Page 33 of Beneath the Blue Moon
“God, I hope you’re as good as you say you are.It’s beentoo long for me to end up disappointed.”
“How long’s too long?”he asks.
“Who knows?I stopped counting after the first year.”
“First…year?”His eyes widen in shock.
“Don’t look so surprised.I’ve had… responsibilities.”
The surprise fades, and he regards me with a solemn stare.
“No.You were waiting for me.”
Meeting his gaze, I experience a new and odd twitch in mychest.
Could he be right?
***Ethan***
I watch her through the open door as she jokes around withCharlie, Brick, and Mary.They love her.Everybody loves her.When the rest ofthe pack gets to know her, they’ll love her, too.I’m pretty sure she came heretoday to raise my blood pressure.She’s wearing another one of those barelythere outfits—a skirt this time—and an obscenely low-cut blouse.When she leansover Brick’s desk to whisper in his ear, my pants suddenly feel three sizes toosmall.
She’s even drawn Mary out of her shell; I never thought I’dsee the day.She usually has lunch at her desk while reading a magazine.Caseygave her one makeup lesson, and now it seems like they’re best friends.Caseyisa born leader, and she will be an excellent alpha.
The swing of her hips captivates me as she walks back intomy office.
“Ready for dessert?”she asks.
She opens the container in her hand and places it before me.
“Cherry pie?”
“Cherry pie.”
“You are a master torturer, Casey Bryan.”
She winks as she slides onto my desk, placing a cup of sweettea next to the pie.
“I haven’t even begun, Sheriff McKenzie.”
She licks her luscious lips, catching the bottom one betweenher teeth.All I want to do is sweep everything off my desk, throw her on topof it, and fuck her until she screams my name.I clear my throat and decide tochange the subject.
“Where’d you learn to cook like this?”
“My mom was from the south.I grew up on soul food.”
“She taught you well.”
“Thank you, Sheriff.”
“I think I found a nurse for your dad.”
“You did?That was quick.”
“She’s a friend of the family.Thirty years nursingexperience, nice lady.She’s interested.”
“She knows it’s full time, right?Meaning she’d be livingwith us?”
“I told her.”
