ROMANCE: Lion Protector (Paranormal Shifter BBW Military Romance) (Shapeshifter Alpha Male Short Stories Book 2) by Alexa Blair Page B
Authors: Alexa Blair
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the next couple days. She didn't go out of her way to message him.
Chapter 3
Tamera was working when the bell on the front doors of the diner started to ring as someone opened it and walked through. She was busy putting in orders for her table so she didn't pay any attention to it. Unless they seated the people in her section, she didn't need to worry about them.
"Pssst, Tamera, get a load of the hunk who just walked in. He's in your section, lucky girl," Melody whispered to her as she walked back with her orders and nudged Tamera.
"A hunk, huh?" Tamera asked her and grinned. Melody was always looking for husband number three, though Tamera wasn't sure why since Melody never wanted to keep the same man around for more than a few months. She always thought maybe it was just the chase and the challenge that Melody enjoyed, and once she caught them she lost interest.
Tamera grabbed a new pad for orders from under the counter on her way out to the table. He had his back to her, and all she could see was his dark shirt and slacks from behind. He had wavy hair and she could tell he was well muscled. When she walked over to ask him what he wanted, she stopped mid-sentence, realizing it was Julius sitting there.
"What are you doing here?" she hissed at him, trying not to blush. It was one thing to meet in a public place and banter with each other. It was another entirely for him to show up at her workplace.
"Am I not allowed to buy myself a cup of coffee?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "I do get a menu, right?"
Tamera snorted and handed him a menu and then brought him back a cup of coffee. She gave him an expectant look. "Do you know what you want?"
"You?" Julius grinned at her. "Okay, what's good here?"
"Pies are good. Coffee's acceptable, I would recommend the burgers, but the fries are so-so. I'd consider getting a different side if you eat a burger," she told him honestly. She didn't lie to customers, even customers who looked like they'd rather eat her for lunch than anything on the menu.
"What kind of pies do they have?" he asked her as he browsed the lunch menu further.
"Apple, chocolate, peach, and cherry," she told him, and then added, "We also have homemade donuts, cookies, brownies, and bagels."
"A bagel sounds good actually. Do you have cream cheese?"
Nodding, she wrote down his order, and when she was about to walk away he reached and grabbed her wrist to stop her for a moment.
"What?" she asked him, looking confused.
"I want you to go out with me again tonight. This time something more date-like, something where I can take you out to dinner and maybe enjoy a little mood lighting. We are supposed to get a meteor storm tonight. We should be able to see the shooting stars," Julius told her.
"I never would have pegged you for a science geek," she muttered, but then nodded. "Okay, I'll text you my address and you can pick me up."
As Tamera walked into the back, Melody jumped on her for details.
"You know that man?" Melody asked her. "I'd eat that man for breakfast if given half a chance. Is he single?"
Tamera laughed. "Yes, he's single, sort of. I kind of know him. He just asked me out, again."
"He came here for you?" Melody looked disappointed, but then bounced back. "Well, if you decide you don't want him, send him my way when you are done with him."
"Okay, Melody. If we don't work out, he's all yours," Tamera said as she put in his order.
"Do you like him?" Melody urged.
"I don't know yet. I'm just getting to know him. There's something about him that I can't put my finger on. I feel like I've seen him before, but I don't know where." Tamera shook her head. "Either way, I have agreed to dinner and, I guess, stargazing tonight."
"Do you know what you are going to wear?" Melody asked her, looking excited. Melody loved clothes and make up. If you got her started on fashion it was hard to get her to stop.
"I have a few things in mind. I have to take care of my other tables now. Try not to drool too
Chapter 3
Tamera was working when the bell on the front doors of the diner started to ring as someone opened it and walked through. She was busy putting in orders for her table so she didn't pay any attention to it. Unless they seated the people in her section, she didn't need to worry about them.
"Pssst, Tamera, get a load of the hunk who just walked in. He's in your section, lucky girl," Melody whispered to her as she walked back with her orders and nudged Tamera.
"A hunk, huh?" Tamera asked her and grinned. Melody was always looking for husband number three, though Tamera wasn't sure why since Melody never wanted to keep the same man around for more than a few months. She always thought maybe it was just the chase and the challenge that Melody enjoyed, and once she caught them she lost interest.
Tamera grabbed a new pad for orders from under the counter on her way out to the table. He had his back to her, and all she could see was his dark shirt and slacks from behind. He had wavy hair and she could tell he was well muscled. When she walked over to ask him what he wanted, she stopped mid-sentence, realizing it was Julius sitting there.
"What are you doing here?" she hissed at him, trying not to blush. It was one thing to meet in a public place and banter with each other. It was another entirely for him to show up at her workplace.
"Am I not allowed to buy myself a cup of coffee?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "I do get a menu, right?"
Tamera snorted and handed him a menu and then brought him back a cup of coffee. She gave him an expectant look. "Do you know what you want?"
"You?" Julius grinned at her. "Okay, what's good here?"
"Pies are good. Coffee's acceptable, I would recommend the burgers, but the fries are so-so. I'd consider getting a different side if you eat a burger," she told him honestly. She didn't lie to customers, even customers who looked like they'd rather eat her for lunch than anything on the menu.
"What kind of pies do they have?" he asked her as he browsed the lunch menu further.
"Apple, chocolate, peach, and cherry," she told him, and then added, "We also have homemade donuts, cookies, brownies, and bagels."
"A bagel sounds good actually. Do you have cream cheese?"
Nodding, she wrote down his order, and when she was about to walk away he reached and grabbed her wrist to stop her for a moment.
"What?" she asked him, looking confused.
"I want you to go out with me again tonight. This time something more date-like, something where I can take you out to dinner and maybe enjoy a little mood lighting. We are supposed to get a meteor storm tonight. We should be able to see the shooting stars," Julius told her.
"I never would have pegged you for a science geek," she muttered, but then nodded. "Okay, I'll text you my address and you can pick me up."
As Tamera walked into the back, Melody jumped on her for details.
"You know that man?" Melody asked her. "I'd eat that man for breakfast if given half a chance. Is he single?"
Tamera laughed. "Yes, he's single, sort of. I kind of know him. He just asked me out, again."
"He came here for you?" Melody looked disappointed, but then bounced back. "Well, if you decide you don't want him, send him my way when you are done with him."
"Okay, Melody. If we don't work out, he's all yours," Tamera said as she put in his order.
"Do you like him?" Melody urged.
"I don't know yet. I'm just getting to know him. There's something about him that I can't put my finger on. I feel like I've seen him before, but I don't know where." Tamera shook her head. "Either way, I have agreed to dinner and, I guess, stargazing tonight."
"Do you know what you are going to wear?" Melody asked her, looking excited. Melody loved clothes and make up. If you got her started on fashion it was hard to get her to stop.
"I have a few things in mind. I have to take care of my other tables now. Try not to drool too
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