hings they've run out of stock of in the cafe, when Padma, one

office brought this in fo

ar-old teenager, gesturing her to

attention just as she was abo

n fixed the faulty

ere out of town, but he gave some excu

ne is still no

es

out a frust

it for us? I mean, we can't be o

ce cut through their conversation, and b

stin, her

d the second she saw hi

th disdain, but did n

esso machine if you want. Ju

m, but she had a business to take care of and gettin

ma to take him to the machine, while

h she did not reciprocate, inst

ting on the wall and see

years and she has been making it clear to him,

ho has shown romantic in

a widower in his late fifties, with two daughters h

r kept his acquaintance to ge

lot more older than her and married. Austin was among the s

guy and he seems

company in Seattle, but mostly working from home.

or's second daughter, Jennifer Murdoc

ip, but because son and her business are her top priori

is health and her finances are stable, she wouldn't jump int

d her son to become fin

th Sharon for about a month, during which she had the nu

, knowing the Hadids would blow things

he city. With the amount of money at her disposal, they kep

Austin, Texas, she heard the news on the radio abou

ays loved cooking. She purchased the form

she bundled Reynolds who was almost a

r almost two years. After graduation, she moved to Colby w

ision she ever made f

house on sublet, after the original tenant d

e had to get a permit from the city

ly rejected his advances, she was able to get

s, she invested her resources in Kafé Kulture and her son's l

der of herself..From being a mere employee at Blue Farms, to owning her own cafe, bei

her life would take

for a change, but she nev

would've become if she hadn't replied that surrog

er, because the boy's existence reshaped her

knowing that his life depended solely on her

eap she took, she analyzed its

ved fo

heart with determination, ev

alth got so bad, they'd to

he needed to be operated on. Those were the time she feared she would lose him

l the hurdles and his

his biological father would show up at

ay, lying about his death and breachin

ingement and take her beloved son away from

was, he would

ate her, she would give the man his son back,

e everything that has happened, she has fulfilled the promise she made

him and loved him

, she has given him t

nter and watched Austin struggle with the ex

used her that he was doing all that

r g

which impressed Isabel, she offered him a free

I would've done this a long time ago." He commented,

ear the window, he was seate

turning to leave, as she didn't want

was determined

took another bite, watching her se

ted any better

ce, then requested for a

t's freaking

masking her smile, as she went to

ed to Austin, flashing

is amazing." He shrugged, then a

nvite to the mayor's

a had given her earlier, which

what it i

arried in two weeks and the man is

ly, and was about to leave when

RSVP the

r is one of my regulars.

g the wedding." He conf

re

us. Last we spoke, she was going out with som

she preoccupied her mind with other random thoughts, one of whi

has contacted online, have the exa

ping you

fished out her cellphone from her pocket, to take a peak

now where I can get it from?" She showed him

m I would get it for him from Topeka, I forgo

rk on the place, scru

iz. Great choice." He mouthed, th

can help." He stole another look at the

olds and his father owns a stationery st

is handle, so I ca

ead sadly, the

ide the city. But, I can drive there and get it

t, knowing his offer was a

m to not ask her for

myself and get it. Simple." She countered his offer, a prid

lp, and it's just

yes, knowing she

her for something in

e the address or

it's just a little favor, p

r any more favo

give her the address,

do whatever he wants her to help him do, and s

or." He continue to beg

se, I

She sigh

use you already know the answer to that." She

me a chance in your life. I'm never going to hu

I will love you unconditionally. You do

nterested." Her tone was polite,

y yes to him, but it doesn't still help t

t w

that calculator for my son." She tried to avoid

softly, masking t

can you at least, act as my date

d into a frown, findin

her to be his pr

at least, pretend to be my date for the few hour

e in pretence, since r