Chapter 14
I felt like a leaf being buffeted about by the wind, but I took our journey into the unknown within my stride. After all, if Dakota continued stonewalling—which she apparently intended to keep doing indefinitely—my only alternative was to watch and to wait.
So I had plenty of time to make guesses about where we were going as we rolled down the highway then exited twenty minutes later into the city proper. Still, when we parked in the prime shopping district and ambled two doors down from our street-side space, I had to admit this wasn’t a destination I’d even considered as a possibility. Instead of a biker bar or shooting range, I pushed open a sleek glass door and entered the bakery of my dreams.
There were ordinary treats spread out before us. Cookies, tarts, and cupcakes f
