As soon as I opened the door I was pounced by a tiger ."Daddy!" She jumped on my and I fell backwards - dropping my briefcase .I'd forgotten how big m... little girl had gotten . She pinned me to the ground .She was wearing a tiny white tank-top and a tiny pair of shorts - the word "Juicy" printed across her ass . She was exposing more of herself than I immediately felt comfortable with so I gave her a hug and pulled her off of me . My baby girl .She seemed very happy to see me . I sat her down. The workmanship ofthe box was beautiful. At first I wasn't even sure there was a seam.Karen then spoke "I just love the box. I asked Cassy where she got it and shetold me that her family makes them."I looked inside and there was an enamel pin of a tree branch with a red appleon it. It was highly detailed and I put it on without hesitation."Oh Carol, it lovely, I guess you really made an impression on her"I could only nod yes, as I was moved to tears. Karen handed me a tissue andtold me with a. I don’t have a nine to five. But if you’re here this time every morning I could make it a point to stop in.” Melissa smiled. “ See you around, Jason.” He waved goodbye. “ I doubt it,” he said to himself. To say that Jason had ever intended to make it a point to pursue Melissa would be wrong. Their conversation didn’t send sparks flying in his eyes. But it did make him aware of a few things, things that he would have to change. In Jason’s eyes she was still far beyond his reach. THEN: Melissa. You should not be hiding under baggy clothes, in yourblack dress, you are adorable, ~ mia cara ~." I blinked at the endearment. I hadn't let on that I knew some Italianfrom Papa, insults, mainly. "Chef, I'll work hard, I won't waste the chance to work with someone ofyour stature."I meant that. From my research, I learned Fiammetta was a rock staramong chefs, bursting on the American culinary scene ten somethingyears ago, earning a pile of cooking awards, including a James Beard.And when she.