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from shock.
    Jake’s brown hair and brown eyes appeared lighter this time, glinting with natural
     golden hues in the outdoor sun. Her gaze slid over his color-coordinated stylish taupe
     suit, white dress shirt, and loose striped tie, and she sighed. How could a guy so
     perfectly put together be interested in someone like her?
    Yet here he was.
    He pulled out a chair for her, and she’d just sat down when Rachel made her appearance,
     wearing a faded blue designer jacket and matching skirt. If Andi had known she was
     going to see Jake, she would have worn something similar. Instead she was dressed
     in jeans and an emerald green Kids Kamp sweatshirt featuring a grizzly bear sleeping
     in a canoe.
    “Here I am,” Rachel announced, taking a seat beside her.
    “Yes, but what is he doing here?” Andi whispered into Rachel’s ear.
    Rachel grinned. “I invited him.”
    Andi sucked in her breath. “You didn’t! How did you get his number?”
    “You left Jake’s business card on the table at the restaurant the other night, and
     I picked it up. You also forgot to take this,” Rachel said, handing her the Cupcake
     Diary with the business plan, “when you stormed out of your father’s house yesterday.
     He gave it to me to give back to you.”
    Rachel gave Jake a smiling nod and tipped the three-ring binder open at an angle.
     Andi took a quick peek and discovered Rachel had taped Jake’s business card to one
     of the inside pages. She’d also handwritten a personal note:
    You go, girl! Jake’s a great catch!
    But Rachel still didn’t explain why she had called Jake or what he was doing here.
    Andi snapped the Cupcake Diary closed, eager for answers.
    “I was thinking about the cupcake we ate the other night,” Rachel began, “and called
     Jake to ask about local—”
    The LMFAO song “Sexy and I Know It” rang from the cell phone in Rachel’s purse, and
     her eyes lit up. “Excuse me one moment.”
    Andi slipped a tentative look at Jake while Rachel greeted her caller. He smiled.
     Was he being friendly, or did his smile consist of something more? She shifted in
     her seat, her insides tight with excitement, and pretended to study the menu.
    “Fantastic!” Rachel exclaimed, then paused, keeping the cell phone against her ear.
     “Now?” She paused again. “I can be there in fifteen minutes.”
    Rachel shot up from the table. “I’ve gotta go.”
    “Go where?” Andi demanded.
    “Down the street,” Rachel replied and turned to Jake. “Would you mind if I left you
     and Andi alone?”
    “Not at all,” he said with a grin.
    Rachel patted Jake’s arm as she passed around him. “You are sweet.”
    A lunch date alone with Jake? What would they talk about? Andi swallowed hard. “Rachel, wait .”
    But her friend tossed a you-can-thank-me-later look over her shoulder and left as
     fast as she’d come.
    How could Rachel do this to her? Hadn’t she told her a hundred times not to set her
     up before her heart had time to heal, that she’d start dating again without outside
     help when she was good and ready?
    Jake gave her wrist a light brush with his fingers. “Are you ready?”
    Andi stared at him, her skin tingling. “Ready for what?”
    “To order.”
    Jake pointed and when she spun in her seat, she saw the waitress stood behind her.
    “Oh. Of course.” The aroma wafting toward her from the cafe’s kitchen had her salivating
     for the fried fish and chips. But seeing Jake reminded her she needed to lose a few
     pounds, and she ordered the tuna salad on whole wheat instead.
    “Does the salmon and white bean salad have fresh beans or canned?” Jake asked.
    The waitress said, “Canned.”
    Jake pulled a small notebook out of his shirt pocket and made a note. “Are the tomatoes
     seeded?”
    “No, I’m afraid not.”
    Jake frowned and made another note. “You know, maybe I should have the halibut sandwich.
     What kind of dressing does it have?”
    “Tartar sauce.”
    “Plain, no