Connie grinned, shooting Charlene a playful look. "Just now, Mr. Ferguson said

you should be more like him he had no idea Gaylord was interested in you until recently, but now he's figured it out. So, what about you? Did you notice?"

Charlene's feelings were a tangled mess. "Yeah, I did pick up on it."

But honestly, when Gaylord handed her that drink earlier, she hadn't thought much of it. It wasn't until she caught the way he acted around York-the way tension flickered in his eyes, that edge of jealousy-that she realized, belatedly, Gaylord might actually like her.

Connie laughed again.

Then, as if something occurred to her, she couldn't help asking, "Do they know about your situation?"

Charlene knew exactly what Connie meant. "They know, at least a little. I've been married, I have a child, and I'm getting a divorce-I made sure to tell York about it directly. As for Gaylord... I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it at work, so he should know too."

The fact that Gaylord knew all that-plus the fact he was a few years younger- left Charlene genuinely surprised when she started to sense his feelings for her.

Connie nodded in approval. "That's good. I haven't known them long, but I have a feeling they're both genuinely into you. Maybe you should give one of them a shot."

Charlene bit her lip, looking down in silence.

moved on from Thorne yet. It wouldn't be fair to anyone else if

He divided it between them with a warm smile. "Fresh off the grill. Let

the present, Charlene didn't want to brush off his kind gesture. She set aside her drink and accepted the

of him, she gently blew on the food and took a small bite. The whole time, York watched her, his gaze never leaving


and a hint of embarrassment

to let his effort go unappreciated, she tasted it more carefully and then said, "It's really good. Perfectly cooked.

replied, then added, "Is it too salty? Did I go overboard with the

head.

could see she was a little uncomfortable, so he

cook perfectly well herself, felt bad watching him do all the work. "Let

had barely finished speaking when Gaylord appeared, holding out a plate. "Here I made

a disaster in the kitchen. Worried it wouldn't turn out well, he'd gotten someone to teach him last night and had practiced several times, both i last night and this morning. After grilling, he'd even sampled it himself, and only when he was sure it was edible did he bring it over to

paused mid-step, looking at him.

sense she'd just realized how he felt about her

sure how

just smiled softly. "Will

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