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Daniel stood in Sophia’s kitchen, chopping onions rapidly. Daisy was lounging in the middle of the kitchen, taking up most of the floor with her sprawling frame. After they’d gotten to Sophia’s house, she’d fed Daisy and declared she would cook a stir-fry. Daniel offered to help and next thing he knew, she’d assigned him to chopping the vegetables while she busied herself slicing chicken. He took a swallow of wine from the glass she’d set beside the cutting board for him.
When he was with her, he felt a sense of comfort and easiness. Just now, he felt as if they’d done this hundreds of times before. All they were doing was cooking dinner together. The only unsettling thing was Daniel didn’t know what to do with the depth of his feelings. Not to mention the nearly overwhelming attractio
