Waking Hearts by Hunter Elizabeth

Author:Hunter, Elizabeth [Hunter, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: paranormal shapeshifter romance
Publisher: E. Hunter
Published: 2015-11-24T08:00:00+00:00

OKAY, he didn’t hand wash them; he wasn’t some kind of pervert. But he put them on the gentle cycle, and then he pulled some hamburgers out of the freezer to make dinner. It wouldn’t be fancy, but if Allie could make a salad, he could grill. There should be plenty of food after the monumental shopping trip Vicky had excitedly undertaken.

He knew his clan was more than happy that Allie and the kids were staying at the house. They were all hoping it was permanent, just like he was. They’d pestered him for years to settle down, though not as persistently as some of his other cousins, as most had known his pent-up feelings for the little fox and her children.

He wasn’t being dishonest when he told her he liked having them around. When he’d been a kid, the old house had been full of cousins and friends, so having it sit quiet grated on his nerves. His grandparents constantly had extra kids around, either babysitting for someone in the clan or borrowing a kid for Ollie to play with since he was an only child and had a tendency to spend too much time alone. He didn’t always participate in the mayhem, but the sound of it brought happy memories.

It was one of the reasons he liked running the Cave. Ollie liked to see people having a good time, watching to make sure everyone was taken care of even if he wasn’t the one participating. Heck, he didn’t really like talking to people that much, but he loved watching them talk to each other. Telling jokes. Hanging with friends and listening to a great band.

With Allie’s kids, the enjoyment was doubled. He felt like he was taking care of them, and he loved hearing their stories, even when they devolved into arguments. Dinners with the rowdy brood were quickly becoming one of his favorite parts of the day.

Of course, if he could get some cuddling time with Allie, that was going to end up trumping dinner, no doubt in his mind. A quick jog by the creek had gotten his mind off the frustration of holding her that afternoon, and a cold shower had finished the job, but now that he knew he had her permission to touch, the gnawing hunger would only get worse.

Hopefully she wouldn’t ask him to be too patient. He’d wanted the woman for twenty years.

Ollie smiled when he heard the shouts and shrieks of the children when Allie rolled up a little after three. He’d just finished hanging her wash in his bedroom, and he currently had pink, green, and black lace underwear draped over every hook and surface in his bathroom. Which was just fine by him.

“Hey,” he said, standing on the porch. “Where’s Kevin?”

“Doing a few hours at my dad’s store,” she said, hauling a laundry basket out of the back of the minivan. “Since I’m not working tonight. Mark, get this other basket before you start your homework! What were you up to this afternoon?”

The corner of his mouth twitched up.

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