Chapter 7 #2
He knew, too, that if a mate came along, he was going to have to be in a better mood all the time.
She might well make it so that he was, but worrying about his job wasn’t going to set well with either of them if he didn’t get himself into something that was better than he had right now.
Yanick worried too much to let a job take over his life like this one was doing.
He either needed to get over the little problems that were going on at the place daily or find himself a better job.
The better job might not come, but he knew that he needed different more than he needed better. He was bored with cooking where he was.
Pulling into the gas station that was open when he went by it, he filled up his tank and decided that his personal tank needed filling as well.
He’d eaten at the little restaurant before that the station had on its premises.
The food wasn’t fancy, but it was filling and good.
Something that he’d make for himself if he were at home at the time.
Ordering breakfast, he was brought his tea and biscuits when his menu was taken away.
The soft butter was good, and he enjoyed one of the warmed biscuits even as he was putting honey in his tea.
He had just put his spoon down when someone sat down across from him.
It was just a kid, so he didn’t say anything at first.
“Don’t tell him nothing.” He wanted to correct the kid, but decided now wasn’t the time. Almost as soon as the boy, he could see now, took off his jacket and hat, someone walked into the diner and looked around. “He’s looking for me, but he won’t find me if you play along. He thinks I’m a boy.”
Well, that changed his mind, and when the girl pulled her hair back from her face, he could indeed see that it was a little girl.
She must have been about ten years old, but since he’d not been around kids much in his life, he was only guessing.
The man came to his table and asked him if he’d seen a little boy.
“Boy? No. I’ve just been sitting here with my daughter since we came in, and you’re the first person I’ve seen since then.
” He nodded and moved to the next table.
When his food was brought to him, the girl took his pancakes and started dressing them up for herself.
When a glass of milk appeared, too, he had a feeling that he was being had somehow and was going to end up in jail before the night was over.
“What’s the deal? I just want to have something to eat that doesn’t involve me going to prison for it. ”
“Margaret knows who I am. She covers for me when I’m in trouble.” He asked what sort of trouble she was in and how much was it going to cost him. “Just your pancakes. Margaret will take them off your bill when you’re ready to leave. Chill your jets, why don’t you? I’m not hurting you.”
She wasn’t, and he should have been relieved.
But he wasn’t. Just having her in the booth with him was making his wolf a little antsy, too.
But since he was hungry and she wasn’t causing him any grief, he ate his eggs and bacon, sharing his ham with her when she asked for it.
By the time they were finished eating off their plates, the man had left, and he’d had a refill of his tea and she another glass of milk.
She looked at him when his empty plates were taken away.
“Thank you.” He said it was his pleasure, but she owed him an explanation. “He thinks I’m a boy and wants me to travel with him.”
It took his mind a few seconds to catch up to what she was telling him.
When his face heated up, hers did as well.
As soon as he was brought his check, minus the pancakes that she’d eaten, the girl had moved out of his booth and was on her way out of the place.
He barely caught up with her when she was headed for the outdoor restroom for ladies. She asked him what he wanted.
“Should you be out here alone? I mean, the next guy that comes in to have a nice quiet meal might not be so nice. What would you have done had I not kept your secret? He might have gotten you, too, while you were out here?” She said that she had it handled.
“I want to help you. Tell me what I can do, and I’ll do whatever it takes to get you off the streets. ”
“I’m not really in trouble other than I don’t have a home to go to.
I’ve been hanging out around here for the past month and have been on my toes since to keep myself safe.
I don’t know what you could do to help me other than do what you just did and keep me from getting caught by perverts.
” He asked her how old she was. “Sixteen. Listen, you did me a good deed, and I’m sure that once you get to the pearly gates, you’ll have enough bonus points that you can get in without any trouble. ”
“Where are your parents?” She told him that her mother was in the hospital and her dad was in prison. “Nice family you’ve got there. Well, I can’t leave you alone out here. Why don’t I pay for you a hotel room that you can stay in until your mother gets out of the hospital?”
“Sure, and you’ll just stay in the room to make sure that I’m all right, too.
No thanks.” He said that he was serious and wouldn’t bother her.
“That’s what the man said who thought I was a boy that he could fondle.
No thanks. I’m not going to a hotel with you, mister.
Like I said, you did me something good, and I’m grateful.
But I’m not going to be staying with you indefinitely. ”
There really wasn’t anything he could do for her that wouldn’t involve the police, and he didn’t want her to run off, never to return, just because he had a burr up his ass.
But he really didn’t want to leave her there all on her own.
He decided to talk to Margaret. She might know something that he didn’t, which was saying a lot since he didn’t know shit about what was going on.
~*~
Kendrick went home and laid down on the couch.
There wasn’t anyone home, so he thought he’d enjoy a nice nap before dinner.
It had been a long day today, and he was exhausted.
Of course, he wasn’t getting any sleep either, and that was his fault entirely.
He was having bad dreams about Dick getting out of jail and coming after Sharon.
He just couldn’t shake the feeling that she was going to be hurt, and he didn’t know how to make sure it didn’t happen.
“There you are.” He sat up, just dozing off when he heard the front door open. “I was trying to call you, but I kept getting your service. She said she’d put me through, but I thought you might be busy and didn’t want to be bothered.”
“For you, I want to be bothered. It’s just been a long day, and I needed just a little bit of a snooze before dinner.
What are we having anyway?” She told him that they were having dinner with Cass and Conri tonight, and that she had some news about her father.
“Good. The longer he stays in jail, the better. I’m hoping forever, but I’ll take what I can get. ”
“How about sex?” He just stared at her, not really sure what she meant.
“I want to have sex with you. Cass told me I’d be stronger for it, but that’s not the reason why.
I’m so in desperate need of you that I find myself waking up in the middle of the night, reaching for you. You’re not there for me.”
“I told you that it would be up to you when we had sex.” She said she’d thought that he was joking. “Two things I never joke about are money and sex. And I want to make love to you all over the house. Sometimes twice.”
“That would be nice.” She came over and sat on his lap, facing him. “I’ve thought about riding you all afternoon. Do you have any idea how hard it is to concentrate when all I can think about is having your cock inside of me? It’s difficult, let me tell you.”
“You should have said something sooner. I would have gladly let you ride me. You can do whatever you wish to my body, and I’d let you.” She giggled, and he smiled. “My body is yours to do with what you wish. I’ve been waiting for this day for ages, it seems. Tell me what you want.”
Instead of telling him anything, she leaned forward and kissed him.
Wrapping his arms around her waist, he brought her closer to him and deepened the kiss.
When she touched her fingers to his neck, it was all he could do not to toss her to the couch and take her.
He’d really been wanting her for some time now, and he hoped that she was serious when she said that she wanted him.
Loosening his tie, she unbuttoned his dress shirt and pulled it from his pants.
He could feel his cock swelling with need, and when she touched him through his pants, he hissed at her.
It was too much and not nearly enough. He wanted her.
As he did the same to her blouse, he was shocked to find that she didn’t have on a bra.
Glad that he had one less thing to worry about, he opened her blouse up and took her breast into his mouth and suckled hard.
Her hand tangled in his hair as she held him closer to her body.
It was everything that he could have hoped for in making love to his mate.
Helping her pull his pants down to his thighs, she stood up and pulled her skirt off. He had to swallow twice before he thought about breathing again. She was glorious in her nudity. Sharon looked like every dream he’d had of her and more so.
“I want you naked.” She was so breathless that he could barely understand her.
When she began pulling at his slacks, he helped her get them off him with his briefs.
His cock was embarrassingly hard, but right now, all he could think about was being deep inside of Sharon until neither of them could move again.
“I want to ride you. Let me have my way with you so that I can come when I need it. You’ll take over. ”