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.”“No!” Cody shouted.“I mean, no, he’s fine.”Jeff gave him a knowing smile.“I see.Maybe we didn’t need to send Robert to meet our chef at the hospital after all.”Cody scowled.“I can’t believe you think Robert would make a good match for Tyler.He’d chew him up and spit him out.”“I don’t know,” Jeffrey said, musingly.“Robert sounded interested when Dave and I talked to him.”Cody threw the leftover spool of fencing into the back of the truck.“Well, he’d better keep his damned hands to himself.I don’t want him breaking Tyler’s heart and for us to lose a fine cook.”“Uh, huh.” Jeff smiled.“I’m sure that’s the problem.”Cody’s phone rang.He snapped it open, glaring at his friend.Tyler’s soft voice announced lunch was ready before hanging up.They were too far out in the field to hear the triangle so he was calling the hands to come in for food.Normally they would take food with them, but it was hot enough everyone needed a break from the heat.“Let’s go.Our chef has lunch ready.”Jeff laughed.“Who knew a bunch of rough cowboys would like fancy-ass food.”Shaking his head, Cody hopped into the truck; he barely waited for the hand before he took off towards the ranch house.Jeff inhaled deeply as they entered the house.“I might be willing to switch sides if it meant I’d come home to this every night.”“Shut up.” Cody smacked him around the head.“Ouch.”Tyler came out of the kitchen wearing a large white apron and carrying a platter of croissants.The scent of fresh bread was amazing.The hands scurried to make room.“Sorry, guys, I haven’t quite figured out the right quantity of food yet.” A blush crossed Tyler’s sculpted cheeks.Cody felt an odd impulse to brush the chef’s cheek with the tips of his fingers to see if he could feel the heat.“Don’t hold back on my account,” Dave said, grabbing a spoon.“What’s this?”“Macaroni and cheese.”“That’s not mac and cheese,” Dave protested, taking a bite.Tyler frowned.“Yes, it is.”“No, it’s not.”“What is it then?” Cody asked.“Heaven,” Dave said definitely.“It’s pure heaven.” He licked his spoon before diving into another bite.“You don’t ever have to make anything else.Oh, wait.” Dave snatched a croissant, chomping half of it in one bite.“My new favourite combination.Homemade mac and cheese and croissants.” He used the rest of the croissant to mop up the cheese sauce.Tyler shook his head in amusement and went back to the kitchen.“Want some steak?” Jeffrey asked, offering a plate of steaks.“Nope.” Dave scooted the dish of macaroni and cheese closer to his plate, slapping Jeffrey’s hand when he reached for it.“You’re trying to distract me from my new love.”“You gotta share, man,” Baron said from the head of the table.“No, I don’t.Tyler set this in front of me.”“Tyler!” Baron shouted.The chef rushed into the room.“What happened?”“You got any more of that mac and cheese? Dave’s not sharing.”Tyler shook his head, smiling.“Yeah, I’ve got two more containers.My recipe makes tons of the stuff.”“Well, bring it out, boy,” Jeffrey shouted.“We’re not going to get any with Dave in front of it.”“Damn straight,” Dave said, grabbing another croissant from the mound in the middle of the table.Tyler rolled his eyes and went back to the kitchen.“Speaking of new loves,” Dave said, “we have to find a back-up guy in case Robert doesn’t work.”“Definitely,” Jeffrey said, swallowing his bite of steak.“I’ve got a gay cousin in Philly.I’ll get him to move here and make him one of the family.You have to cook for family, don’t you?”Baron laughed.“He’s my brother and he’s already cooking for me so the rest of you are on your own.”Dave sighed.“Maybe he’ll like Robert.”“Robert’s not good enough for him,” Cody spoke up, startled when they all stopped to stare at him.“What?”“Robert is rich, gay and as a straight man, even I think he’s good-looking,” Jeffrey said.“What’s wrong with Robert?”Tyler came back out of the kitchen and set down two more dishes of macaroni and cheese.Talk stopped.He cast a wary glance at the men.“Is there something I should know?”“Robert’s a snob,” Cody offered, taking a big bite of steak.“Um, okay,” Tyler said.Cody ignored the smiles and pointed looks that went around the table as he focussed on his food.* * * *Tyler’s nerves were shot.It had been a long time since he’d been on a date and the fact he’d rather be out with Cody than Robert weighed on his mind [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]