Right in Time by Dahlia Potter Read Free Book Online

asked.
    “Gorgeous!” Alexis responded while the other two agreed.
    Maggie quickly spun around to the mirror in the entry hallway to catch a final glimpse of herself.  Her hair was loosely up, tossled, which complemented her smokey, yet not overdone make-up.  The dress, even she had to admit was a knockout.  Dark purple satin, it fit her perfectly, gently hugging every curve down to her knees.
    Just then there was a knock at the door and Maggie shooed her friends in to her bedroom.
    “What?!” Taylor questioned as Maggie hollered “Just a minute!” over her shoulder towards the door, as she pushed them down the hall.  “Here.” Maggie stated as she handed Taylor the spare key to her apartment.  “I’m nervous enough about this that I don’t want it to be awkward if he had to meet you three tonight.”
    “But I met him already.” Taylor countered.
    “And I want to see if he’s really as hot in person as he is on the website!” Callie interjected.
    “No, not tonight.”  Maggie said.  “Please?”
    Sighing, Taylor took the key from her hand, “We’ll lock the door behind us.”
    “Thank you.” Maggie said genuinely as she made her way from the bedroom back towards the front door.
     
    What waited for Maggie on the other side of her front door took her breath away, as he had many times before.  As gorgeous and yummy as he looked without his shirt on, the way his dark grey dress pants and matching jacket that covered deep blue button down shirt fit his body rivalled that.  He wore such a big, genuine smile on his face as he handed her a single yellow rose.
    “Hi.”
    “Hi.” Maggie responded, taking the flower from him.
    “Ready to go?”
     
     
     
     

Chapter Twelve
     
    “So, tell me about yourself? Caleb asked Maggie after they had been seated at the restaurant.  Caleb had not told her anything about where they were going or what they were going to do.  Maggie was nervous about going out with Caleb in the first place, but her not knowing anything about the date itself added to the fear, not knowing what to expect. 
    “Well,” Maggie started, “I’m a pastry chef.  I own my own shop called The Sweet Tooth, but I’ve told you that before.  Um, I just recently moved in to my own space, both professionally and personally, and it’s a bit of an adjustment for me, but so far so good.  Besides that, I don’t know what you really want to know.” Maggie let out a nervous giggle, not really knowing what Caleb was interested in knowing about her.  And she honestly hated that question in the first place, never really knowing what to say.  It always felt like she had a standard answer memorized for that particular occasion should it arrive.
     
    “Everything.” Caleb replied and Maggie got her answer. 
     
    When his eyes met hers, she couldn’t help but smile.  There was such a friendly and open quality about them, yet they had the ability to change and darken in to something that completely turned her on.  That quality was one she saw the first time they kissed and was definitely something she wanted to see again very soon.  Pushing those lustful thoughts from her brain, Maggie smiled in response to his eye contact.
    “Why’d you choose to move out now?” Caleb asked.
    Maggie found herself taking a deep breath and launching in to her story.  “Well,” she began, “I had been out on my own before.  After pastry school I got my first apartment just outside of suburbia and loved it.  I was the first of my friends to move out and my place kind of became the refuge for them too.” She added with a chuckle.  She remembered the times her friends had fights with their parents or just needed a place to crash after a long night out when she’d wake up to one or more of them sprawled out on her couch.
    “So th en, what happened?” He asked genuinely interested, no hint of judgement in his voice.
    “Almost five years ago now, my mom got sick.  Breast cancer.  She’s fine