her.
"Relax," Kitty said. "I come bearing breakfast."
Niki couldn't see Dean's reaction but the smirks on both Rafe and Bhric's faces indicated he wasn't happy. Seems these idiot males took entirely too much pleasure when the females didn't behave as expected.
"We don't need—" Dean started.
"Whoa." Niki shoved him to the side. "Speak for yourself. I'm starving." She sniffed the box. "Blueberries?" she asked hopefully.
"Yeah, we stopped at Mia's bakery in the village and she had these blueberry muffins fresh made."
Niki lunged for the box and tore into it. Her stomach rumbled as she plucked the biggest one from the box and peeled the wrapper from the bottom. She and Dean had a lot more on their minds than food, so they hadn't thought about eating, until food came into view and then bam. Starved. She took a huge bite and savored the burst of fresh blueberries. "Oh my goddess," she moaned. "These are so fucking good."
Laughter burst out around her and she realized all eyes were on here and most of them were quite amused.
"Hello. Pregnant." She took another bite and tuned them out. She might have to rethink her attitude toward the scarred feline. Bringing blueberries bought her a lot of goodwill as far she was concerned.
"So are we going or what?" Niki asked. "Cause if we're not, I'm going back inside to find some milk."
"Depends on whether you're done having an orgasm over those damned muffins," Dean said.
Niki looked up with her mouth stuffed with the fruity treat. They were all still staring at her, their looks intense.
Uh oh.
"Yeah," he said. "Your little display is affecting everyone."
She focused on Dean and breathed deeply. He wanted her and damn it was strong. "Crap." She shoved the rest of her muffin back into the box. "Let's go. Now."
Niki scooted behind Bhric, opened the door of Dean's SUV and slid into the driver's seat, waiting for the others to follow suit.
"What are you doing?" Dean popped his head in the open window.
"That sounds like an unnecessary question," she said. "If it's not abundantly clear: I'm driving." Her mood had gone south after humiliating herself. This pregnancy was really getting on her nerves. It made her act beyond strange. Dean shot her a harsh look, accompanied by one of his sexy low growls probably meant to intimidate her, but made her hot instead. This was going to be one long trip...
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Dean opted to go with the flow for now instead of poking at his feisty mate. Not only did he feel the need to protect her, he also desired her happiness. His beast pushed for it, in fact. Had to be that one-quarter bear talking. Besides making him larger than the average shifter, it was well known a bear's instincts about protecting its cub and its mother were an extremely high priority. He opened his passenger door and slid in next to his riled up woman.
Rafe appeared at his window. "We'd like to help," he said.
"We're good on this trip. But Bhric mentioned you have a doctor."
"Simon, my beta. I can bring him by later."
Dean nodded. "That would be good. Thanks."
Before anything else was said, Niki started the vehicle and headed down the gravel road. He frowned. Damn stubborn woman.
"What?" Niki asked in irritation.
"Rafe may not be a hybrid, but he is an alpha of his pack. Under normal circumstances, what you just did would be considered an extreme insult.
"Did you want them to tag along or not? Half a minute more and they would have been crawling into the backseat. Isn't it enough we have a motorcycle gang following us?"
Dean looked in the side mirror and saw three motorcycles not far behind. "Bhric isn't the kind of man who asks for permission. He'd rather ask for forgiveness later."
"I don't even think it's a good idea we are going. The last thing we need is a small army to announce our presence. That'd be overkill on a job like this. If we must do this, then let's get it over quickly."
"Then what?"
"Then I figure out who in my family has betrayed me. After that, I'll
"Relax," Kitty said. "I come bearing breakfast."
Niki couldn't see Dean's reaction but the smirks on both Rafe and Bhric's faces indicated he wasn't happy. Seems these idiot males took entirely too much pleasure when the females didn't behave as expected.
"We don't need—" Dean started.
"Whoa." Niki shoved him to the side. "Speak for yourself. I'm starving." She sniffed the box. "Blueberries?" she asked hopefully.
"Yeah, we stopped at Mia's bakery in the village and she had these blueberry muffins fresh made."
Niki lunged for the box and tore into it. Her stomach rumbled as she plucked the biggest one from the box and peeled the wrapper from the bottom. She and Dean had a lot more on their minds than food, so they hadn't thought about eating, until food came into view and then bam. Starved. She took a huge bite and savored the burst of fresh blueberries. "Oh my goddess," she moaned. "These are so fucking good."
Laughter burst out around her and she realized all eyes were on here and most of them were quite amused.
"Hello. Pregnant." She took another bite and tuned them out. She might have to rethink her attitude toward the scarred feline. Bringing blueberries bought her a lot of goodwill as far she was concerned.
"So are we going or what?" Niki asked. "Cause if we're not, I'm going back inside to find some milk."
"Depends on whether you're done having an orgasm over those damned muffins," Dean said.
Niki looked up with her mouth stuffed with the fruity treat. They were all still staring at her, their looks intense.
Uh oh.
"Yeah," he said. "Your little display is affecting everyone."
She focused on Dean and breathed deeply. He wanted her and damn it was strong. "Crap." She shoved the rest of her muffin back into the box. "Let's go. Now."
Niki scooted behind Bhric, opened the door of Dean's SUV and slid into the driver's seat, waiting for the others to follow suit.
"What are you doing?" Dean popped his head in the open window.
"That sounds like an unnecessary question," she said. "If it's not abundantly clear: I'm driving." Her mood had gone south after humiliating herself. This pregnancy was really getting on her nerves. It made her act beyond strange. Dean shot her a harsh look, accompanied by one of his sexy low growls probably meant to intimidate her, but made her hot instead. This was going to be one long trip...
#
Dean opted to go with the flow for now instead of poking at his feisty mate. Not only did he feel the need to protect her, he also desired her happiness. His beast pushed for it, in fact. Had to be that one-quarter bear talking. Besides making him larger than the average shifter, it was well known a bear's instincts about protecting its cub and its mother were an extremely high priority. He opened his passenger door and slid in next to his riled up woman.
Rafe appeared at his window. "We'd like to help," he said.
"We're good on this trip. But Bhric mentioned you have a doctor."
"Simon, my beta. I can bring him by later."
Dean nodded. "That would be good. Thanks."
Before anything else was said, Niki started the vehicle and headed down the gravel road. He frowned. Damn stubborn woman.
"What?" Niki asked in irritation.
"Rafe may not be a hybrid, but he is an alpha of his pack. Under normal circumstances, what you just did would be considered an extreme insult.
"Did you want them to tag along or not? Half a minute more and they would have been crawling into the backseat. Isn't it enough we have a motorcycle gang following us?"
Dean looked in the side mirror and saw three motorcycles not far behind. "Bhric isn't the kind of man who asks for permission. He'd rather ask for forgiveness later."
"I don't even think it's a good idea we are going. The last thing we need is a small army to announce our presence. That'd be overkill on a job like this. If we must do this, then let's get it over quickly."
"Then what?"
"Then I figure out who in my family has betrayed me. After that, I'll
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