Shelter for Blythe (Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Book 11) by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stoker Aces Production, LLC
Published: 2018-06-18T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Sawyer, no.”

Squirrel shut off the engine and turned to face Blythe. He knew this was going to be hard for her, but his sisters had been bugging him constantly for the last couple weeks. They wanted to meet her and wouldn’t take no for an answer. He’d been putting them off, wanting Blythe to settle in a bit more, but they were done waiting and told him in no uncertain terms to bring her by the house, or they’d figure out how to meet her on their own.

“They want to meet you, baby,” he said gently.

Blythe shook her head, her eyes wide with panic.

He reached over and put a hand on either side of her head. “What are you afraid of?”

Her mouth opened, then closed, then opened again.

“Let me guess. You’re afraid they’ll judge you for being homeless. You’re afraid they aren’t going to like you in person. You’re afraid they’ll disapprove of you dating me. Right?”

She nodded.

He smiled at her. “Blythe, they don’t give a shit that you were homeless. To them, it doesn’t mean a whole lot. They’re going to love you—hell, they already love you. Natalie texts you more than she does me. When she was arguing with Mom about something recently, I told her to ask you what you thought. When you told her the same thing Mom did, she accepted it without question. Emma admires you so much, you have no idea. She told me the other day that she’s considering double majoring in pre-med and sociology in college. She wants to be a doctor, but she also wants to make sure she can help when someone’s in a situation like you were.”

Blythe gaped up at him, obviously shocked.

“They know all about your situation, baby. I don’t keep things from my family. I was worried about you and told them you had my phone and that I was concerned about you living on the streets. They encouraged me to find you and take you home, as if you were a stray dog or something.” He chuckled. “They were as happy as I was when you moved into Sophie’s house. Trust them. Trust me,” he said. “This is supposed to be a happy surprise. I thought you’d like to meet them.”

“I do…I would…I just… I’m nervous.”

“I get that. But you have absolutely no reason to be. How about this? If things become too much, just let me know. I’ll get you out of there and I’ll take you home immediately. Okay?”

She took a deep breath. “Okay. I trust you.”

Her words made a warm feeling flow out from his heart to the rest of his body. Her trust meant the world. He leaned over and kissed her forehead tenderly before climbing out of the vehicle and meeting her at the front. They walked hand in hand up to the door.

Before they arrived, it swung open and his youngest sister was running toward them. Natalie threw herself into his arms, forcing him to let go of Blythe. He twirled her around in a circle and smiled as she laughed.

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