Dear Sweetheart novel

She had never thought Curtis would make her cheese buns because he could not find them.

It was her first time seeing him being in the kitchen for such a long time. His back was broad, and the sight of that made her feel safe.

Rayna tiptoed over and reached out to touch his back.

A little more, and I’ll be able to hug him…

Right then, Curtis shifted his shoulder and turned around.

Rayna instinctively retracted her arm and stood transfixed in her spot, her eyes meeting with his.

“Not gonna watch TV anymore?” Curtis was a little taken aback to see her in the kitchen. He moved a little to the right, afraid that she would see the phone beside the knife block.

Rayna lied, “I’m scared you’ll end up putting sugar as if it’s salt, so I came to supervise you.”

Curtis was rendered speechless.

“How’s it going?” Rayna asked, glancing at the spot behind him. It was then she saw the wonky-shaped buns behind him and how some of the buns even had cheese spilling out of them.

When Curtis looked in the direction she was looking at, he stiffened and said awkwardly, “It’s hard to wrap it around them. I’ll redo them later.”

Rayna shook her head and smiled. “It looks good. I’m sure it’ll taste good too.”

This is already good considering that this is his first time making buns.

Then, she added, “I’m serious. This is your first time making this, and you even know how to prepare the dough and the cheese without anyone teaching you. That’s amazing!”

Curtis nodded in agreement. “It looks like I’m talented at making food.”

The chef, who had accidentally overheard the conversation, pursed his lips.

Stop bluffing, Mr. Faymon. If Ms. Garland wants you to make a whole feast, you’ll be quick in admitting your mistake.

in the kitchen a while longer and enjoy him working away, but alas, the doorbell

oranges. Open the door,

just tormenting them by asking them to deliver oranges here?” Rayna grumbled, but

that it was a woman who opened the door, he froze. “Huh? Is this where… Mr.

drifted toward the two baskets of oranges before the entrance. The smell of them was enticing, and she could not help but pick one up to peel

“Oh, okay.”

sneaking a glance at Rayna. When he saw how much she was enjoying the oranges, he realized with a start that it was not Curtis who wanted

“Mrs. Faymon, I’ll take my leave now. Please ask Mr. Faymon to just call the orchard if

react to that, the deliveryman put on his raincoat

Mrs. Faymon?

Gabriel had been calling her Mrs. Faymon, but she had felt nothing about it. Yet, now, she found that she quite liked the form of

she glanced in the direction of the kitchen at the man with a smile on

women’s shoes and things other than hers at the

get a new girlfriend. Maybe it’s

and she simply could not

how many oranges she had eaten. Finally, Curtis came back out of the kitchen with a plate of hot cheese buns in

reached out for it, only to put her hands on her earlobes to

out of the oven. It’s certainly going to be hot,” Curtis said,

shot him a glare.

blew on it. Once it no longer felt as

took

still hot, and it was a little spicy, but the

Rayna mumbled as she

thinking about how she was going to finish the bun even if it was bad since it was Curtis’ first time making food. Little did she expect it to be so

after

the corner of her lips, he took a napkin to

Rayna had

fall for a man like

the gossip the men in the club room had uttered. Then, she thought about how the man before her was

was to stand there, and a whole group of women would throw themselves

be this gentle to another woman and make great

quickly moved over to her and