Jared by Lori Wilde & Carolyn Greene

Author:Lori Wilde & Carolyn Greene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, clean and wholesome, fairytale, angel romance, romantic comedy
Publisher: L&C
Published: 2020-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Her lips were full and soft, and she willingly responded to his kiss, returning it with a longing that matched his own. He slipped his arms around her and was rewarded with a sensation of lightheadedness.

After a long moment that surpassed anything he’d ever experienced in paradise, Kimber pulled away, her soft-brown eyes watching him carefully. Her lips, red and swollen from their kiss, lifted in a gentle smile.

“You’re not going to die, Jerry.”

“Perhaps not as you know it, but I’ll be leaving you soon.”

Apparently unconvinced, she smiled wider and shook her head. She got to her feet, and Jerry reluctantly clambered up after her.

What with all the confusion, it took a while for them to make their way to the front and pay for the shoes. By the time they exited the store, Jerry was beginning to wonder if Nahum had failed to notice his extraordinary deed.

Just his luck. He’d finally kept his attention on his assignment long enough to make the save of his career, and nobody noticed.

They stopped near a bookstore where Kimber faced him and touched his arm. For some unexplained reason, he wanted to flex his muscles for her. Instead, he just leaned more heavily on that crutch. He was rewarded for his effort when she idly traced her finger along his raised triceps.

“Thanks for what you did in there. You saved my neck.”

He’d saved her life, actually, but he resisted the urge to correct her. No sense bragging...he was just doing his job.

At that moment, a bearded man in a rope-banded headpiece and flowing white robe came around the bend toward them. Jerry stared, transfixed, as the image came toward him. Nahum’s messenger appeared so clear, so lifelike, that he wondered if Kimber was aware of his presence.

“Is something wrong?” she asked.

Without thinking, he automatically said what was on his mind. “He’s coming to take me away.”

She followed the direction of his gaze and gave a laugh. “No, that would be a man in a white coat.”

Jerry frowned at her. Humans said the strangest things sometimes. He noticed that her eyes were following the messenger who was approaching them. Maybe she could see him after all.

Seemingly unaware of their presence, the messenger looked as though he might walk right past them. Jerry moved into the walkway, effectively blocking his path.

“I am prepared to go now,” Jerry announced in his most formal tone. Then, quickly, he added, “No, wait a minute.”

Reaching for Kimber, he gave her one last, quick kiss. She looked confused by his action. Not surprising, since humans weren’t familiar with the workings of the Human Resource Assistance Department.

“Of all the people I’ve been assigned to protect,” he told her, “you are the most special.” The messenger was getting fidgety...trying to continue his walk down the corridor. He’d have to make this quick. “We will meet again,” he told her sincerely.

And he’d be waiting for her. It took a great deal of courage for him to walk away from this particular human. Steeling his resolve, he turned to the one who would accompany him back.

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