Chapter 30

Oh, my God, this is not happening. They’re not discussing my cuteness in front of me, right in the middle of the store. Shit.

“Where do you work?” Karlee inquired.

“Actually, I started a catering company about ten months ago. Blue Berger Catering. I used to work up the road at Bellflower Bistro for about a year.”

“Are you self-taught? Or did you attend culinary school?” Karlee asked, cocking her head to the side.

Chris smiled and crossed his arms over his chest. “A little of both, to be honest. I taught myself as a teenager and found my passion in creating new recipes, or adapting old ones. I attended culinary school, but didn’t graduate. I dropped out when my grandfather became ill.”

“I’m sorry about that,” Karlee told him, her voice sympathetic.

Seth wanted to say something, but from his peripheral vision, he noticed a woman standing impatiently at the counter, ready to check out. “Excuse me. I need to help a customer.”