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my woman calling anyone Sheriff but me."
Jimmy grinned and shrugged. “I had to give it a shot. Why don't you give me a few minutes to lay out the reasons I think I deserve the job more than you."
Walking into his office, Drew's whole body relaxed upon seeing Allison sitting there, nervously adjusting her glasses. “Baby, thank god you're here.” Pulling her into his arms, he ran a soothing hand through her hair to stop her from trembling. He'd been so worried about her, to find her safe relaxed him.
"I didn't know where else to go. He was being so horrible, I couldn't stay there anymore. Drew, this isn't going to work."
His arms tightened around her. “He was out of line, and he paid for that. I'm so sorry, baby. It will never happen again. I give you my word on that. Please forgive me?"
Allison shook her head and backed out of his arms. “I can't, Drew. I can't stay here and have men like that proposition me...or worse, force their attentions on me. That was part of the reason I left the band. I just can't do this, Drew. This was a big mistake."
Drew fought the urge to go finish off Michael and focused on Allison. She was scared. He didn't blame her for that. Michael was twice her size and could have easily overwhelmed her if he'd caught her alone. A man like that had no business being a police officer, and it was time for Drew to remove him from the force once and for all. That it took a situation like this one to make him realize it was unforgivable.
"Yes you can! You love me, you know you do and love is worth fighting for. You have to give me another chance. I give you my word that no one will ever speak to you that way again."
Allison stared up at him, unconvinced. The only thing stopping her from walking out was the chair she'd tripped on and fallen into. “I...I...I don't know."
"I know you love me."
"Drew, I..."
He was taking the gloves off—no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ended now. “I have an unconscious ex-deputy lying on my front porch because he was rude to my girl, and you don't know? You made me a promise tonight, Allison McKay. Are you now telling me that your word means nothing? Are you backing out on that promise?” Allison sat up in the chair, her back straightened, and her head came up proudly like he'd known it would.
"I never break a promise!"
"Then you have no choice. Walk back into my arms and tell me you love me."
The pout that pushed out her bottom lip pulled a groan of desire from his throat.
"Why do I have to make the effort? Why can't you do it? This relationship, Sheriff, is doomed, if I always need to make the first move."
Drew grinned and sat on the corner of his desk. True, she was back to calling him Sheriff, but at least she was freely admitting there was a relationship. Now to get her to repeat her agreement to marry him, in front of a witness. The moment he sat, Allison stood and approached him, bringing a soft smile to his lips.
"And furthermore, if I'm staying...and I'm not saying that I am.” She announced, jabbing her finger in his chest. “But if I stay, if any of your officers ever speak to me like that again, I want permission to deck him without reprisal."
He didn't need to think it over. “Granted.” If one of his men dared proposition her, they deserved what they got. His focus was getting this infuriatingly, beautiful woman back in his arms.
"Sheriff, if you don't move faster than that, I swear I'll leave."
"Well, I wouldn't want that, now would I?” Reaching out, he grabbed her hand and pulled her up between his legs and into his arms. The moment her lips pressed against his, he felt his entire body relax. He hadn't been aware of how tense he'd been until she tangled her hands in his hair and deepened the kiss. His hands roamed down her back to cup her ass and pull her even closer.
"Sheriff, we...oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize..."
Drew reluctantly broke off the kiss and looked up, realizing that at some point Jimmy had left them alone and
Jimmy grinned and shrugged. “I had to give it a shot. Why don't you give me a few minutes to lay out the reasons I think I deserve the job more than you."
Walking into his office, Drew's whole body relaxed upon seeing Allison sitting there, nervously adjusting her glasses. “Baby, thank god you're here.” Pulling her into his arms, he ran a soothing hand through her hair to stop her from trembling. He'd been so worried about her, to find her safe relaxed him.
"I didn't know where else to go. He was being so horrible, I couldn't stay there anymore. Drew, this isn't going to work."
His arms tightened around her. “He was out of line, and he paid for that. I'm so sorry, baby. It will never happen again. I give you my word on that. Please forgive me?"
Allison shook her head and backed out of his arms. “I can't, Drew. I can't stay here and have men like that proposition me...or worse, force their attentions on me. That was part of the reason I left the band. I just can't do this, Drew. This was a big mistake."
Drew fought the urge to go finish off Michael and focused on Allison. She was scared. He didn't blame her for that. Michael was twice her size and could have easily overwhelmed her if he'd caught her alone. A man like that had no business being a police officer, and it was time for Drew to remove him from the force once and for all. That it took a situation like this one to make him realize it was unforgivable.
"Yes you can! You love me, you know you do and love is worth fighting for. You have to give me another chance. I give you my word that no one will ever speak to you that way again."
Allison stared up at him, unconvinced. The only thing stopping her from walking out was the chair she'd tripped on and fallen into. “I...I...I don't know."
"I know you love me."
"Drew, I..."
He was taking the gloves off—no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ended now. “I have an unconscious ex-deputy lying on my front porch because he was rude to my girl, and you don't know? You made me a promise tonight, Allison McKay. Are you now telling me that your word means nothing? Are you backing out on that promise?” Allison sat up in the chair, her back straightened, and her head came up proudly like he'd known it would.
"I never break a promise!"
"Then you have no choice. Walk back into my arms and tell me you love me."
The pout that pushed out her bottom lip pulled a groan of desire from his throat.
"Why do I have to make the effort? Why can't you do it? This relationship, Sheriff, is doomed, if I always need to make the first move."
Drew grinned and sat on the corner of his desk. True, she was back to calling him Sheriff, but at least she was freely admitting there was a relationship. Now to get her to repeat her agreement to marry him, in front of a witness. The moment he sat, Allison stood and approached him, bringing a soft smile to his lips.
"And furthermore, if I'm staying...and I'm not saying that I am.” She announced, jabbing her finger in his chest. “But if I stay, if any of your officers ever speak to me like that again, I want permission to deck him without reprisal."
He didn't need to think it over. “Granted.” If one of his men dared proposition her, they deserved what they got. His focus was getting this infuriatingly, beautiful woman back in his arms.
"Sheriff, if you don't move faster than that, I swear I'll leave."
"Well, I wouldn't want that, now would I?” Reaching out, he grabbed her hand and pulled her up between his legs and into his arms. The moment her lips pressed against his, he felt his entire body relax. He hadn't been aware of how tense he'd been until she tangled her hands in his hair and deepened the kiss. His hands roamed down her back to cup her ass and pull her even closer.
"Sheriff, we...oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize..."
Drew reluctantly broke off the kiss and looked up, realizing that at some point Jimmy had left them alone and
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