wrong with him?
He wanted to bite her? First he wanted to smell her, now bite her. He needed to get his ass under control. Now.
Eden flipped the tailgate down, jarring Bay’s attention to her as she hopped into the back of the truck, her movements quick and efficient, graceful. Bay couldn’t help but watch the easy way she bent over the sled and pulled it towards the entrance. Nice ass . As fast as the thought came, he shoved it out. He was not here to drool, bite, or smell—anything. Fix the stupid sled, you oaf .
Eden turned and caught him looking, one corner of her lips hitched up in an amused smile. “Wanna help with this?”
Smooth . Grimacing a little with the embarrassment, Bay reached up and grabbed hold of the runner, pulling the sled smoothly off the back of her truck and together they set it easily down into the snow, her hopping down behind it. “Pretty nasty accident you had.” He kept his voice even. “It’s busted up pretty good.”
“The question is, can you fix it?”
“Yeah. I’ll need about a week.”
Her nose scrunched at that and damn, but she was cute, which was at least the most normal reaction he’d had about her all day. Still, Bay had a sudden urge to see her without her coat. Just to see what she looked like without ten pounds of down and fabric draped over her. Whether it was the monster in him that wanted to see or the man, Bay wasn’t sure.
Probably both.
“If it gets done faster can you call me?” She looked at him with obvious hope and Bay knew he’d be staying up late just to see how fast he could get it done. “I have eight other dogs at home that will drive me nuts for a week.”
“Sure. Why don’t we head inside, you can give me your number, and I’ll make us some hot chocolate. It’s cold out here.” The last came out in a rush. Make some hot chocolate? This was business, not pleasure, but he might as well have just asked her over for dinner. Though, the moment he thought it, he wanted to.
Despite the fact that her showing up here had shoved his world off-kilter. After all, his ‘dreams’ were no longer just dreams, but reality. He was a monster. And yet something about her called to him. Oddly enough, she made him feel like a normal man, even when she proved he was anything but. He didn’t typically like company. Preferred the silence and solitude. Hell, he didn’t even deal with his customers one-on-one, using Luke at the store in town as his go-between.
But with Eden, he found himself straining for a way to keep her here, to keep her talking.
She cocked her head a little at the request, but shrugged, her smile never faltering. “Sure, but you can head up the stairs first.”
Proving she’d definitely noticed him staring at her ass. Aw, hell. But the toying way she said it calmed his nerves, made him feel normal. After all, normal men looked at a woman’s butt right? He could have laughed at the thought. As it was, he couldn’t resist teasing her back. “I thought it was ladies first?”
She snorted. “It’s your house, lead the way.”
Chapter Five
Eden struggled not to laugh as Bay ducked his head slightly, his grin turning sheepish, before he turned and headed towards the house. He bumped open the back door with his shoulder and tilted his head. She probably shouldn’t have accepted the hot chocolate, though she could easily still consider it business, and if she hadn’t busted him staring up her coat while she’d been wrestling with the sled, she might have even believed it.
But she didn’t want it to be ‘just business’ anyway.
Now that he wasn’t sicker than a dog, she was getting a glimpse of his personality. A bit awkward, as if he didn’t talk much with others, but he had a sense of humor that kept trying to peek out. And damn, but he liked dogs. She was a sucker for a man who could take in a stray. Especially one who looked like he did.
Her eyebrows arched automatically when he slid out of his coat and hung it on the
He wanted to bite her? First he wanted to smell her, now bite her. He needed to get his ass under control. Now.
Eden flipped the tailgate down, jarring Bay’s attention to her as she hopped into the back of the truck, her movements quick and efficient, graceful. Bay couldn’t help but watch the easy way she bent over the sled and pulled it towards the entrance. Nice ass . As fast as the thought came, he shoved it out. He was not here to drool, bite, or smell—anything. Fix the stupid sled, you oaf .
Eden turned and caught him looking, one corner of her lips hitched up in an amused smile. “Wanna help with this?”
Smooth . Grimacing a little with the embarrassment, Bay reached up and grabbed hold of the runner, pulling the sled smoothly off the back of her truck and together they set it easily down into the snow, her hopping down behind it. “Pretty nasty accident you had.” He kept his voice even. “It’s busted up pretty good.”
“The question is, can you fix it?”
“Yeah. I’ll need about a week.”
Her nose scrunched at that and damn, but she was cute, which was at least the most normal reaction he’d had about her all day. Still, Bay had a sudden urge to see her without her coat. Just to see what she looked like without ten pounds of down and fabric draped over her. Whether it was the monster in him that wanted to see or the man, Bay wasn’t sure.
Probably both.
“If it gets done faster can you call me?” She looked at him with obvious hope and Bay knew he’d be staying up late just to see how fast he could get it done. “I have eight other dogs at home that will drive me nuts for a week.”
“Sure. Why don’t we head inside, you can give me your number, and I’ll make us some hot chocolate. It’s cold out here.” The last came out in a rush. Make some hot chocolate? This was business, not pleasure, but he might as well have just asked her over for dinner. Though, the moment he thought it, he wanted to.
Despite the fact that her showing up here had shoved his world off-kilter. After all, his ‘dreams’ were no longer just dreams, but reality. He was a monster. And yet something about her called to him. Oddly enough, she made him feel like a normal man, even when she proved he was anything but. He didn’t typically like company. Preferred the silence and solitude. Hell, he didn’t even deal with his customers one-on-one, using Luke at the store in town as his go-between.
But with Eden, he found himself straining for a way to keep her here, to keep her talking.
She cocked her head a little at the request, but shrugged, her smile never faltering. “Sure, but you can head up the stairs first.”
Proving she’d definitely noticed him staring at her ass. Aw, hell. But the toying way she said it calmed his nerves, made him feel normal. After all, normal men looked at a woman’s butt right? He could have laughed at the thought. As it was, he couldn’t resist teasing her back. “I thought it was ladies first?”
She snorted. “It’s your house, lead the way.”
Chapter Five
Eden struggled not to laugh as Bay ducked his head slightly, his grin turning sheepish, before he turned and headed towards the house. He bumped open the back door with his shoulder and tilted his head. She probably shouldn’t have accepted the hot chocolate, though she could easily still consider it business, and if she hadn’t busted him staring up her coat while she’d been wrestling with the sled, she might have even believed it.
But she didn’t want it to be ‘just business’ anyway.
Now that he wasn’t sicker than a dog, she was getting a glimpse of his personality. A bit awkward, as if he didn’t talk much with others, but he had a sense of humor that kept trying to peek out. And damn, but he liked dogs. She was a sucker for a man who could take in a stray. Especially one who looked like he did.
Her eyebrows arched automatically when he slid out of his coat and hung it on the
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