Hidden Softness

Gideon lifted Stella's chin to kiss her on her cheek and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet and I'm worried that too much cake will hurt your stomach."

Stella knew it. She was just still drowning in her negative emotions. "I didn't eat too much."

Gideon was stunned, then he laughed and said to Stella, "The cake that Oliver wanted was for you, wasn't it?"

Stella looked up with surprise in her eye