Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais [Langlais, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2011-07-16T20:41:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

While she would never admit out loud, Naomi actually found herself glad of Javier‟s support. The process of getting her broken car on the flatbed tow truck proved hard to watch as bits and pieces fell off, clanging to the floor, or in the case of the broken glass, in a tinkling shower. Naomi alternated between rage and melancholy, her emotions in such a fluctuating state, she didn‟t object when he draped an arm around her shoulders and kept her hugged tight to his body.

Even more surprising was Javier‟s calmness. If her dad or brothers had shown up and seen the mess the thug made of her car, a copious amount of yelling and punching of things would have occurred. With Javier, while she could see ire in the flashing of his dark eyes and the rigidity of his jaw, those were the only outward signs. She appreciated it, but a teensy tiny part of her kind of wanted him to rant and rave, to show vocally and physically how much he cared.

I‟m such an indecisive ninny.

It took a while before they were able to leave the garage. The mechanic‟s shaking head as he surveyed the damage not exactly an encouraging sign.

“I don‟t know, Naomi,” said the grizzled wolf—her dad‟s brother and favored uncle—who worked as head mechanic. “It might be better to simply buy a new car and write this one off.”

Tears flooded her eyes and she wandered away from Javier and her uncle Ken, the only male she trusted with her baby. She ignored their murmurs as she stroked the crumpled hood. Not fair. I worked my ass off to get her. Somehow, it seemed wrong to just toss her car out because someone had a grudge against her. But, how wil I ever manage to pay to for the repairs?

Shoulders slumped, she didn‟t protest when Javier‟s hand landed on the middle of her back, guiding her away from the wreck. She let him seat her in his car for the ride home, too depressed to protest.

The first few minutes of the drive, she stayed silent, peering out the window at the whizzing streetlights.

Cocooned in the cabin of his car, his scent surrounded her, reminding her she wasn‟t alone. A male had finally come to her aid and proven beneficial. What a novelty not having to babysit, apologize for or rein in someone who under the guise of help, just made things worse, say, like her brothers. It deserved an acknowledgement.

“Thanks for coming to get me,” she muttered.

“Anytime, sweetheart. I want you to know, you will always be able to count on Ethan and I. No matter what.”

Her lips twisted into a wry grin. “You just don‟t give up, do you?”

Turning his head sideways, Javier winked before he flashed her a hundred watt grin. “You aren‟t the only stubborn one around here. You‟ll soon see we‟re not like other shifters. For one, we‟re much better looking.”

A snort escaped her. “And conceited, too.”

“I prefer to use the term honest.

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