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“Yes, Chef.” The college student hurried to do Nico’s bidding.

“Okay,” he said, looking at her with those dark blue eyes of his. “Why do you let eggplant rest?”

It took her a moment to realize he thought she was making a joke. “No,” she said. “You told Oprah to let the eggplant rest.”

There was that sexy smile again. She couldn’t stop herself from blushing, but she hoped he would assume the heat of the kitchen was to blame. The pain in her foot blossomed, burning toward her ankle and up her leg.

“It must be salted to sweat—to release liquid—so it won’t be soggy.”

“That’s interesting.” She was babbling about eggplant. Could this be any more embarrassing?

“Would you like some? Dinner service doesn’t start until five, but I will put aside—”

“Thank you, that’s very nice of you, but—”

“You don’t like Italian food.”

“I love Italian food. Who doesn’t?” She shivered as he ran his index finger along her ankle. His touch was so gentle she didn’t feel any pain. Or maybe her skin was frozen from the ice. She was just being silly. Grace gulped. Time to get back to business. “I came to tell you that the Barrett wedding has been canceled.”