couldn’t face him. Maybe she was going to quit. Maybe she was leaving town!
“Where’s Melody?” Asked Acksel. “Isn’t she working today?”
Hans’ wolf snarled. Why the hell did he want to know?
“She’s probably just running late, I’ll give her a call.” Said Ilse. “Oh speak of the devil!”
Melody burst through the door panting. She leaned over bracing her hands on her legs trying to regain her breath. “Sorry... overslept... ran here.” She’d been having a marvellous dream that she didn’t want to end .
Ilse laughed. “Honey why don’t you take a seat? I’ll get you a cold drink. Steam’s practically coming out of your ears.”
“Thanks. .. hey guys.” She waved absently at the brothers.
They both gawped at her. She was wearing her Pizza Moon t-shirt but today instead of her normal jeans she had on a short black mini skirt, showing off a large expanse of her luscious legs.
Acksel cleared his throat. “I uh, gotta go.” He clapped Hans on the back. “Bye bro’, bye mom. Nice to see you again Melody.” He gave her a flashy smile and left, ignoring the stink eye from Hans.
Ilse gave Melody a drink and retreated to her office in the back.
Hans looked at Melody awkwardly. He scowled, he didn’t like apologising. He’d only done it once or twice before and only because his mother guilt-tripped him into doing it. “Look, about yesterday...”
“Don’t.” She interrupted him. “Let’s just forget it happened, okay?” She shifted under his gaze uncomfortably, knowing that she’d remember every detail of it for the rest of her life.
He glowered. “Whatever.” He muttered and went back to the kitchen. She wants to pretend it never happened then that’s fine with him. More than fine. Fucking a-okay.
*
Melody swung her hips, smiled widely at all her male customers and laughed like a hyena at every tiny joke they made. She was acting like a total flirt and it was killing Hans. Good, she thought smugly.
Throughout the day he had thrown her angry glances and scowls. He’d been so distracted by her antics that he’d gotten loads of orders wrong. His mother was kind of worried about him.
Alright so she did feel a bit like a silly teenager but... his behaviour towards her had hardly been that of a mature adult she reasoned. You reap what you sow .
She glided over to her favourite customers, Terri and Mal Tanner who, much to Terri’s annoyance, had been joined by Mal’s erstwhile best friend Casey. Since mating with Terri and finding out they were going to have a baby Mal had grown up a lot whilst Casey... hadn’t.
Casey was still immature and obnoxious , Terri could barely stand him.
Terri nestled into Mal’s side, he had his arm around her shoulders tightly. They were beaming and looking at a picture. Mal placed a tender kiss on Terri’s head. Melody felt a wave of jealousy flow through her.
Casey just looked bored.
“Hey guys!” Called out Melody.
Terri flashed a smile at her. “Hi Melody.”
“ Melody, look it’s our baby!” Mal thrust the picture in her direction, his excitement barely contained.
Melody studied the photo, it was still early days for the pregnancy so there really wasn’t anything to see, but she certainly didn’t want to burst their enthusiasm. The two women had become quite close in the last few weeks.
Terri had previously lost a baby during pregnancy and was currently struggling with nausea, she had been very tentative about celebrating so it was heart warming to see her so happy.
“ Oh, it’s lovely.”
Casey snorted and Mal threw him a dirty look. Casey ignored him and looked Melody up and down with an exaggerated leer. “Nice to see so much of you Melody.”
Oh brother . She gave him a toothy smile. “You guys ready to order?”
“What would you recommend?” Asked Casey lasciviously.
Mal grunted impatiently.
“Where’s Melody?” Asked Acksel. “Isn’t she working today?”
Hans’ wolf snarled. Why the hell did he want to know?
“She’s probably just running late, I’ll give her a call.” Said Ilse. “Oh speak of the devil!”
Melody burst through the door panting. She leaned over bracing her hands on her legs trying to regain her breath. “Sorry... overslept... ran here.” She’d been having a marvellous dream that she didn’t want to end .
Ilse laughed. “Honey why don’t you take a seat? I’ll get you a cold drink. Steam’s practically coming out of your ears.”
“Thanks. .. hey guys.” She waved absently at the brothers.
They both gawped at her. She was wearing her Pizza Moon t-shirt but today instead of her normal jeans she had on a short black mini skirt, showing off a large expanse of her luscious legs.
Acksel cleared his throat. “I uh, gotta go.” He clapped Hans on the back. “Bye bro’, bye mom. Nice to see you again Melody.” He gave her a flashy smile and left, ignoring the stink eye from Hans.
Ilse gave Melody a drink and retreated to her office in the back.
Hans looked at Melody awkwardly. He scowled, he didn’t like apologising. He’d only done it once or twice before and only because his mother guilt-tripped him into doing it. “Look, about yesterday...”
“Don’t.” She interrupted him. “Let’s just forget it happened, okay?” She shifted under his gaze uncomfortably, knowing that she’d remember every detail of it for the rest of her life.
He glowered. “Whatever.” He muttered and went back to the kitchen. She wants to pretend it never happened then that’s fine with him. More than fine. Fucking a-okay.
*
Melody swung her hips, smiled widely at all her male customers and laughed like a hyena at every tiny joke they made. She was acting like a total flirt and it was killing Hans. Good, she thought smugly.
Throughout the day he had thrown her angry glances and scowls. He’d been so distracted by her antics that he’d gotten loads of orders wrong. His mother was kind of worried about him.
Alright so she did feel a bit like a silly teenager but... his behaviour towards her had hardly been that of a mature adult she reasoned. You reap what you sow .
She glided over to her favourite customers, Terri and Mal Tanner who, much to Terri’s annoyance, had been joined by Mal’s erstwhile best friend Casey. Since mating with Terri and finding out they were going to have a baby Mal had grown up a lot whilst Casey... hadn’t.
Casey was still immature and obnoxious , Terri could barely stand him.
Terri nestled into Mal’s side, he had his arm around her shoulders tightly. They were beaming and looking at a picture. Mal placed a tender kiss on Terri’s head. Melody felt a wave of jealousy flow through her.
Casey just looked bored.
“Hey guys!” Called out Melody.
Terri flashed a smile at her. “Hi Melody.”
“ Melody, look it’s our baby!” Mal thrust the picture in her direction, his excitement barely contained.
Melody studied the photo, it was still early days for the pregnancy so there really wasn’t anything to see, but she certainly didn’t want to burst their enthusiasm. The two women had become quite close in the last few weeks.
Terri had previously lost a baby during pregnancy and was currently struggling with nausea, she had been very tentative about celebrating so it was heart warming to see her so happy.
“ Oh, it’s lovely.”
Casey snorted and Mal threw him a dirty look. Casey ignored him and looked Melody up and down with an exaggerated leer. “Nice to see so much of you Melody.”
Oh brother . She gave him a toothy smile. “You guys ready to order?”
“What would you recommend?” Asked Casey lasciviously.
Mal grunted impatiently.
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