Dangerously Divine by Deborah Blake

Author:Deborah Blake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

“WHAT’S up with you and our newest volunteer?” Elisabeth asked Ciera a couple of days later. The older woman nodded her head in Gregori’s direction as he carried a heavy box of food donations toward the kitchen. His sleeves were rolled up despite the cool temperatures inside the room, and the weight of the carton made his muscles flex in an all-too-appealing way.

“What? Nothing!” Ciera said, almost dropping the ladle into the pot of chicken soup she was serving up. “Why do you ask?”

Elisabeth raised one gray eyebrow. “Methinks the lady doth protest too much,” she said, a wry twist to her lips.

“I just meant that it seemed like you two had been getting pretty friendly, what with him spending time at the library, and then teaming up with you here to demonstrate those self-defense moves to the kids. Plus, I’m pretty sure I caught you checking out his ass. But tonight you’ve hardly said five words to him. I was just wondering if you guys had a fight or something.”

“A fight? No,” Ciera said. Quite the opposite. She hoped she wasn’t blushing as a series of pictures flashed through her mind, most of them involving Gregori. Naked. “We’re fine. There’s no problem. I just haven’t had anything I needed to talk to him about tonight, I guess.” It’s not like we’re at that awkward “we had sex together, but we know we’re never going to do it again, but I’m seriously still attracted to him” stage or anything.

“So you’re not avoiding him?” Elisabeth asked, sounding dubious.

“Nope.”

“And he’s not avoiding you?”

“Not that I know of.” Probably. I wouldn’t blame him if he was. Monk. Monk. Monk. Don’t forget it, Ciera. And stop checking out his ass. He’s going to be a monk, for God’s sake. It was pity sex. He’s not interested. “Wouldn’t matter if he was either. We barely know each other.”

The eyebrow went up higher. “Really? For some reason, I got the impression there was something going on there.”

“No,” Ciera said, maybe a touch too vehemently. “Nothing. He’s training to be a Buddhist monk.”

“Really?” Elisabeth watched the man in question as he walked back to the front to get another box. “Too bad. He’s hotter than hell.”

Yes, yes, he is. Dammit. And completely off-limits.

Gregori walked past the serving table and smiled in their general direction. Ciera dropped the ladle into the middle of the pot, where it swirled a couple of times before sinking to the bottom.

“Dammit.”

Elisabeth chuckled.

It was going to be a long night.

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