Chapter 5

The silence stretched for some minutes, causing me to worry a little, until he blurted, “Yesterday was my last day at the pharmaceutical firm. I’ve decided to become a chef.”

“You what?” I yelled, and immediately regretted my words. Brandon looked at me in shock. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a few people turn their heads to stare at us.

I shook my head. “Forgive me,” I said in a lower voice, “you took me by surprise, and my response was uncalled for. I’m sorry.”

Brandon raised his beautiful, thick eyebrows in surprise. “Since when do you apologize for something, ever?” That stung, but it was the truth. I was always the last person to admit to wrongdoing.

I grunted. “People can change, you know, even stubborn asses like me.”

He leaned back in his seat and watched me. “I would never have thought to see the day when Adrian Mitchell said he was sorry.”

I was embarrassed now and felt my face heat. “Yeah, well, get used to it.”