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and it wasn’t because of the delicious-smelling food. It was all because of her neighbor. The man was too sexy for words. Lorna envied the apron he was wearing. She wondered what it would feel like if it were her wrapped that closely around him. She wanted to be the end of the apron string that brushed up against his perfect ass with each step he took.
    Lorna felt her face heat at the thought and turned away from Jacob before she did something really embarrassing like throw herself at his large feet and beg him to strip her naked right there on the kitchen floor.
    “Lorna, are you okay? You look a little flushed.”
    If you only knew. Jacob’s concerned voice snapped her out of her thoughts and she resisted the urge to fan herself. “I’m fine.” Lorna cleared her throat and hoped she didn’t sound as desperate as she was feeling at the moment. She didn’t know what had gotten into her. Never in her life had she even lusted for a man like she was doing with Jacob. Until recently, all she needed was her rechargeable batteries, her toys, and her fantasies of George Clooney rubbing her down with flavored massage oils. Now, it seemed she turned into a drooling idiot whenever Jacob was around.
    “Everything smells great,” she told Jacob, trying to get the conversation back to normal as she watched him ease himself down to his chair.
    “Dig in.”
    Lorna didn’t hesitate. She loaded her plate with pasta and grabbed a roll. She moaned when she took her first bite of the pasta. The tangy flavor of the tomato sauce filled her mouth and she instantly knew Jacob had made it from scratch. There was no way store-bought sauce tasted like that.
    “This is great. Where did you learn to cook like this?”
    Jacob blushed and smiled before answering. “I’m glad you like it because it’s the only thing I know how to cook. It was my mom’s recipe.”
    “Was?” Lorna noticed as Jacob’s smile slipped off his face and instantly regretted her impulsive question. “I’m sorry. You don’t have to answer that.”
    “No. It’s okay. She died about six years ago. I was out on a mission when she was in a car accident. By the time I made it back to the states, it was already too late. She was gone. I never knew my father and it had always just me and my mom until I left for boot camp. She knew the pasta sauce was my favorite so she would make it for me on special occasions. When she died, the recipe was the only thing of hers I kept. It was the only thing I needed.”
    “I’m honored you would share it with me.” Lorna didn’t know what else to say. It hadn’t been her intention to bring the mood down and she had no idea how to get back to the light teasing they had shared before her stupid question. “You were lucky. It sounds like your mom really loved you and you loved her.”
    “Yeah,” Jacob smiled again. “She was great. She was a single parent, but I never lacked for anything. My mom worked hard to make sure I had everything I needed. Even though she had to work two jobs, she still found a way to be involved in everything I did.”
    Lorna sat back and listened as Jacob told her stories of his childhood. He became more and more animated with each story until they were both doubled over laughing. “It seems as though you were a very rowdy child,” she told him.
    Jacob winked, “I got into my fair share of trouble, but something tells me you weren’t that different. I bet you got into lots of trouble when you were little.”
    Lorna laughed. If only he knew the trouble she had gotten into when she was little. She had enjoyed listening to Jacob’s past, but it looked like it was her turn for show and tell. “My mom wasn’t anything like yours. My mom was known as the town whore, and she spent every day of her life proving it was true.”
    She waited for the look of shock to clear from Jacob’s face. She could handle shock, just as long as she didn’t see pity. “The townsfolk are so fascinated with me because