Just Desserts
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Last published Sat, Apr 2, 2016
Arden and Derek have been sentenced to spending a summer together working at Just Desserts. This wouldn't be a problem, except for Derek's omnipresent shyness annoys the heck out of Arden, and Arden's wild temper scares the crap out of Derek.
Now, everyone's heard that opposites attract. But not all opposites want to, and not every pair is ready to go down without a fight.
Arden is too stubborn to admit she might have feelings for a certain pushover she just met, someone who could be from a different universe than her ex. Derek can't even find the courage to ask his aunt for a raise, let alone ask Arden out on a date.
Can Arden and Derek survive the summer, or will this polar pair smash themselves to smithereens?
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