Hawkeye: Stargazer Alien Mail Order Brides #9 (Intergalactic Dating Agency) by Tasha Black

Author:Tasha Black [Black, Tasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 13th Story Press
Published: 2017-11-07T18:30:00+00:00

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Trinity

Trinity exploded up the stairs and away from Hawkeye as fast as she could.

Though her first thought had been mere escape from a tsunami of conflicting emotions, by the time she reached Veronica’s door she was looking forward to seeing her friend.

Veronica and Brooke always made Trinity feel anchored.

She tapped lightly and Veronica opened the door right away.

“Is everything okay?” Veronica whispered, pulling her in.

The room was practically a shrine to Veronica’s K-9 officers. Their framed pictures lined the walls. The built-ins were laden with scores of dog training books.

Trinity hadn’t been up here since Veronica and Lobo quietly moved their stuff upstairs so they could live together as mates. Their happiness seemed to have infused the rooms with a peacefulness, in spite of the excitement happening downstairs.

“There was another break-in,” Trinity said, settling down on the sofa.

“Your files room again?” Veronica asked.

“Yeah,” Trinity nodded, tears prickling her eyes unexpectedly.

“I’ll bring Anka over again,” Veronica said, hopping up. “She didn’t find a scent trail outside the broken window. But maybe we’ll have better luck this time.”

“Wait,” Trinity said.

“Oh honey,” Veronica crooned, seeing her friend’s tears.

She sat again and put an arm around Trinity.

“I know you’re scared,” Veronica said.

“It’s not that,” Trinity said with a sniff.

“What’s wrong then?”

“It’s… Hawkeye,” Trinity said.

It was hard to put into words exactly what the problem was, but Veronica just waited patiently, her arm still around Trinity’s shoulder in a comforting way.

“Well, do you like him too much?” Veronica asked at length. “Or not enough?”

“Too much,” Trinity said, feeling a rueful smile tug up the corners of her mouth.

“Are you sure that’s not exactly the right amount?” Veronica suggested.

“He’s going to have a very public life,” Trinity said. “It’s the opposite of what I want. What I need.”

“There might be some attention at the beginning,” Veronica agreed. “But I tend to think this will blow over after a while. There are a lot of them, more than people know about right now. And they’re really pretty normal, when you think about it.”

“Now who likes her alien too much?” Trinity teased.

“Is that all that’s holding you back?” Veronica asked. “Just the publicity thing?”

“No,” Trinity admitted. “He’s… he’s like a big kid. I mean even tonight, he thought there was a prowler in the office and he just rushed in there, not even thinking about what the consequences might be. I mean, he seriously thought he was confronting a burglar. He could have been killed.”

“We are surrounded by police officers,” Veronica admitted. “He probably should have called for help.”

“But he never will,” Trinity said. “I can tell already - it doesn’t occur to him to stop and think. It’s just like my little brothers all over again - all adrenaline and no thought. If I decide to be with him, I’ll spend all my time keeping him out of trouble. My days of babysitting are behind me.”

There was a tap at the door.

“What’s going on?” Brooke’s whisper carried to them from the hallway.

“Go let her in,” Veronica said. “I’ll put on some tea and then I’ll go get Anka and see what we can figure out.

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