🌹Mystery Lover🌹

One By One

I arrived at work early today. There is a lot of baking to be done before the shop opened. Mr Juliano has taught me how to make a lot of the pastries. It had taken a while to learn everything, but it became easier over the years. I took a passion for baking from an early age.

I opened the oven door and the delicious smell of the cakes filled the kitchen. Oh, they do look good. I grabbed the oven gloves and took out the batch of cakes and placed them onto a rack to cool. Mr Juliano walked into the kitchen.

"Oh, Harper they do look and smell good, Just the way I have taught you... Well done, dear."

He smiled as he cut one open and tasted it. His smile grew as he looked at me. I smiled back with excitement, getting a good reaction from a top pastry chef was something I had admired from him. He would always tell me the truth when it came to making pastries.

"Soon you will become better than me and put me out of business."

Mr Juliano chuckled at me, I giggled back.

"Thank you, sir, but we both know you are, and always will be the best."

"Harper my dear, please don't sell yourself short. You have been trained from the best. and one day I hope you will take over from me."

"Really?... Me?"

"Why yes!... Who else can I trust Juliano's too?"

"I've never really thought about it... Thank you I'm honoured."

Mr Juliano smiled back at me sweetly.

"Okay, well you take the pastries through to the shop and  I will carry on in here, okay dear?"

"Okay, Thank you."

I smiled as I picked up the cooling tray of pastries and walked out of the kitchen. I placed the pastries onto the shelves in the counter, as customers started to come in. I was starting to become rashed off my feet. But I managed to get through all of the customers. After a while, the rush calmed down and customers came and went at a slower pace.

I started to fill the shelves with more freshly baked pastries. I glanced at the beautiful diamond ring the mystery lover had given me. I smiled then went back to filling the shelves again.  I felt strong arms around my waist, with soft lips upon my neck. I quickly spun around and our eyes locked.

"You do look sexy while you work, beautiful lady."

I looked at him in shock, I've never seen him without his mask before. Wow! he is hot!

"Ren?

"So you have guessed it was me? Even without my mask?"

"If it wasn't for the way you called me, beautiful lady, I would have not known it was you."

Ren chuckled softly as he stroked my cheek. I smiled at him as I couldn't stop looking at his soft sexy lips.

"Maybe there is something that has caught the beautiful lady's eye?"

I blushed as he teased me with his words, I looked away and he chuckled.

"Oh, you tease me so, kind sir."

He smiles then pulls me in closer. The sweet floral smell caught my nose once again, the hint of roses was there too. Maybe Ren is the mystery lover? I have only kissed him and the mystery lover so far. They both feel the same as I've not spent enough time alone to compare.

"Go on a date with me and I will show you more of the love that I hold for you, beautiful lady."

"A date? where?"