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an old t-shirt. Today, he was wearing slacks and a simple white button down shirt and it looked like he had recently shaved. She kind of missed seeing him in his faded jeans and t-shirt.
                  He led her toward the back of the restaurant to a booth and waited as she sat down. She smiled up at him as he joined her and noticed he was smiling back at her with what had to be appreciation in his eyes. She blinked in surprise and looked away. No way could someone like Garrett find her attractive.
                  “You look pretty,” he said, not hiding the fact that he thought so.
                  Rayne looked down at her skirt and bit her lip before answering. “Thanks, and so do you.”
                  She looked up to see Garrett grinning at her and she blushed again. “I mean, handsome . You’re not pretty. Sorry about that. You’ve very, very handsome,” she added, only making it worse.
                  Garrett’s eyes warmed and he took pity on her, handing her a menu and changing the subject. “I can attest to the fact that the salmon here is the best in the world but honestly you could pick anything off the menu and it would be incredible. I know the chef, she’s the owner’s wife and she’s incredibly talented. She’s only working part-time now that she has a baby. Cutest little girl you’ve ever seen. The other chef, Kam Matafeo is really good too.”
                  Rayne took the menu in her hands and glanced at all the options. “It sounds like you’re pretty close to the owner and his family.”
                  Garrett nodded and looked over her shoulder with a smile. “Rob and I golf together and I went out with his sister once,” he said as a tall, gorgeous woman walked up to their table.
                  “I heard that Garrett. And even though it was just once, it was memorable,” she said before leaning down and kissing Garrett on the cheek.
                  Rayne looked back and forth between the two and knew that they would be perfect together. Garrett’s strength and perfect features were a match for this woman’s exotic beauty. She had dark eyes and long dark hair that made one automatically think she should be walking down the streets of Rome.
                  “Rayne, this is Taryn Moore, the manager of The Iron Skillet.”
                  Rayne smiled politely and nodded her head. “It’s nice to meet you.”
                  Taryn put a hand on Garrett’s shoulder and smiled back. “It’s nice to meet you too. So is this a friendly lunch or is this business?” she asked curiously.
                  Garrett smiled at her and sighed loudly. “All business Taryn. Rayne doesn’t seem to like pansies very much so she’s here to educate me on what she does like.”
                  Rayne cleared her throat and wished her hands weren’t sweating as Taryn looked at her expectantly. “My grandmother, Marion Stewart, left me and my sister her home over on Ashford Lane and I want it to look beautiful for her. I want the house to come alive again,” she said softly, trying to put into words what she wanted.
                  Taryn’s eyes went big and she grinned. “The big white house with green shutters and those big beautiful porches?”
                  Rayne smiled and nodded. “That’s the one.”
                  Taryn sighed and clasped her hands to her heart and sighed loudly. “I love that house. I can’t wait to see what you can do with it. And you’re right to veto those pansies. That house deserves something spectacular.”
                  Garrett nodded his head and grinned up at Taryn. “I promise to do everything I can.”
                  Rayne smiled at him as their waiter approached them. Taryn patted Garrett’s arm and then urged her to