Slade (BBW Bear Shifter Moonshiner Romance) (120 Proof Honey Book 5) by Becca Fanning Page B
Authors: Becca Fanning
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it’s true. I had a girlfriend for a long time, so I skipped a lot of years of practice asking women out. Since we broke up, it’s been a struggle.”
Oh no. Was he on the rebound? This could end up being a disaster. “Did you break up recently?”
“It’s been almost a year now. But we were together for four.”
That wasn’t bad, then. A year should be time enough. “Sorry to hear that. I guess it’s good luck for me, though.”
He chuckled. “Right. So, about that. Do you want to get dinner or something? Is that too boring of a date?”
“No, not at all. Gives us a chance to talk and get to know each other.”
“Great. Umm, what kind of food do you like?”
He was right. He sure wasn’t good at this. It was kind of cute, though. “There is a fabulous Mexican restaurant over on Green Street.”
“Great. Let’s do that, then.”
“Perfect.” Now, the day and time… She wished she could just tell him what to do next and get it over with. This was getting painful, cute or not.
“So, umm, how was your day?”
“Good. Don’t we need to pick a day and time to go out, though?”
“Oh, right. Geez. Sorry. Friday?”
“That works for me.”
“I guess like 7?”
She bit her lip to keep from laughing. “Perfect. Want to just meet there?”
“Sure.”
Good thing he was so cute, for all his awkwardness. Hopefully, he’d get past that soon. If he was like this every time he tried to ask someone out, no wonder he hadn’t had much luck.
“What do you do, anyway?” she asked.
“Oh, I take care of the bees. I’m a beekeeper and I do some of the household stuff. My business partners and I all share a house and that’s where our bees are kept and the honey processing plant is.”
“You do it all right there on your property?”
“Yup.”
“You’ll have to give me the tour sometime. I’d love to see all that.”
“Sure. It’s kind of my passion in life.”
She smiled. “That makes sense. I think the sweetness has rubbed off on you.”
There was a bit of a pause. Then he said simply, “Thanks.”
Hopefully in person, this would go much better.
Harmony found herself more nervous than normal for their date. Partly because he seemed so nervous. Was it just going to be completely awkward the whole time?
The babysitter knocked on the door and Harmony let her in.
“Thanks for coming, Rachel. This is a first date, so who knows how long it’ll be.”
Rachel grinned at her. “I hope you’re out all night and he’s the man of your dreams.”
Harmony sighed. “Let’s hope. I don’t know, though. He seems a bit unsure of himself.”
Rachel scrunched up her face. “That’s never good.”
Logan came running into the room then. “Rachel!” He jumped at her, and she stumbled back, but caught him in her arms.
“Hey Squirt, you ready for a super fun night?”
“I got the Xbox all set up!”
“Awesome.”
Harmony gave Rachel a quick hug, then squeezed Logan and kissed the top of his head. “Don’t wear Rachel out, Logan.”
“I won’t!” he called from the hall as he ran to the living room.
Harmony closed the door behind her and smiled. She’d met Rachel, a fellow nanny, at the park a few years ago. They were both there with their charges, trying to get some peace. They’d bonded over nanny-life discussions and had been friends ever since. They tried to get together with their kids every week. The kids loved it and it gave them adult time to talk. And Rachel was so awesome and loved kids so much that she babysat anytime Harmony needed her. Harmony would take her out for lunch next week to pay her back.
Harmony pulled up to the restaurant and went inside, keeping her eyes peeled for Beck. She found him just inside the restaurant, sitting in the lobby, his feet bouncing. He looked up and got to his feet when he saw her.
They were seated and sat across from each other. He fidgeted, twisting his fingers together and
Oh no. Was he on the rebound? This could end up being a disaster. “Did you break up recently?”
“It’s been almost a year now. But we were together for four.”
That wasn’t bad, then. A year should be time enough. “Sorry to hear that. I guess it’s good luck for me, though.”
He chuckled. “Right. So, about that. Do you want to get dinner or something? Is that too boring of a date?”
“No, not at all. Gives us a chance to talk and get to know each other.”
“Great. Umm, what kind of food do you like?”
He was right. He sure wasn’t good at this. It was kind of cute, though. “There is a fabulous Mexican restaurant over on Green Street.”
“Great. Let’s do that, then.”
“Perfect.” Now, the day and time… She wished she could just tell him what to do next and get it over with. This was getting painful, cute or not.
“So, umm, how was your day?”
“Good. Don’t we need to pick a day and time to go out, though?”
“Oh, right. Geez. Sorry. Friday?”
“That works for me.”
“I guess like 7?”
She bit her lip to keep from laughing. “Perfect. Want to just meet there?”
“Sure.”
Good thing he was so cute, for all his awkwardness. Hopefully, he’d get past that soon. If he was like this every time he tried to ask someone out, no wonder he hadn’t had much luck.
“What do you do, anyway?” she asked.
“Oh, I take care of the bees. I’m a beekeeper and I do some of the household stuff. My business partners and I all share a house and that’s where our bees are kept and the honey processing plant is.”
“You do it all right there on your property?”
“Yup.”
“You’ll have to give me the tour sometime. I’d love to see all that.”
“Sure. It’s kind of my passion in life.”
She smiled. “That makes sense. I think the sweetness has rubbed off on you.”
There was a bit of a pause. Then he said simply, “Thanks.”
Hopefully in person, this would go much better.
Harmony found herself more nervous than normal for their date. Partly because he seemed so nervous. Was it just going to be completely awkward the whole time?
The babysitter knocked on the door and Harmony let her in.
“Thanks for coming, Rachel. This is a first date, so who knows how long it’ll be.”
Rachel grinned at her. “I hope you’re out all night and he’s the man of your dreams.”
Harmony sighed. “Let’s hope. I don’t know, though. He seems a bit unsure of himself.”
Rachel scrunched up her face. “That’s never good.”
Logan came running into the room then. “Rachel!” He jumped at her, and she stumbled back, but caught him in her arms.
“Hey Squirt, you ready for a super fun night?”
“I got the Xbox all set up!”
“Awesome.”
Harmony gave Rachel a quick hug, then squeezed Logan and kissed the top of his head. “Don’t wear Rachel out, Logan.”
“I won’t!” he called from the hall as he ran to the living room.
Harmony closed the door behind her and smiled. She’d met Rachel, a fellow nanny, at the park a few years ago. They were both there with their charges, trying to get some peace. They’d bonded over nanny-life discussions and had been friends ever since. They tried to get together with their kids every week. The kids loved it and it gave them adult time to talk. And Rachel was so awesome and loved kids so much that she babysat anytime Harmony needed her. Harmony would take her out for lunch next week to pay her back.
Harmony pulled up to the restaurant and went inside, keeping her eyes peeled for Beck. She found him just inside the restaurant, sitting in the lobby, his feet bouncing. He looked up and got to his feet when he saw her.
They were seated and sat across from each other. He fidgeted, twisting his fingers together and
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