Some Like It Spicy

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the hallway. When the brightness dimmed, she saw Morgan standing there, still carrying a sullen expression.
    “What do you want, Morgan?”
    “I know who you were with.”
    Ashton sat up. “Excuse me?”
    “If you think you’re going to screw a judge and win this competition, you’d better guess again. There are other judges, and they aren’t all trying to get in your pants.”
    Ashton’s heart pounded in her ears. Morgan couldn’t have seen her with Ty. The studio had been empty when they’d left, and they hadn’t encountered anyone on the streets. She was just trying to trip Ashton up, and Ashton wasn’t going to let that happen. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
    Morgan let out a sneering laugh. “Maybe you’ve already slept with him. Maybe that’s how your crappy little sandwich won.”
    “That’s enough.” Ashton jumped out of bed. “You didn’t even taste my sandwich, so what gives you the right to pass judgment on it? Obviously it was good, because I won.”
    “And that’s all your win was based on, right? Taste?”
    Ashton narrowed her eyes. “That’s right. Maybe instead of worrying about everyone else, you should worry about yourself. Or at least learn how to cook chicken.”
    Morgan let out a growl of fury. “Right, because I’m not good enough to be here. At least I don’t need to screw my way to the top.” She stomped off, knocking into Jolene as she exited the room.
    “What was that about?” Jolene asked, her head tilting toward Morgan.
    Ashton lifted her shoulders. “She just wanted to congratulate me.”

Chapter Five
    Used to sleeping in, Ashton felt like the early morning call was as natural as putting gravy on her fries instead of chili. Her eyes blurry from sleepiness, she tried to focus on Sally, who had gathered the chefs around the prep tables.
    “Your first challenge is today,” Sally announced. “For those of you who don’t know the challenge system, a High Heat challenge is an elimination. We also have Medium Heat—a nonelimination challenge in which the winner gets an advantage. And just to throw you off, we’ll sometimes call a Low Heat challenge, which may have nothing to do with cooking. Today is a High Heat challenge, so be prepared. One of you will be going home.”
    Just hearing “elimination” made Ashton’s gut churn. What if she was eliminated today? How would she face Chloe and Jenna? How could she face her father? Suddenly, yesterday’s win meant nothing. If the judges didn’t like her food, she could very possibly be on her way back to Chicago.
    Sally put a finger on her earpiece and spoke into the microphone brushing her lips. “Is Ty on set?”
    Now Ashton’s stomach was churning for an entirely different reason. She craned her neck, searching the room for Ty. Last night, he’d visited her in her dreams. They had done things with capers that would make a health department agent gasp in horror.
    “We start filming in an hour,” Sally continued. “So everyone needs to get camera ready.”
    Ashton had just enough time to grab coffee and a granola bar before she was thrust into the makeup chair. As soon as she finished, she wandered back to the pantry to get herself refamiliarized with the location of all the ingredients.
    “I think this is cheating.”
    Her heart did a high jump as she whirled around, sloshing her coffee on the floor. “Someone should put a bell on you. You’re always sneaking up on me.”
    Ty grinned and stepped further into the pantry. “Maybe you’re just always someplace you’re not supposed to be.”
    “It isn’t cheating,” she insisted. “Sally didn’t say we couldn’t look through the pantry. Any of the chefs could be in here.”
    “But you’re the only one who is. I knew from the moment I saw you that you were going to cause trouble.”
    She flushed. “And that’s without even seeing Sally’s tape of me.”
    Ty laughed. “I have to get my hands on this tape. You’ve got half the

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