Burning Passion: Love Never Die

Her stomach was already growling, so the smell almost made her drool.

“When did you get here?” she asked Cecelia, trying to hold in her saliva.

“Did you cook all this? Just for the two of us?”

“I got here this afternoon. And you know me-I don’t cook. There seems to be too much food, so I invited Wesley over. He has a healthy appetite. Niles is out of town, so there will just be three of us.”

To Cecelia, Blair was now Like a daughter-in-law. She escorted Blair to a chair and had her sit down.

“Wesley is too uptight, but his bark is worse than his bite. Just ignore him. We do,“ she prattled on.

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

nod. Cecelia’s enthusiasm made her feel

hand, deep down, the tiniest part of her longed for the day that Wesley would notice her and decide she was the one for him; there was still a chance they could be together. So she thought that she

them had washed their hands, Cecelia followed her to the bathroom so they

to the table, Cecelia busied herself with lLadling soup for herself and Blair. Blair took

isn’t here yet.

Let’s eat. There will be plenty left for him. He can heat it up when he gets

couldn’t believe her ears. ‘Do

she had said and then explained, “He’s been

can Leave a

nodded and ladled a bowl of

“Here, Aunt

some soup. You go ahead and eat. I want to wait for

all day. You must be hungry.