Even she didn’t know the answer to that.
It had been completely crazy.
The truck pulled into the parking lot where all of the other trucks were, and Raven looked over to see … Drew Reynolds climbing out of the car.
Time had done him even more wonders than the last time she’d seen him. Averting her gaze, she stared down at the food, and saw there wasn’t enough cheese. Leaning into the truck, she grabbed a bag and turned.
“Hey, baby, did you miss me?”
Raven turned to see a man, clearly Brice, kissing Cathy on the cheek.
“Charmer. Brice, I’d like you to meet Raven. Raven, this is Brice.”
“Howard, ah, I remember now. You’re the kid that didn’t go away to college, did you?” Brice asked, taking hold of her hand.
“No. I just went traveling.” Nearly everyone in her year had gone onto college in some form or another. She didn’t want to. Studying hadn’t been something she wanted to do, so she had learned on the road.
“I don’t know if you remember Drew Reynolds.”
She couldn’t not look at him, so she pasted a smile on her face, and stared up at the most intense blue eyes she had ever seen. She’d always adored his eyes, reminding her of a blue sky in summer, so clear and bright.
“Hi,” she said.
Raven noticed his hand was held out toward her, so she took it, shaking his hand. She didn’t know how to describe the electricity that traveled up her arm, nor where it had come from.
He didn’t say anything for several seconds, simply stared at her, holding her hand tightly. When she tried to pull her hand away, he wouldn’t let her go.
“It’s great to see you again.”
Again? When had he seen her the first time?
Oh crap, she hoped he’d never seen her watching him with those women. That would be so damn embarrassing. It couldn’t be possible.
“Likewise.”
“Do you two know each other?” Cathy asked.
“I used to live here. I know of him.”
“Yeah, that’s it,” he said.
She smiled even as she tried to fight off embarrassment. There was no mistaking the twinkle in his eye. Drew was aware of her watching.
“What brings you back home?” he asked.
“Homesick. I missed this place.”
“You’re working for Cathy now?”
“Yep, that’s the plan. Not got much else planned, and she was kind enough to let me work for her.”
“Kind enough? Honey, you’ve more than earned your keep with that culinary knowledge you’ve got. I’m so pleased you came to my shop, and my apartment, and not Barbara’s. The little woman who owns the diner out by Bobby’s Bar.” Cathy gripped her shoulder. “Now you’re all mine.”
“Culinary knowledge?” Drew asked.
“Yep, our girl here has been around the world, getting jobs in all kinds of restaurants and stuff.”
“It’s nothing. I had to pay my travel costs, and cooking is something I enjoy doing.” She didn’t like all of this attention. Especially from Drew, who still hadn’t let go of her hand.
“Are you going to let her serve you?” Brice asked.
“Sure.” Drew lifted her hand up, pressing his lips to her knuckles. “It’s good to see you again.”
Oh boy. Her panties just grew wet. Drew was a bad boy through and through.
It was a shame her virgin body was never going to know the kind of pleasure he could grant.
There was no way a guy liked Drew ever looked at a woman like her.