Loving Bear: A BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Love Laid Bear Book 2) by Amber Belmont

Author:Amber Belmont [Belmont, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

When I got to work the next morning, there was no sign of Nick. Instead, Matt was opening up the store.

“Did you have fun yesterday afternoon?” he grinned when he saw me.

“It was all right, thanks,” I replied breezily, as if I didn’t care that Nick wasn’t there. “Why? Did you miss me?”

“But of course.” Matt blew me a kiss and I giggled as I headed out back to see what orders we had.

“Where’s Nick?” I asked, trying to keep my tone casual.

“He’ll be here later,” Matt told me. “He and Justin are off on a mission.”

“What – some kind of shifter mission?”

“Oh, no, nothing like that.” The way Matt laughed made me feel stupid. “No, they’re just going to check out a different flower supplier.”

I couldn’t help but wonder whether Nick had deliberately made sure that Justin was out of the store after our conversations yesterday. He needn’t have worried. I’d spent enough time with Justin to see him more like a brother than a lover and the last thing I needed was to get involved with someone who was going to leave town the second Shelby got back from vacation.

Working alongside Matt was like a breath of fresh air. There was no pressure from him, no sexual tension, no dreams to haunt me…

Because I’d had another dream about Nick last night. This time, instead of putting me in a cab by myself after lunch, which is what had actually happened, we’d gone for a walk through the park. We found a secluded spot, where Nick had turned to kiss me. I could still feel the pressure of his mouth against mine, the feel of his warm breath against my cheek as he nuzzled against me, the thrill of knowing that at any moment, someone could walk past and see what we were doing. It was the most vivid dream I’d ever had and I was struggling to believe that it hadn’t really happened.

I was torn between being glad that Nick wasn’t here to spare me embarrassment and being disappointed that I wasn’t going to see him for a while.

Or maybe he was avoiding me on purpose?

“Everything OK, Jess?” Matt asked. I realized that I’d been staring into space for the last five minutes instead of putting together the birthday bouquet I was working on.

“Fine, fine.” I grabbed my purse. “I’m going out to Perk You Up. Do you want anything?”

“Sure. Thrill me.”

I headed up the sidewalk and into the coffee shop.

“Now there’s a woman on a mission,” grinned Joe when he saw me march up to the counter.

“I need caffeine and I need it fast!” I replied. “Give me my usual and a caramel macchiato.”

“Coming right up.” Joe bustled about, making the coffees as I drummed my fingers on the counter. “Somebody’s tense today,” he observed.

“It’s just…” I sighed. “Ugh. Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know what to make of my temporary boss.”

“Is that the tall guy with the blue eyes and broad shoulders? The one who looks like he’s an actor slash model?”

“That’s the one.

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