Coyote (Dark Slayers MC Book 21) by Aria Ray

Author:Aria Ray [Ray, Aria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Coyote

Today was the big day. My grand opening was scheduled to get underway at ten. My sister and Breaker were already here to help me set up the event. Callie brought my favorite homemade breakfast biscuits, but I was too anxious to eat. Instead, I just kept downing cup after endless cup of strong coffee. I was already jittery as hell, so I didn’t think the extra caffeine would matter.

I had taken full advantage of planning the event to spend as much time with Bethany as possible. It had been pretty fucking amazing, but nothing came close to the night we spent together last week. Although we’d not had the opportunity to do it again, my brain had been thinking of nothing else for days. While the sex had been off the charts, the part I craved was having her in my home, and us just hanging out. The moments when we were cuddled up on the sofa together showed me what had been missing from my life.

Around nine-thirty, Bethany showed up. I walked out to meet her, just as she was pulling her child out of the car. I stopped dead in my tracks because this little girl looked so much like my sister at her age that it stole my breath away. I’d been too distracted the day at the office to pay much attention. For a second it had me wondering if she could be mine, but then I remembered Bethany telling me that she’d got pregnant after leaving Griffinsford. Plus, her kid was only two, she’d been gone almost three and a half years so even allowing for nine months of pregnancy if she’d been pregnant when she ran off, the kid would be around three.

Something brushed against my leg, and I remembered that I had brought Ruby with me today, primarily because Bethany had told me how much her daughter would enjoy petting her. Well, I was certainly right about that. Bethany’s daughter crept forward slowly with her eyes fixed on the chihuahua.

When the little girl got close, I motioned her forward. “It’s okay. You can pet her if you want, she’s really friendly and she really likes kids.”

She turned to look at Bethany, “Mommy,” she said questioningly.

Her mom was quick to reassure her, “Go ahead, Nessa, her name is Ruby.

Nessa reached her hand out and carefully touched the dog’s head. When she didn’t object, she smoothed her hand down her back like she saw me do. She was rewarded with a happy yip as Ruby danced with happiness. The expression of joy on Nessa’s face was sweet. This little girl was precious. I glanced up at Bethany and found her snapping a picture of her daughter petting the dog. I guess this is what being a parent was all about, taking pictures they could save to remember the moment.

A car door slammed and spooked Ruby, she jumped and went running back into the building, probably to hide under my desk where I’d put her bed.

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