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finally deciding to just wait. Sonya and her mystery man would have to leave the kitchen eventually.
    Madison listened to them talk. The man did most of the talking, asking question after question. He seemed to genuinely care about what Sonya had to say, but he never missed an opportunity to be funny and Madison giggled with her hand over her mouth every time Sonya laughed at something he said.
    Obviously, Sonya had forgotten all about Madison. “We should probably go out and check the serving area.”
    “After you, my lady,” the man said and they left the kitchen together.
    Madison pounced on the opportunity, reaching for her bag. She’d only gone a few steps, when one of the straps fell from her grasp and the contents she’d stuffed into her bag spilled out all over the kitchen floor. “Ratz!” Quickly she went to her hands and knees and began shoving her belongings back in to the duffle. A moment later the kitchen door opened up and a familiar pair of white sneakers took up the real estate on the floor in front of Madison’s eyes.
    “Well hello, Cinderella,” the man above her drawled in a voice guaranteed to melt butter.
    Madison grimaced.
    Cinderella?
    Not good. She couldn’t bring herself to look up at him so she busied herself with shuffling things around inside her bag.
    “Hello,” was all she could offer.
    Micah grinned and bent to help the young woman with her things. “Careful with this one,” he said, handing her an old picture of Madison and Sunny at Madison’s fifth birthday party. The glass of the frame had cracked when it’d fell from her bag. “You here to help dish out the grub?”
    “What makes you say that?” Madison wanted to know.
    She still hadn’t been able to force herself to look him in the eye, but he’d rolled up his sleeves and when he handed her the picture, the visible muscles of his forearm almost made her groan out loud.
    “Well, you are in the kitchen. And since I was just in here and didn’t see you, the detective in me can only conclude that you came in the back door right after Sonya and I went into the dining area a few moments ago.”
    It was only now that Madison finally felt brave enough to look up at this man squatting in front of her. Her gaze was met by a wonderful smile.
    Micah offered his hand and fought back the urge to make a flirty comment about her being on her knees in front of him. “I’m Micah.”
    Madison stretched out a shaky hand. “Madison.”
    “Pleased to meet you, Madison,” He bent at the waist and lifted her bag with one hand while helping her up with his other. “Here to help?”
    “Uhhh…Yes.” She was here tonight because she couldn’t risk being at home. Madison hoped the small fib didn’t come back to bite her in the rear. She’d been right about one thing though, he did smell amazing. She couldn’t help but return Micah’s smile. “It smells so good in here.” She was referring to the food as well.
    “That heavenly scent is my famous smoked brisket.” He led her to a prep-table by the hand he was still holding and Madison melted even more, pouting inside when Micah released her hand to peel back the foil from one of the trays in front of him. “Take a whiff.” He waved a hand over the plate, wafting the aroma up toward them, the essence taking much longer to reach Micah’s nose than it did the far shorter Madison’s. There was something so masculine about this guy. He made Madison feel dainty and feminine.   
    “What’s your last name?” Micah asked as they stood there.
    “Fellows,” Madison offered in a soft voice.
    Micah looked her over. He could no more stop this from happening than he could halt the earth’s gravitational pull. Micah appreciated women and he was always checking them out. She was wearing layer upon layer, which made sense in the sudden cold snap they’d been having the last few days. The knit cap completely covered her hair so he could tell nothing about it other than a brown fringe