Total pages in book: 18
Estimated words: 15980 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 80(@200wpm)___ 64(@250wpm)___ 53(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 15980 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 80(@200wpm)___ 64(@250wpm)___ 53(@300wpm)
He spins around and glares at me. “No? I seem to remember warning you that I’d never let you go.”
“I remember.” Boy, do I ever remember everything he did to me a few minutes ago. “And I want to be yours more than anything, but we know nothing about each other.” I sit back against the table and watch as he slowly dresses. “I’d like to get to know you, and we can take things from there, but I’m not just going to give up my apartment and become your love slave just because you snap your fingers.”
“I like the sound of having a love slave.”
“I can’t believe that’s the only thing you got from everything I said,” I huff and roll my eyes.
“I heard every single word.” He smirks and I barely resist the urge to smack the arrogant expression off his face. “It kills me to think of taking things slow after I wasted the last two goddamn weeks, but I’ll do whatever it takes to win you over. Even if it kills me to take things slow.”
I can’t believe he agreed to my demands. My heart soars as I picture the possibility of our future together.
A few seconds later, the door lock disengages, interrupting our discussion. “Oh, man.” Raven and Hawk walk in. “Did you guys both get locked in here?” Raven looks innocent, but I notice the way she’s shuffling from foot to foot.
“Don’t fucking act innocent,” Falcon growls at his sister. “I can’t believe you two.”
“Me?” She places her hand across her chest and pastes a freaking fake look of hurt on her face.
“As much as I’d love to take credit for this, most of it was Raven’s idea. I only added a little muscle to her plan,” Hawk admits.
“Fuck both of you.” Falcon takes my hand and drags me toward the door.
“You should be thanking us,” Hawk calls behind us, and my face heats from embarrassment. I can’t believe I not only had sex with my boss in the security vault but my other bosses, his two siblings, know exactly what we did. “We cut through the bullshit and fixed the situation you couldn’t handle. We even made sure to give you plenty of time alone.”
Falcon flips off his brother and drags me to his office door. “And one more thing.” He stops and glares at his siblings. “If either of you assholes give my girl any trouble, I’ll make you sorry.”
“We wouldn’t do anything to run her off.” Hawk shakes his head. “We figure if she’s crazy enough to put up with you, that’s suffering enough.”
Falcon flips him off one more time before dragging me into his office and slamming the door behind us. I walk over, drop into one of the black leather chairs, and watch as he kneels in front of me. “Now, where were we?”
“Oh my God.” I cover my face with my hands, wishing the ground would swallow me whole. “My two bosses know I slept with my other boss in their vault.” Hello, Twilight Zone. Your newest resident is here.
“Forget about them.” He wraps his arms around me and lays his forehead against mine. “I want to talk about us.”
Easier said than done.
I answer the call and give my typical, “This is Harper, how may I help you,” speech and get the shock of my life.
“Good morning, dear. I’m Nona Evelyn, Falcon’s grandmother. I heard through the family grapevine that you make the most fabulous blueberry muffins. I was wondering if I could get the recipe from you.” There’s a several-moment pause, and I look down and notice I’m holding the phone slack in my hand. Before I’m able to come up with an answer, she adds, “Are you still there?”
“Oh.” I give myself a mental shake. “Umm. Yes, I’m still here. I’d be happy to give you my recipe.”
“That’s wonderful. Why don’t we meet for lunch next Tuesday and I can get it from you?”
“I’d love to have lunch with you.”
It kills me to keep my promise, but I wouldn’t do anything to scare my girl off, so I force myself to take things slow with Harper.
My family takes things into their own hands, using every opportunity to put in a good word for me. I’m a little embarrassed they think I need the help, but I swallow my pride and go with it since it seems to be working.
My grandmother took Harper to lunch and instantly fell in love with my hellcat. Nona Evelyn called me the second she left the restaurant and warned me not to do anything to screw this up. Her words. I’m a little hurt and offended that my family has so little faith in my ability to reel my girl in.
Over the next two weeks, I take Harper to dinner every night. We spend the weekends wrapped in each other’s arms, but my hellcat refuses to have sleepovers on weeknights. While I hate sleeping without her, I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure she’s happy. Even if that means I’m spending long, lonely nights alone in my bed dreaming about her.