DO NOT Date the Dragon Next Door: A Small Town Cozy Shifter Romance (The Lonely Tavern Book 2) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harmony Raines
Published: 2024-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen – Ash

“So, what do you want to do?” Ash asked as the door closed behind Leah and her footsteps faded.

“We could fly to Cairnnor and you could show us the Borean Cliffs,” Tommy suggested hopefully.

“Not today,” Ash said.

“Why not?” Tommy asked.

“Because it’s a long way,” Ash replied, a little exasperated.

“We don’t mind,” Maria said, staring up at him with big eyes.

“But your mom might,” Ash said. “What if she got back, and we weren’t here?”

“You could ask her...” Tommy replied.

“No,” Ash told them firmly. “We have a meeting at the Wishing Moon Hotel later today. I don’t want to be late.”

Tommy and Maria seemed to accept his decision. But that still left the decision as to what they were going to do while Leah was at work.

The beach, his dragon suggested. Or maybe a short flight into the mountains.

No flying, Ash told his dragon. Not unless we’ve run it by Leah first.

Okay. His dragon did not hide his disappointment. He’d enjoyed yesterday’s dragon ride to the vineyard and would happily have flown the children to Cairnnor, or Panjara, or even Stesia.

You are such a soft touch, Ash told his dragon.

I just want them to be happy. And to like me, his dragon said.

Oh, you don’t have to worry there, Ash replied. They have accepted you. How could they not when you are a magnificent dragon? It’s me I’m worried about. I have little skill or experience with children.

That’s true, his dragon said a little smugly.

Thanks, Ash replied.

“Okay. Anything else you would like to do?” Ash asked. This was going to be a long day if he couldn’t find some way to amuse them.

“Do you fish?” Tommy asked hopefully.

“No,” Ash said bluntly.

“Have you ever fished?” Tommy asked.

“No.”

“Why not?” Maria asked.

“There was never anyone around to teach me.” Ash slumped down onto the soft couch. “My dad was always too busy and could not see the point of spending hours trying to catch a fish since you could go to the store and buy one.”

“He sounds like my dad,” Tommy grumbled.

“Well, maybe sometime we could go fishing together.” Ash placed his hand on Tommy’s shoulder. “But we don’t have any fishing rods, and neither of us know how to set them up even if we did.”

“What about me?” Maria asked.

“You didn’t want to fish,” Tommy reminded her. “You were afraid the hook would hurt the fish.”

“I could still come along,” she said. “I enjoy being on the beach.”

“You could,” Ash replied.

“So what did you do when you were growing up on Cairnnor?” Tommy asked, sitting on the chair on the other side of the coffee table.

“What did I do?” Ash leaned back and stared out the window. “We’d go exploring. Cairnnor is a wild place, with immense mountains and hidden valleys. Then other times we’d go down to the beach and see what the tide had brought in.”

“Beach combing,” Maria breathed in excitement.

“Exactly,” Ash replied.

“Can we do that?” Maria ran to the balcony and looked out at the ocean. “Mom wouldn’t mind.

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