses to hopefully stop a future law suit.”
    Colin’s crystal blue eyes turned to ice. “Is this some kind of joke to you, buddy, because my fiancée just lost our child! I don’t find this situation amusing or funny in any way and just for you making such a lame ass attempt to make her laugh should have me running to my family’s attorney at this very moment.”
    “Colin, please.” I grabbed his hand closest to mine and squeezed it gently. “Why don’t you go get a cup of coffee and come back in five minutes? Take some time and walk it off? I’m not going anywhere.”
    Perhaps it was my tone of voice but he actually listened to my advice and reluctantly let go of my hand before he leaned over, kissed my forehead ever so softly and walked out of the room.

Chapter Five

     
    Drake walked over to my bedside and stared down at me with concerned eyes before he smiled gently.
    “Sorry, I seem to have the worst timing in the world when it comes to jokes. I shouldn’t have said that and it was highly insensitive of me especially when you are lying in a hospital bed and all of this…it’s just tragic.”
    I smiled in return and tried not to laugh because he truly did look sorry for his lousy attempt at humor that came at the expense of my present situation. “Colin is super sensitive and he also happens to be my former fiancé. We have…quite the history but one I am not willing to divulge to you or anyone else what’s going on because to be honest, it isn’t really of your business.”
    His pale aquamarine eyes changed and all the playfulness left his eyes. “Listen, I had no idea you two were so close to one another. I am…stuck in a similar situation since the co-owner of my restaurant is also a former lover.”
    “So, what are you doing here flirting with me?” I inquired. It might have sounded a bit straight forward but I’d played enough games in my life and considered myself too old for them.
    Not to mention I had just suffered a miscarriage and wasn’t exactly feeling like sweetness and sunshine—truth be told, I felt like shit run over twice and ground into the asphalt for good measure.
    Drake raised an eyebrow. “I believe that is why we call them ex-lovers. We are no longer an item and I am very much attracted to you.”
    “Ah, a man that is not only sexy but forward too. To what do I owe the pleasure?”
    “Well, we’re neighbors and you did take an unfortunate fall at my restaurant for which I feel like shit. I didn’t come because I was afraid you would sue. I came because I was generally concerned about your well being and hoped you were all right,” he explained in that deep, husky voice of his which seemed like the perfect combination of velvet and melted Sugar in the Raw.
    What the hell kind of drugs did Dr. Evers give me? Here I was in way too much pain yet my body already envisioned hot, passionate sex with this delicious and beautiful chef? I was absolutely and completely certifiable.
    “Perhaps once I leave this place, we can go out on a proper date then?” I questioned out loud. “But first, I have to get rid of my family and I am sure there are more of them out there just dying to talk to me.”
    “Well, now that you have mentioned it, there is an angry blonde with her boyfriend and also another guy with a redhead.”
    “That would be my sister, Caitlyn, and her significant other, Liam; the other couple I am assuming to be Drew and Aubrey though I had no idea she’d dyed her hair…not that it’s a surprise.”
    “Are all the people you know as beautiful as you are?” Drake inquired in a conspiratorial whisper.
    “Of course. I try not to hang out with the undesirable and ugly of society,” I whispered back sarcastically.
    “I will see you later then and let your family have their way with you.”
    “You do that,” I responded before I smiled and watched