A Taste of Love (Book #1)

$200 for your time

That evening after going over the plans with Melissa I go buy supplies for my plan on not only seeing how the employees act towards customers but to also find a few new people to help out in the bakery.

My phone goes off so I look down to see who was texting me. Just as I open the text I collide with something hard and fall backwards. "Ouch" I yelp out as I look up at this gorgeous man. The man takes his shades off and frowns. " You need to watch where the hell you are going. " He grunted then pushed his shades back up and continued walking in the direction that he was going. I sat there for a minute trying to get over the fact that this man had just gotten mad at me instead of giving me the chance to apologize. "Oh gosh! Are you ok?" a middle aged woman asks running up to me to help me up. I stand up and brush the dirt off of my dress. "Yeah, I'm ok. Thank you for helping me up. " I smiled at her and she waved as she walked off.

Thirty minutes later I am back at my hotel room. **RING...RING** "Hey babe!" I answer my phone knowing it was Caroline. "How much longer are you going to be gone?? I need my best friend back. These other girls around are complete bitches." She started without even saying hello. "Oh I'm doing great! I had to fire someone today and I have to be here as long as it takes to hire some decent employees for the bakery. Thanks for asking." I scowled into the phone. Caroline giggles, "I'm sorry. I just miss you already. You are my side kick and you aren't here. I'm having to go out alone. I tried going out with one of the girls I went to school with, but let's just say that didn't end to well when her fiancé approached me at the club not realizing she was there and I didn't know who he was" I could only imagine how that played out. I laughed. "Oh Caroline. I can't leave you for one day without you getting into some kind of trouble. Please be good until I can make it back home. Then you can be bad all over again." "Ugh! Finnnnnneeee! Just please hurry up. I love you! " She hung up before I could even reply.

After taking a long needed shower and changing into some jogging pants and a tank top I sit down and get out the supplies that I had bought earlier from the store. I had to make a couple of signs so that it would draw more attention to the bakery than usual. First I need to make sure that the signs seem welcoming so people will come in and apply for jobs. Later tonight after I complete the signs I will be going to a local well known bar to round up some people who would not mind making some extra money. So not only will people be coming in because they see the signs but they will be coming in so that they can report back to me on how the employees speak with them. I am hoping everything will run smoothly and I wont have to fire anyone else.

Finally, I am done with the signs and I can go get ready for my night out. Tonight is all about business so I will not be bringing anyone back home with me, well at least I'm hoping I wont. The body wants what it wants. I laugh at myself and continue to get myself ready.

I decide on wearing some black pants and a white blouse that hangs off of my shoulders. I HATE HATE HATE heels so I slide on my flats and grab my purse making sure my keys and phone are both in there.

Lucky for me this bar is actually across the road from the hotel I am staying in. I will pick walking over everything else any day if it is possible. When I walk in, I head straight to the bar and get myself a beer. There are a few people who are sitting around and talking.

"Hey. Do yall have a moment? " I walk up to a group of people. There were 6 people in this group so they would work out perfectly. They all stopped talking and looked at me. Before anyone could speak I caught glance of one of the men's faces. "I know you! You knocked me down in the street today and got mad at me. Didn't even bother asking if I was ok. " "Well you look like you managed just fine to me" The man laughed. Before I could get another word out one of the girls who was in the group looked at the man and then at me. " I am so sorry. I will apologize to you on his behalf. Jayson is my brother. He can be an asshole." I looked at Jayson then back at the girl. " Thank you. I know how men can be. Anyway, I am sure you all have jobs already so just hear me out for just a minute. I own the bakery A Taste of Love that is right down the street and I need some help."