words. After Sam had abandoned him during their first year of marriage, he didn't expect to ever feel love again. He'd even gone out of his way to avoid it. Then he met this beauty, and after a few days of being told what to do, ignored, and pushed away, she had him firmly wrapped around her little finger and completely smitten.
"Well then, Sheriff, I think we should retire for the evening. We have a long couple of days ahead of us.” Allison absentmindedly ran her fingers down his chest. “Tell me, Drew, do you own a suit?"
Laughing, Drew stood with her firmly in his arms. “Yes, Love. I own a suit, and I completely agree that we should go to bed now."
The last things he expected after the way she'd been acting was for her to get aggressive. Her kiss held such passion, it blew him completely away. “Good Lord, woman. Where did that come from?” Her sweet laughter was the most heart-warming sound he'd heard in years.
"Consider that my way of telling you that I think I love you too."
"Woman, you'll be the death of me."
"Are you complaining, Sheriff? Because..."
"Excuse me. Sheriff, you're needed...sorry, I didn't realize you had company...Miss McKay?"
Allison hid her face against Drew's chest in embarrassment. Damn the man for interrupting him now.
"You were saying Deputy?"
"I saw nothing. I see nothing."
Drew smiled in satisfaction. The boy knew he was still on a thin rope for his earlier misdeeds and needed to watch his back or he'd lose his job yet.
"What is it, Michael?"
"It can wait; you're busy."
Drew waived the thinly veiled excuse away. It never stopped Michael before when he had a woman in his house, so why now?
"I'm just negotiating my future, Michael. Think our town can handle having Allison around fulltime?"
Michael frowned and threw Allison an impressed look. “Depends on whether or not you and Jimmy can live peacefully with her around."
"I think we'll be fine, won't we, Love?"
Allison smiled softly at him and kissed his lips. “Jimmy won't be a problem; we've come to an understanding. Now, I think I'll leave you two boys alone to talk shop while I go freshen up."
When she stood to go, Drew gave her ass a sharp swat, relishing the look of repercussion she threw him before entering the bedroom. “What's up, Michael?"
"There's an emergency down at the station. They need you to settle a dispute."
Drew wasn't about to let anything spoil his first night alone with his new fiancee. “Get Jimmy to deal with it. He's the one on duty tonight."
Michael snorted in annoyance. “He's out on a call and told me to get you. He said, and I quote, ‘Get the Sheriff and make sure he brings his lady along.’”
"Give me five minutes.” Drew curbed his annoyance at the intrusion, hating every second of the time it would take away from his alone time with Allison. At least Jimmy thought to suggest he bring her along. She wouldn't feel like he abandoned her this way...he hoped.
"Allison, sweetheart, we need to go down to the station for a....” Seeing her with her hair completely down for the first time since they met threw him for a loop. The woman was a knock out. “You should leave your hair down all the time. You look beautiful."
"You, my dear man, are biased...well, either that or horny. Besides, I can't go anywhere; I left my pants in Jimmy's bedroom."
Drew laughed and picked up the phone. He'd completely forgotten about that little detail. They had been on their way to bed, so she hadn't needed her suitcase until morning. Besides, he liked her pants-free.
"Hey Jeremy, can you please run over Allison's jeans? Oh, and she needs her suitcases, too. So you may as well drop those off while you're at it.” Hanging up the phone, he flashed her a grin. “See, all settled. Jeremy said he'd be right over."
"Drew, this is work, not play. I should stay here."
His grin widened as he slipped his arms around her waist. “Jimmy said to bring my girl along, and that's what I'm doing."
"Drew?"
They
"Well then, Sheriff, I think we should retire for the evening. We have a long couple of days ahead of us.” Allison absentmindedly ran her fingers down his chest. “Tell me, Drew, do you own a suit?"
Laughing, Drew stood with her firmly in his arms. “Yes, Love. I own a suit, and I completely agree that we should go to bed now."
The last things he expected after the way she'd been acting was for her to get aggressive. Her kiss held such passion, it blew him completely away. “Good Lord, woman. Where did that come from?” Her sweet laughter was the most heart-warming sound he'd heard in years.
"Consider that my way of telling you that I think I love you too."
"Woman, you'll be the death of me."
"Are you complaining, Sheriff? Because..."
"Excuse me. Sheriff, you're needed...sorry, I didn't realize you had company...Miss McKay?"
Allison hid her face against Drew's chest in embarrassment. Damn the man for interrupting him now.
"You were saying Deputy?"
"I saw nothing. I see nothing."
Drew smiled in satisfaction. The boy knew he was still on a thin rope for his earlier misdeeds and needed to watch his back or he'd lose his job yet.
"What is it, Michael?"
"It can wait; you're busy."
Drew waived the thinly veiled excuse away. It never stopped Michael before when he had a woman in his house, so why now?
"I'm just negotiating my future, Michael. Think our town can handle having Allison around fulltime?"
Michael frowned and threw Allison an impressed look. “Depends on whether or not you and Jimmy can live peacefully with her around."
"I think we'll be fine, won't we, Love?"
Allison smiled softly at him and kissed his lips. “Jimmy won't be a problem; we've come to an understanding. Now, I think I'll leave you two boys alone to talk shop while I go freshen up."
When she stood to go, Drew gave her ass a sharp swat, relishing the look of repercussion she threw him before entering the bedroom. “What's up, Michael?"
"There's an emergency down at the station. They need you to settle a dispute."
Drew wasn't about to let anything spoil his first night alone with his new fiancee. “Get Jimmy to deal with it. He's the one on duty tonight."
Michael snorted in annoyance. “He's out on a call and told me to get you. He said, and I quote, ‘Get the Sheriff and make sure he brings his lady along.’”
"Give me five minutes.” Drew curbed his annoyance at the intrusion, hating every second of the time it would take away from his alone time with Allison. At least Jimmy thought to suggest he bring her along. She wouldn't feel like he abandoned her this way...he hoped.
"Allison, sweetheart, we need to go down to the station for a....” Seeing her with her hair completely down for the first time since they met threw him for a loop. The woman was a knock out. “You should leave your hair down all the time. You look beautiful."
"You, my dear man, are biased...well, either that or horny. Besides, I can't go anywhere; I left my pants in Jimmy's bedroom."
Drew laughed and picked up the phone. He'd completely forgotten about that little detail. They had been on their way to bed, so she hadn't needed her suitcase until morning. Besides, he liked her pants-free.
"Hey Jeremy, can you please run over Allison's jeans? Oh, and she needs her suitcases, too. So you may as well drop those off while you're at it.” Hanging up the phone, he flashed her a grin. “See, all settled. Jeremy said he'd be right over."
"Drew, this is work, not play. I should stay here."
His grin widened as he slipped his arms around her waist. “Jimmy said to bring my girl along, and that's what I'm doing."
"Drew?"
They
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