My favorite scene from Arranged Love

Arranged Love releases on the 20th of this month. Yup, right around the corner. I'm excited. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite scenes from the story just to show how awkward it can be when you first start living with someone and learn about how odd they really are. Then you think, Oh God, what have I gotten myself into! I think Ryan is thinking just that! Enjoy.

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Ryan stood in the kitchen, lost. Where in the world did this woman keep the coffee? He’d checked every cabinet, the pantry, and even the fridge. And yet he had come up empty-handed. There was no way Kayla didn’t drink the caffeinated beverage, was there?

He started opening the cabinets again. It had to be somewhere. There was a coffee maker sitting on the counter. Darn woman was torturing him!

“What’s with all the banging?”

Ryan spun around. “I can’t find the coffee.”
Kayla smirked. “It’s in the freezer.”

“The freezer?” He shook his head. Did he really want to know why she kept it there?

“Yeah, I buy the huge thing of it at Sam’s and keep it in there so it stays fresh.”

“It’s not going to go bad. It’s coffee.”

She shrugged. “I’m picky about the taste. I can’t stand coffee grounds that aren’t cold.” She opened the freezer door and pulled out the container, handing it to him. “I suppose with you here, we can keep it in the fridge.”

“Is there really a difference in taste?”

“Yes.” She turned and walked out.

Ryan finished preparing the coffee. What other little quirks did she have? Would anything top this coffee thing?

As he waited, he opened the pantry to see what cereal she had, but he didn’t find any boxes. Did she keep it in the freezer as well?

“Kayla, where’s the cereal?” he called from the kitchen doorway.

She lay on the couch with her rabbit. “I don’t have any.”

Oh God, this morning was going downhill fast. “What do you mean?”

“I don’t eat it, so I don’t buy it.”

“What do you eat for breakfast?”

“Toast.”

Damn. He was going to have to go shopping. “Would you like me to make you some since I’ll be in here?”

“Thanks, but no. I won’t eat for another hour or two.”

He nodded and went in pursuit of the bread. He’d guess it would be on the counter or in a breadbox, but with the way things were going so far, he decided to check the freezer. Sure enough, that’s where it was. He hated frozen bread. Pushing the door shut, he decided to go out and get doughnuts.

“I’ll be back.” He grabbed his keys from the table in the foyer. “Gonna get doughnuts. Got a kind you want?”

“I’m not picky.”

He snorted and she looked at him oddly. As he made his way out the door and to the car, he realized what he’d been hearing all these years were true. You never really know a person until you live with them.

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So, what did you think? Do you do anything strange someone would have to learn to live with?