Page 11 of Dragon's Rejected Mate

“Oh, pooh. Maybe tomorrow then.”

“I’ll have to check my schedule,” Luke said, walking back to his truck.

He just hoped that Alexis wouldn’t decide to follow him to the dive.

Luke pulled onto Main Street and watched in his rearview mirror. She sat for a couple of seconds before she pulled onto the street, heading in the opposite direction. Breathing a sigh of relief, he headed to the bar.

Josh had a half drunk beer sitting in front of him. The waitress hurried over.

“What he’s got and keep them coming,” Luke said.

Josh raised his eyebrows at Luke.

The waitress set the beer down and scurried away.

“Was it something I said?”

“No. You have a look on your face that says you are going to cut the throat of the next person who looks at you wrong.”

“I thought I was hiding my feelings so well.”

Josh laughed.

“Dad was a pain in the ass today. I thought I would have a break since we got a shipment in. However, he did nothing but micromanage everything, to the point where all of the bags had to be stacked perfectly.”

“Sounds annoying.”

“He started talking about me finding the right girl and settling down. He said he knew a few dragon shifters from Colorado Springs, Monument, Denver, and a couple of other places who had daughters who were the right age. He suggested that we have a party so that I can meet them.”

“Your response?”

“A flat out no. He looked a little shocked that I would talk to him that way. He said that he and mom weren’t getting any younger and that they would really love to have some grandchildren to spoil. He promised that he would give the store to me and my wife as a gift.”

Josh grinned and shook his head.

Luke downed the rest of his beer and motioned to the waitress.

“I simply said no again. I looked him straight in the face and said it in that tone of voice I use when I am dead serious about something.”

“What did he do?”

He just looked at me for a minute and walked away. I’m not an idiot. He isn’t done with the topic by any means. Dad was taking the time to figure out some other way to get me to do what he wanted.”

Luke’s other beer arrived.

Taking a gulp, he said, “The man doesn’t understand that I’m not a scared thirteen-year-old boy any more who is going to bend to his will.”

“That does sound frustrating. My parents gave up on me a long time ago,” Josh said.

“That’s not even the half of it,” Luke said. “You’ll never guess who showed up at the gas station.”

Josh waited for Luke to tell him.

“Alexis pulled her car in right behind mine and then asked me to fill her tank for her because she just got her nails done. She damn near pulled out her titties and shoved them in my face.”

Josh laughed, picturing the scene.

“It wasn’t funny. The woman laid over her car so that her shirt would open, exposing everything.”

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