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Chapter 99: This is No Big Deal
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Pelican Bay Security Chapter 100: Don't Pass Out from Exhaustion
"I can't believe you work at the hospital but have never been to Spuds."The county hospital is set between the towns of Pelican Bay and Whitecap. "During a shift, there's only time for delivery. I'm always too tired after to eat at a sit-down restaurant.""Shit, I keep forgetting you finished a long shift. Are you sure you're awake enough for this meal?""I'm fine. Working tens is a standard. I've been doing it for years." His concern is cute but totally unneeded."Well, if you get too tired and want to head home, let me know.""Spencer, I'm fine." I reassure him for probably the fiftieth time tonight. I'm not going to fall over and pass out from exhaustion. Maybe I should find his persistence annoying, but it's actually nice to have someone looking after me for a change.I haven't had a night out on the town in forever—since my last boyfriend, Thatcher, and I broke up over a year ago. Dating an EMT who reported to the same hospital I did was difficult. When we both had th
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 101: Pick the Hot Guy
I pick the hot guy.It takes another minute to talk myself into it and gather all my courage—I'm not a particularly fearless person to begin with. In one uninterrupted movement, I hit the unlock button, swing open the truck door, jump out, close it behind me, and run for the front door of the house. There are three small steps leading up to the sagging front porch, and I jump over all three like I'm Superwoman clearing a tall building. Both feet land on the porch. One of the boards dips, but it doesn't stop me.The door bangs shut, the crack echoing in the large, mostly empty living room. I stumble and quickly catch myself from the force of no longer running. Looking up, I'm met with the view of a large, black T-shirt-covered chest."Holy shit, Jos. I told you to stay in the truck, not run into the house without warning. I could have shot you." Spencer lowers his large, shiny gun but doesn't put it away.I should be worried. I've never stared down the barrel of a gun before, an
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 102: Are You Sure About This?
"Are you sure about this?" Spencer hesitates at my open front door.Frankie tugs on her leash, ready to come in, but he doesn't hand her over. "Sure!"I may have the next three days off from the hospital, but Spencer doesn't. He's hard at work, helping to catch whoever left a dead body in the woods."I'm not sure how long I'll be gone." Frankie makes another jump at me and Spencer tugs her back, his face washed with concern."Spencer, we will be fine." I snatch the leash when his head is turned and his guard is down.He lets go reluctantly. "I'll call tonight to give you an update.""Go. Catch criminals." I wave him away.I'm not going to lie, standing on my front stoop waving Spencer off while he leaves to go fight the bad guys and come home a hero is really hot. He may not be in uniform, but I totally understand why woman have a thing for guys that wear one.I woke up next to him this morning—even if there was a big black Frankie sitting between us—I can still say I s
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 103: It's No Good
It does no good. By the time I'm able to pull open her jaws and look inside her mouth, the bar of soap is gone."Oh no. No, no, no." I jog to the bathroom off the master bedroom. "No, no, no."I rip the curtain back. A few rings come loose, so it sags in the middle. There, on the edge of the tub, where my rather expensive, homemade, all-organic soap normally sits, is an empty space. It's cute little porcelain dish empty, the dish unbroken but laying sideways on the bathroom mat."Oh, Frankie."A few seconds pass while I mourn the loss of my favorite oatmeal soap. The heavenly bar is only available during the summer farmer markets every Thursday in downtown Pelican Bay. Every fall, I buy two bars. It's enough to get me through the winter months. Thankfully, Frankie caught me at the tail end of my first bar, so she didn't ingest an entire thing.Still, organic soap or not, it can't be good for dogs.Frankie nudges the back of my leg with her nose. She looks the same, but I ca
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 104 Focus, Dr. Pike
"The kind? You know, the organic oatmeal bars. Molly makes them.""Oh." His demeanor lightens. "Did you buy it from the farmers market? I prefer her lavender bar myself.""Yes, but Dr. Pike, the dog?" Does no one understand the significance of my problem? The whole town has gone mad.He's quiet for a moment. "How much of the bar did she eat?"I stop and think about what was left the last time I showered. "At least a quarter of the bar.""Hmmm, did she chew it up or eat it whole?"Shouldn't we be calling the dog ambulance right now? Is there a dog ambulance? What do dogs do in a time of emergency? "I'm not positive, but I think pretty much whole.""Ah, you're fine, young lady. Frankie will throw it up in a few minutes. Keep an eye on her and get her to drink lots of water when she's done passing the soap.""Really? Are you sure?""Absolutely. She'll be right as rain in about thirty minutes or so. You should even be able to continue using the soap.""Um... Okay." That
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 105: Spencer Here?
"Spencer here?" The older gentleman wraps his thick, dark brown trench coat around his body and leans closer, trying to see inside the house.I instinctively lean back to keep my distance, and so the smell of stale cigars doesn't suffocate me. Frankie growls, then circles once around my feet and stops, sitting directly in front of me, working as a blocker. The old man peers nervously down at her, both his hands clutching the trench coat."No."His eyes slither up and down my body. I cross my arms to cover up my chest, failing to ease the dirty feeling his gaze creates. "You the girl with him when he found the body?"This damn town and its gossip. "Yeah.""Tell Spencer to stay out of our business, or you'll both and up like Kevin." He turns, slinking to the side, his boots crunching on the light covering of snow over my walkway.I step out the door after him, stopping at the end of my front porch. The snow seeps through my socks and freezes my toes. "Who is Kevin? What happe
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 106: We Haven't Done This Before
"So how are we going to do this?" I ask, standing beside Spencer's imposing bed but making no moves to get myself under the ruffled covers."Like last time." Spencer's eyes rake me up and down, but not because he's checking me out. It's definitely more him making sure I'm not suffering from shock or an alien abduction.Whatever the reason, his leering gaze forces my arms over my chest. My lips pinch together, and I look sheepishly at the top of the bed. I'm wearing on one of his long T-shirts—NAVY written in big, bold font across the front—underwear, and a pair of shorts. It's way more clothing than he's sporting with his black boxers covered in small four-leaf clovers.As if the universe needed to give me more signs of him getting lucky tonight."We haven't done this before." I'm not one of those simpering-virgin types, but a few alcoholic beverages might help. Plus, why did I eat a second helping of fries at dinner? It was stress eating—there's no other explanation.Spencer
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 107: Bad News
I twist my head back to see his face. "What?" Hundreds—no thousands—of horrible things a man could say after that phrase compete for space in my brain. I'd rather not hear any of them. A ball of dread grows in my stomach, and I bite my lip with worry."I swear I'm not feeding you a line, but I don't have any condoms in the apartment." He raises my hand from his hip, placing it on the bed. "I'll pick some up in the morning, and we can do this all over again tomorrow.""Really?" If his next line is some attempt to get me to have sex without a condom, I'm out of here.Or worse, maybe he doesn't want to have sex with me at all."I wasn't prepared for this.""You don't keep condoms in the house?" I ask, my eyes narrowing on his ridiculously handsome face.He laughs, but it's a nervous sound that makes me believe this isn't a line at all. "I haven't been here long. There haven't been a lot of opportunities to meet ladies."I stare at him for a minute longer with one eye more cl
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