Total pages in book: 47
Estimated words: 43749 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 219(@200wpm)___ 175(@250wpm)___ 146(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 43749 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 219(@200wpm)___ 175(@250wpm)___ 146(@300wpm)
Before they came along, our family could only see gray. When Fraser found them on the side of the road suddenly everything was in vivid color. After that Uncle Fraser was always around and he’s become like a father to me. Which is why I’m not supposed to be in love with Mina. That’s his daughter and we were all raised together. When they had three more kids, I never felt like I was being replaced or pushed to the side. Fraser and Nyah always included me like I was one of their own, which makes all of this so much more complicated.
In the distance I see Mina turn around and lean against her desk. I groan at the sight of her shirt stretched tight across her chest. For some reason it feels like she’s doing this to personally torture me. She never dressed like this before, but I guess she wasn’t working in a professional setting before either. Waiting tables and babysitting didn’t exactly require business attire, but I never thought seeing her fully clothed would make me so fucking hard.
She’s reading a piece of paper and I watch as the pen she has in her hand slips past her full lips and my cock throbs. Even from this far away I can see the glossy shine as her tongue darts out to lick them and I have to swallow down a moan.
“Fuck,” I say to the empty room and consider going back to my office to jack off.
That’s when I see that fire-fucker Ryan and my hands clench into fists. She’s planning on going on a date with him? Over my dead body.
As I storm out of the office, I try to remind myself that murder is not an option. For now.
Chapter Three
MINA
I smile when I see Ryan strolling into the station. He’s good for a laugh and irritates the hell out of Aspen. It’s a double win really. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ryan likes getting a rise out of Aspen too. I’m sure he gets bored over at the firehouse. It’s not as if the sirens are going off every day.
Hell, we only had two calls this week and they weren’t emergencies. It’s always someone that needs help with a project around their house and thinks we’re the ideal solution.
Sally called saying someone was on the side of her house and she thinks she was having a panic attack. When the fire crew and Aspen got there they didn't find anything on the side of her house except her trash cans. Sally looked the furthest thing from a panic attack before she asked if someone could take her trash cans to the curb.
Aspen shook his head and laughed about it when he retold the story. I remember when he was easygoing like that with me. My little antics would make him smile, which is the only reason I kept it up. Sometimes I’d throw a small fit over something silly and I’d get that handsome smile while he fixed whatever it was I was going on about. Afterwards he’d call me princess, but he hasn’t said that in years. I knew he meant it in a sweet way, which is why it always made me melt. He has the ability to make me feel precious with that one word.
“Are you here to start trouble?” I ask Ryan as he walks over. Even the way he walks is flirty. I swear this man is pushing his luck.
“Not much else to do,” he says as he leans up against the counter.
“You know he can toss you in that cell.” I nod towards the one cell I’ve never actually seen used before.
“I think if it gets me a date with you, it’s worth it.” Ryan gives me that smirk that has half the girls in town falling all over him. Too bad it does nothing for me. Ryan knows that but it doesn’t stop him. The man could flirt with a pole.
“You’re not going on a fuckin’ Valentine’s Day date,” Aspen says from behind me.
I didn’t hear him leave the office but I knew it wouldn’t take long before he was here to chase Ryan off. As much as I too enjoy annoying Aspen, the thrill is fading. Anger is starting to fill that space and if I’m honest I know that my anger comes from hurt. It’s too bad being mad is easier.
“We’re not,” I tell him as I glance over my shoulder in his direction. He doesn’t look at me but keeps on glaring at Ryan. His expression takes me back because I can tell he’s more than pissed this time. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this mad.
“I didn’t want to wait until tomorrow so Mina agreed to go out tonight.”
Aspen moves and I barely get my body in front of him before he can make a grab for Ryan. Without thinking I put my hands on Aspen’s chest to stop him and at the same time I feel his hands go to my hips. He must be doing it so he doesn’t run me down but his fingers are gripping tight.