Griffin by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773362007
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2019-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

Griffin had woken up as she left and took a few moments to go to the bathroom, scrub his face, and begin the day. He walked out hearing Jax telling Lorelei about the next step of the journey. Griffin headed for the coffeepot and poured himself a cup. “Have we confirmed all the details yet?”

“Almost,” Jax said. “Just the first leg is in question.”

“Right,” he said, “and that’s the most important one.”

“I think it’s more or less resolved. We’re just waiting for a final confirmation.”

“Do we have time for food?” Lorelei asked.

“We do,” Jax said.

On that note, Griffin walked to the fridge and pulled out eggs and bacon. A little bit of chicken was left, but they had pretty well scoffed up everything else. He brought out those leftovers from the fridge too and said, “This is what we have to work with.” He started the eggs and bacon and watched as Lorelei got up and snagged a piece of chicken and stood there by the table, eating it.

“How did you finally sleep?” he asked, his voice low and soft, but that gaze of hers, well, it would melt his heart if she lit it.

She smiled up at him. “Well, at least I slept, thanks to you. You didn’t have to spend the whole night, you know?”

“In order for you to get to sleep, yes,” he said, “I did.”

“Did you get any sleep?” she asked worriedly. “There’s no point in your rescued kidnap victims being safe and able to run if the guy who is protecting them isn’t.”

Jax laughed beside her. “She’s got a point there, Griffin.”

“I slept pretty decently,” he said, surprised that he felt strong and capable. As soon as the bacon was perfectly cooked, he laid it on a paper towel and mixed up the rest of the eggs into a scramble. With the last of the bread, he made toast and said, “Food’s a bit of a mix-up, but it’s what we’ve got.”

Just then a sound came from the other bedroom. Lorelei bolted to her feet and raced in. Both men froze as they listened to the girls’ conversation. Then realizing that the child’s cry was followed by laughter, they both calmed down.

Jax looked over at Griffin. “You’re getting in too deep.”

Griffin stopped stirring the scrambled eggs in the pan. He looked over at his friend and said, “Maybe.”

“Did you think about that?”

“No,” he said, “I didn’t. Not sure I can either.”

“Meaning?”

“I think it’s already too late. I’ve met a lot of women in my time, but I can’t say too many have affected me like this.”

“Just stay objective,” Jax said.

“I will be,” he said. “I have to admit that I’m operating under a new set of parameters. I’ve never had anybody I cared about to this extent.”

“I know,” Jax said. “I guess that’s why I’m bringing it up. We want to make sure that decisions are still made for the right reasons.”

“I’m always a pro. You know that,” he said. He turned off the burner

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