Page 57 of Midnight Whispers
That was all it took for Riley to go to her. She enveloped him in a hug, which he seemed to fall into as if she were his long-lost grandmother.
Gran had that effect on people. She was a little firecracker when she needed to be, but she also had a mothering instinct that made everyone want to be close to her.
“Oh, you need a lot of love, don’t you?” Gran held Riley a little closer. “You’ve come to the right place for that.”
“Thank you.”
“Don’t thank me yet. I’m not even close to being done with you.” Gran held him by the shoulders. “Now, I heard you’re a baker. How about we set up a time to bake together?”
Cass chuckled. “You’ll never get out of the kitchen.”
Gran waved his comment away. “Like you don’t benefit.”
“I’m thinking of starting my own bakery business.” Riley offered, and then his eyes widened as if he wasn’t sure why he said that aloud and to a stranger. But Gran had that effect on people. They shared things they typically wouldn’t.
“Is that right?”
Riley nodded.
“How about we talk all about it when you come to my house? And bring my grandson with you. The gods know he doesn’t visit enough.”
Cass shook his head and sighed. “Next week?”
“Try again.” She didn’t let go of Riley’s arm as she spoke.
“Tomorrow?”
“Better.”
Riley chuckled.
She let go of Riley and cupped Cass’s cheeks. “Are you okay?”
“Physically. Yes. But the pack…it’s a mess.” Cass sighed. “We can talk about it tomorrow. I don’t want to think about it right now.”
“You’ve had a hard enough day.” Gran nodded as if that was the end of it.
And just like the whirlwind she was, she left a wake of changes when she exited the building.
Riley blinked after her. “I think I just found my new best friend.”
Cass chuckled. “She’ll love that.”
Riley gave Iven another hug. “One more for dinner.”
“And come over to Gran’s tomorrow,” Cass added.
“That didn’t take long,” Iven mumbled.
“What didn’t?”
“The two of you finishing each other’s sentences.” Iven headed to his office.
Iven was right. It didn’t take long at all.
Chapter Twenty-Six
They didn’t make it past the door. As soon as Cass closed it, he had Riley pressed against it, holding him by his ass.
