Bodyguard Shifters Collection 1 by Zoe Chant

Author:Zoe Chant [Chant, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2019-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight: Melody

Watching Gunnar in the bookstore was all she'd hoped for and more.

She'd had her doubts as she drove him there in her sporty little Miata (trying very hard not to think about his proximity, or her desire to reach over and put a hand on his leg). There were so many ways this could go wrong. She knew right down to her bones that he wouldn't hurt her, could never hurt her. But he might be bored. He might hate it. This might drive a deeper wedge between them, rather than bringing them together.

But as soon as she unlocked the door and they walked inside, she saw the look of wonder unfold across his face and knew that she'd made the right choice.

For the first half-hour or so, she let him roam the store while she rummaged around getting set up for the day. This was Jimmy's day off, so it was just the two of them. It looked like the weather was going to be nice, so she set out some tables of cheap paperbacks on the sidewalk in front of the store, got the café set up, and rearranged her window display before she went looking for Gunnar.

She found him in the kids' book section. He was sitting on the floor with a book open in his lap, and he looked entranced.

She didn't want to disturb him, though she tried to turn her head to see what book he was reading. She couldn't quite make out the title or cover. She turned her head more, twisting to the side—

Gunnar looked up, and jumped.

"Sorry!" Melody said, jerking back and knocking her elbow into a bookshelf.

Gunnar grinned. "Now I guess we're even. Maybe you need a bell, too."

"Maybe we both need to stop sneaking around," she admitted, and gestured to the book. "What are you reading? You looked like you were really into it."

His smile dropped away. "It's just a kid's book. Not like the kind of thing you read."

"I read all kinds of books." She crouched down to his level. "Just because it isn't full of hundred-dollar words doesn't mean it's not a good book. I haven't read every book in this store, but not for lack of trying."

This coaxed a small smile out of him. He turned the book over so she could see the cover: The Story of Ferdinand.

"Oh, this is a wonderful book," she said, smiling back. "I love this book. I gave a copy of it to Gaby for Sandy. Do you like it?"

"Yeah, I do." His hesitant smile turned into a full grin. "It's about a bull who doesn't want to fight like bulls are supposed to. I mean, he can fight, it's not like he can't, but he doesn't want to, even when the other bulls make fun of him for it. I like that he sticks to his guns and doesn't let them make him be what he doesn't want to be."

His gaze dropped back to the book, and Melody laid her hand on his arm.

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