Steamed 3 (Steamed #3) by Nella Tyler

Steamed
#3
    By Nella
Tyler

 
    This
book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents are
products of the writer's imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not
to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual
events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.

 
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© 2015 Nella Tyler

 
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    Chapter One

 
    I stared at the closed door, shock making me immobile.
Stunned was a better word and I didn't know what to do about it. Tears sprang
to my eyes. “Oh my god, what did I do?” I couldn't believe what was happening;
it was almost too much for me to bear. I thought for a moment that I was going
to throw up. Yes, I could definitely throw up at any moment.
    Link was by my side instantly, putting his arms around me.
“I'm so sorry Gemma; I know how you must be feeling.”
    Tears were rolling down my cheeks now and I turned into his
embrace and cried on his shoulder. I had hurt my brother and there was a chance
he would never forgive me. I didn't know what to do, or how to fix the
situation. I should have told him. I should have been honest and straightforward .
Instead I hid the fact that Link and I were dating and he saw it as a betrayal.
I wasn't betraying my brother. I was just trying to be happy with a man that
made me feel complete in every possible way. I didn't know how to let go of
Link and I knew for a fact that I didn't want to. Link had become such a huge
part of my life in such a short period of time that I couldn't imagine being
apart from him. So I had dated him, knowing that it could hurt Jared, hoping
that it would all work out in the end. But how could I have possibly done
anything else? He was everything to me; I couldn't possibly let him go. Not now
and possibly not ever.
    But it hadn't worked out. Jared had found out and I hadn't
meant to hurt him but I did anyways. I wasn't sure how I could possibly hope to
get him back. How could I explain that I was falling in love with his mortal
enemy? He would never forgive me and I didn't think I could bear the thought of
losing my brother forever. I had no idea what I was going to do to fix things.
I wasn't even sure if it was going to be possible to fix things. It was a
terrifying thought.
    “Gemma? Gemma baby are you okay?”
    I looked up at him, tears staining my cheeks. “I can't
believe he's gone. I really messed this up.”
    “It's going to be okay Gemma, I promise.”
    “No, he's never going to forgive me Link.”
    He brushed the hair out of my face and wiped the tears
gently off my cheeks. “Gemma, I'm falling madly in love with you.”
    My breath caught and I just stared into his eyes in
disbelief. “What?”
    “It's true. I love you and I want...no I need you to know
that you can trust me. My whole life I have wanted to make something of myself
you know? I wanted to be something more than just being a chef. Don't get me
wrong, I love cooking but I always believed in being something bigger than
that.”
    I nodded.
    “I know you must be so confused right now, unsure of what to
believe, especially since your brother keeps calling me a crook. I need you to
trust me baby. That sauce recipe was the key to my fortune and it has been with
me all along.”
    “Link, where did the recipe come from in the first place?”
    “It's been in my family for generations. It was my
great-great-grandmother’s recipe and she passed it down amongst the generations
until it came to me. It's mine Gemma, I promise you that.”
    I looked deep into his eyes and whispered, “I believe you.”
    He kissed me firmly on the lips and I got lost in him for a
moment. I always felt so safe and comforted being with Link. He was my calm
when my life got stormy. I never felt anxiety around him; he was like a