Carmen sat at the table and stared at her plate of food. A swarm of emotions rolled through her. Giddiness topped the list after Liam kissed her again. She couldn’t quite process his words about her being sexy. Never in her life had she felt sexy. He made her want to believe.
The guilt and sadness over her parents hung on tightly. Liam seemed to understand, which was a blessing in itself.
He nudged her plate closer and she ate. For the first time in a long time, she ate a home-cooked, satisfying meal from her childhood, and she allowed herself to enjoy it. Tasting her dad’s mole sauce made her wish for him to be standing at the stove over the stockpot making a new batch. She only hoped she could deliver on her promise to Liam, that she really could replicate the sauce.
Liam smiled at he
