Once upon a time, in a
kingdom called Einstein Bagels there was a girl (me) and a boy that worked
there. The girl really had a crush on this guy and decided, you know what she
was just going to tell him and get it out there. If he said no, then no big
deal but then at least she could find a new crush. So it was closing time and
the girl and the boy were about to leave when she kind of blurted it out. Well
there was a very long pause of awkward silence and the girl getting nervous
realized she forgot something in the back. Instead of waiting for a response,
decided to run back to the back office to grab it. Completely forgetting she
mopped the floor... It only took seconds and the next thing she knew her feet
were up in the air, she landed on her butt, then back and slid until slamming
into a conveniently placed metal monstrosity at the end of the aisle. Needless
to say she jumped to her feet, grabbed her stuff and bolted like hell’s furies
were after her. She and the boy did not get together and whenever anyway asked
how she hurt her back...her best friend burst into hysterical laughter....The
End.
So ya. That really
happened to me and I can say it’s still one of my favorite stories that I have
filed away in my brain. So when my daughter has her first embarrassing run in
with a crush, I can enlighten her to my own experience. Also if you check out Rachel's Blog she shared some of her first crush stories. I'm still thinking I need to look for my journal from 1991!
So let’s talk childhood
crushes that have a steamy end instead....
Taste the Heat
Rachel Harris
Pub Date: July 8, 2013
Publisher: Entangled
Genre: Adult Romance Contemporary
Synopsis:
One sexy fire captain. One Cajun chef. One combustible kitchen…
When chef Colby Robicheaux returned home to New Orleans to save her family restaurant, the last person she expected to reconnect with was her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush. As tempting as a sugar-coated beignet, Jason is one dish she can’t afford to taste. Colby can’t wait to leave the place where her distrust of love and commitment originated and go back to Vegas.
Fire captain Jason Landry isn’t looking for love, either. Disillusioned by his past, he knows he should be focusing on finding the perfect mother for his daughter. But when he first sees Colby, all grown up and gorgeous, he can’t help but be drawn to her. And when she suggests a no-strings-attached fling, Jason can’t say no.
As their relationship grows more intense, Colby finds that Jason isn’t as easy to leave behind as she thought. Could turning up the heat on something real be worth the possibility of getting burned?
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Rachel Harris Bio:Rachel Harris grew up in New Orleans, where she watched soap operas with her grandmother and stayed up late sneak reading her mama’s favorite romance novels. Now a Cajun cowgirl living in Houston, she still stays up way too late reading her favorite romances, only now, she can do so openly. She firmly believes life’s problems can be solved with a hot, powdered-sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations.
When not typing furiously or flipping pages in an enthralling romance, she homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches reality television with her amazing husband. Taste The Heat is her adult romance debut. She’s the author of MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY and A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES. She loves hearing from readers! Find her at www.RachelHarrisWrites.com.
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