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. Maya, what a surprise. Stop it, Bud, she snapped. I told you there was not going to be anything else between us.Why do you continue sending me shit? I have no idea what you re talking about.She ground her teeth, gripping her cell phone with all her might.Thank god she didn t have thestrength of a shifter, or she might have broken it. You moron! Your return address is on theenvelope!Silence.Then, no line.He d hung up on her.She might have laughed if she weren t so sick andtired of his stupid stalking.It was so ironic that in the time they d been together, he had made it clear she had to settle forwhatever he was willing to give her.Now that she was no longer interested, all of a sudden he foundhimself unable to live without her.What a fricking joke.She slipped out of her car and slammed her door shut with more force than necessary, themetal booming loudly.She d turned to face her office building when her cell phone beeped.She mightneed to get a new line.Glancing down at the screen, she noticed it was Gerri Wilder.She d beenmessaging, wanting to meet up for lunch with Maya.It was just that Maya had been so busy with Noahthat she d ignored everyone for the weekend, including her mother s invitation to a family dinner.She stopped and messaged Gerri, promising to meet with her after work.Another buzzshowed Gerri sending Maya her home address for her to come visit.* * *KnockKnockKnockGerri grinned at the fresh baked cookies and pulled the apron off her waist.The frilly blackapron had been a gift from her friend Teracia.Teracia was a tatted former client in her forties thathad met the love of her life thanks to Gerri.She was Gerri s first attempt at matchmaking. Coming, she said, striding to the door.She already knew it was Maya.She scented her long before Maya knocked on the door.Shepulled the heavy wooden door open and let her satisfaction show on her face.Maya s bright smilespoke volumes. Hello, dear, Gerri said, pulling Maya in for a hug. Hi, Gerri!She led Maya inside and ushered her toward the living room. Please, come join me for sometea and cookies. I wasn t really hungry, Maya mumbled, but stared at the large plate of chocolate chipcookies, still warm from baking. I guess I can have one.Gerri bit back a laugh.One.Nobody ever had a single cookie.It was impossible. So, shesaid, sitting down and pouring herself a cup of tea. How are things going with Noah?Maya sighed, picking up a cookie, placing it on a small plate, then moving the plate on to herlap. Okay. Okay? Dammit.Something was wrong.Gerri hated when she thought a couple was perfectfor each other and things got in the way. What s wrong? It s not him.It s just that the boyfriend I told you about keeps calling and won t leave mealone.I don t know how to focus on Noah when I m annoyed with Bud. Oh. Gerri dumped a teaspoon of sugar in her cup and stirred until she didn t see anygranules. Have you told Noah?She shook her head. I have to deal with him myself.What kind of person would I be to beasking some new guy to get rid of my ex? A smart one? Gerri asked, her brows rising. Darling, Noah is a shifter.A strong one atthat.He is used to getting rid of problems for people. Um, what does that mean?Gerri waved the spoon in the air. It means he used to be an enforcer to my nephew s pack awhile back. Wait.Didn t you say you come from wolves? Yes. So you had a panther as an enforcer to a wolf pack? she asked, sounding confused. Yes.But that s normal between our people.Besides, Noah is like a son to me.Much likeConnor is. Gerri put the spoon down, the metal clinking on the porcelain. You should just tell Noah.It s what couples do.Men like to feel useful.She shook her head. I can t do that.Besides, we re not a couple.We just started seeing eachother.I can t go off and ask him to take care of that.And Bud is an idiot.He s not smart enough to doanything dangerous to me.It s just annoying. So you re saying you prefer to deal with a moron ex than to let a strong man with acommanding presence help you? It s not that I don t want him to help me.I can handle Bud.I just wish Bud would listen to mywords about us never getting together again. Well, you know what they say, men are only as smart as their penises.Maya choked on her tea, sputtering the liquid out as she coughed. Excuse me? It s either that or men are just stupid, but I prefer to think it s the penis thing.It seems to methey never think with their real brains.Maya grinned, her eyes watery from coughing. Don t hold back, Gerri.Tell me what youreally think. Darling, please.I ve lived long enough to know that most men will fuck up at some point intheir lives [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]