Trees Take the Long View (shifters and partners Book 17) by Hollis Shiloh

Author:Hollis Shiloh [Shiloh, Hollis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spare Words Press
Published: 2017-12-19T18:30:00+00:00

We sat on the bed next to each other and ate, careful not to drip. The stew was good, and it was gratifying to see him eat so much of it with obvious pleasure. I'd cooked carrots, potatoes, onions, peas, and a little beef in with a homemade gravy, and by hotel room cooking standards, it had turned out really well. The berries went nicely with it, but then they'd have gone nicely with anything.

"Mm. I feel very spoiled by that. Thank you. I didn't know a cut of skirt steak could make such a nice stew."

"So polite," I teased, and gave him a naughty wink. "Are you implying I'm good at handling meat?"

He laughed, and rewarded me with a quick kiss on the cheek. He was keeping things awfully close to platonic, but I could deal with that. I could be patient with the best of them. He needed to feel comfortable about anything that happened, and I might tease him and hug him a lot, but I wasn't actually going to push for more.

He reached up and squeezed my shoulder in a kind of hand massage that wasn't quite platonic, but not quite sexy, either. Still, it felt so damned good I could barely concentrate on what he was saying now.

"Hm?" I managed, and he laughed, flattered once again. Why was the guy so flattered by me? He was amazing and should know it.

"Do you want to watch another movie tonight, after I get my shower? I've got a little more work to do, so I'll be distracted again, I'm sorry to say."

"Mm. I'll probably just doze next to you, if that's all right. I got a lot of walking in and I'm ready for bed."

"Okay, well, don't let me keep you up if you need to get to sleep."

"Sure, sure." I waved him on, and then met his eyes for an intense moment of shared eye contact that I think caught us both by surprise. "I don't mind you working. I hope you know that."

He very much didn't know what to say; I could actually see him searching around for another topic. "Oh! The food. You keep buying it. I should contribute."

"You bought the tickets, rented the car, paid for gas." I stretched out beside him, resting my head on my folded arms. I liked watching him talk. He had such expressive eyes.

"You quit your job for me. You're following me around without any source of income. I can't let you spend all you have just to feed me." He dug out some money and handed it to me without quite being able to look me in the eye. And then he did, sudden and fierce. "And you should know, if this does go the way you want—I'll be supporting us both, for a long time. If you're travelling around with me, if we're in this together—how are you going to work at any sort of job? You'll have to get willing to accept me taking care of you.

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