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world.
    Laura wasn’t sure exactly what Bill
meant with his last remark, but didn’t get to ask as Kerry launched herself at
him to give him a fierce hug of thanks.
    *****
    Jake came back to find Bill and Kerry
chatting and laughing with Laura as if they’d both known her for years. He
tried not to look in her direction, but she pulled his eyes to her as if she
was a huge magnet and he was powerless to resist. Her face was flushed with
flour smeared all over her cheeks and in her hair where she’d obviously pushed
it back with her flour covered hands. Her green eyes sparkled with happiness as
she laughed at something Bill had said. She should have looked a mess, but she
was breath-taking in a fresh sweet way; a far cry from the perfect beauty
Victoria had possessed. She wouldn’t have been caught dead with her hair
mussed, let alone flour on any part of her person. She’d been far too proud.
    Jake pushed the thoughts away. He refused
to think about Miss Laura Hamilton as anything other than an inconvenient
houseguest that would soon be gone. He could get through one lousy night and
morning till she left, without disgracing himself or threatening his carefully
constructed defences.
    He sat down in his seat, ignoring the
silence that had fallen upon his arrival. Kerry and Laura brought plates filled
with juicy looking steak with a sauce covering it, crisp golden chips and
vegetables. It smelt heavenly.
    Bill exclaimed in delight as he took
a big forkful of food. “Wow, Laura, this is fantastic. I’ve never had steak
cooked this good before. What’s that sauce you’ve put with it?”
    Laura smiled happily. “It’s my
version of a pepper sauce. It’s made with tomatoes, herbs and lots of black pepper
which gives it a real kick, as well as other secret ingredients! It’s all my
own recipe. It goes great with steak. I’m so glad you like it.”
    “I am so glad you cooked. I never
imagined you could make something that tastes like this. Are you a chef?” Kerry
enthused, tucking into her own plate.
    Taking a big cut of steak smothered
in the sauce, Jake lifted it to his mouth wondering what all the fuss was
about. Food was food as far as he was concerned. But even he couldn’t suppress
a small groan of delight at the flavours filling his mouth, his eyes widening
in surprise. Wow, this woman could cook! He’d never tasted anything this good.
    “No, I’m not a chef,” Laura was
saying in response to Kerry’s question. “I currently work in an office, but I
always did want to work with food, I just never got the chance. My mother
always used to say that I had magic in my hands when it came to food. I always
thought she was exaggerating.”
    “She wasn’t, I assure you!” Kerry
told her. “I can’t wait for dessert!”
    “There’s dessert?” Bill asked with a
dreamy expression, already almost having wiped his plate clean.
    Laura nodded. “Home-made apple pie
and cream.”
    “I love this woman already!” Bill
announced. He turned to look at Jake. “What’s wrong with you boy? Women that
cook like this don’t come along every day. We should be tying her up and
keeping her, not sending her home.”
    Jake swallowed his mouthful before
piercing Bill with an icy look. “There’s no point in her staying since there’s
no romance taking place, which is why she came here in case you forgot!”
    Laura’s face flushed bright red at
the reminder and she squirmed uncomfortably in her chair, not looking anyone in
the eyes.
    “Actually, that was something I
wanted to talk to you about,” Kerry piped up. Jake felt his heart plummet into
his stomach as he glanced up at her serene face. He looked at Bill. Their
innocent looking expressions didn’t fool him one bit. Something had been cooked
up behind his back; he could feel it!
    “And what’s that exactly?” he asked
in a soft but deadly tone.
    “Well, as it turns out, Laura came
here for more than just romance. She was actually born in the US and