Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Landon was stunned. Bitterness arose when he realized that he had been too harsh.

Indeed, the desserts were Lauren's way of expressing her love. He was wrong to think of it as just any ordinary dessert, hurting her and disregarding her effort.

He was mad at himself for being a lousy partner to Lauren.

"They were already mucked up in the first place anyway. It's okay if they are ruined." Lauren beamed at him, though her smile looked forced. "I'll make them for you again next time."

While she was speaking, Landon surprisingly picked up the smashed desserts from the ground and savored them without hesitation. He praised, "Oh, it smells so good and tastes so sweet! I'm out of words to describe your skill. Darling, you bake so well!"

Even when his mouth stuffed with the dessert, he managed to add, "Darling, do I have the honor to enjoy this every day? Oh, never mind. That'll be too much work for you. I'm fine with tasting it once in a while!"

"They're dirty! Stop picking them off the floor and eat them," she urged him to stop.

to make him spit the

and wolfed it down. Then, he squinted in satisfaction. "Darling, I'm craving for more. Do

looked at him. "No. That's

I want it. What do we do?" He placed an arm around her waist and pulled her

his chest and nodded with pressed

tended to Lauren's wound, she was summoned

back into the couch with a troubled

but I'm unsure to what extent." Frowning

the time Zoe had come over to bully Lauren when he wasn't home. Grinding his teeth, he hissed, "That incident must have been traumatic for Lauren. She is also autistic

I'm not around now that Zoe's back. Do not give her a chance to meet with