Chapter 63

Victoria's POV

Things between Aaron and I were progressing pretty quickly but I wouldn’t change a thing. I decided to have coffee with him two days before the Anniversary party. I found myself having free evenings. I had finished preparing all my buttercream and meringue and the pasties that I had just baked needed to cool off before I could do anything to them.

I worked up my nerve and called him. He picked up just as I was about to hang up.

“Hi, Aaron. It’s Victoria from The Cookie Jar.”

“Hi Victoria from the cookie jar,” he said.

That managed to get a smile from me.

“How are you?” I asked awkwardly.

I was not used to leading a conversation.

“I’m good now. I was starting to think that you would never call and I was low-key freaking out about it. I’m so glad you did,” he said.

It surprised me how honest he was about his feelings. It wasn’t something I was used to.

“Sorry, I didn’t call earlier. I've been so busy preparing for the party, I haven’t really had much time for anything