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Cajeta y Chocolate (Caramel and Chocolate)
Date: 6/7/2016, Categories: Interracial, Author: missluv2write, Rating: 3, Source: LushStories
Ca-he-tas or whatever you just said,” Naomi said butchering the Spanish words. “ Cajeta . It’s a caramel sauce, made with the goat’s milk. Crepes stuffed with plantains and Oaxacan chocolate then drizzled with cajeta ,” he explained. “I’m thinking about adding it to the dessert menu. What do you think?” Naomi was totally focused on the dish before her. She had the fork mid-air to her mouth ready for another bite when she paused, embarrassed. “I’m sorry. I must look like a complete piggy.” Marco did something that Naomi had never seen him do before, he smiled. “I’m happy you like it.” Naomi couldn’t help but smile back. She didn’t think that it was possible for Marco to look even more handsome. The whole situation she found was so surreal for her. Here she was alone in the kitchen with Chef Marco, and here he was feeding her the most decadent dessert ever, and smiling at her. Naomi’s insides felt like cajeta , warm and gooey, as she smiled back at him. “Um, I should probably be leaving now,” Naomi said pulling her bag over her shoulders. She had turned to walk away when he stopped her. “Hey, I want to apologize about earlier, when I yelled at you,” he said out of the blue, surprising her with the apology. After witnessing his smile, the last thing Naomi was thinking about was the earlier incident, “What? Apologize for what?” she asked turning back to Marco. “With the patrons, earlier. You were right, I overreacted. I guess I need to work on my customer service skills,” Marco ...