looks to die for.”
Meredith raised an eyebrow. “I’m surprised he hasn’t had you out in that pool, yet.” She turned and wiggled both of her eyebrows at the others. “There’s a lot of fun to be had with two wet bodies…” She stopped there as they all watched Susan’s face turn red.
“Oh, come on now, girls, we’re embarrassing her.” Betty turned her gaze to Susan. “But seriously, what’s it like to be with…” she pitched her voice low and soft so only the occupants at their table could hear. “I’ve never even dated one of our kind, let alone…well, you know.”
Susan knew Betty had come from an extremely abusive relationship prior to her turning. She reached across the table and held Betty’s hand. “Just give it time, hon. Your knight in shining armor will show up. Just be patient.”
“Well, I wish he’d get his fine ass down to Texas and find me!” This had all the women giggling before they started eating their lunch.
About halfway through their meal, Meredith inquired with a twinkle in her eye. “So, Susan, you never answered Betty’s question earlier.”
Shit, she had been hoping they would all forget about that and move on. Not a chance with this group.
“Oh, Merr,” Sissy chuckled, “You’re just being ornery now. You know damn well they haven’t done anything, yet. You can’t smell it.”
“Oh my freaking God!” Susan gasped out loud. “You mean to tell me you’re going to actually be able to smell when I’ve had sex with him? Thanks for the heads up, I’ll be sure to take a double shower!” she hissed at her friends.
If she was expecting them to get upset, it wasn’t going to happen. “Only up until he marks you as his mate. After that, both of your scents will mingle and the difference won’t be so pronounced.”
“Yeah, about that mate marking thing… Someone want to fill me in on exactly what that entails?”
Chapter Four
The remainder of the day at the office went by quickly. Susan wondered why she didn’t feel violated, even though she knew the team was literally digging into her life and would be likely be dragging any old skeletons out of the closet. The answer came immediately. She didn’t feel violated, because she considered this rough group of Rangers her family. Therefore, she had no secrets to hide from them.
It was about an hour before quitting time when Ethan perched his ass on the side of Susan’s desk. “So, Susan, I’ve gone through all of your financial records and I can’t come up with anything. There seems to be nothing new since the original investigation we did months ago on Joe.”
“What exactly did you think you would find going through my financial records?” she asked him as she stopped typing and sat back in her chair, her arms folding over her chest. “You guys know almost everything there is to know about me.”
“You’re correct, we do. It’s the ‘almost’ that I’d like to finally put to rest.” He stared at her for a moment before continuing, “So, tell me about your family. And while you’re at it, tell me about Joe’s.”
“My parents are divorced, but they both live in El Paso. I have two sisters; both are married and have families. One lives in Indiana and the other lives in Florida.”
Ethan jotted down notes as she talked. “Joe was never close to his family, except for his brother who never liked me at all. His name is Parker, but I can’t even tell you where to find him. I tried contacting him numerous times after Joe died. I still haven’t been able to reach him. I know he travels a lot for work, but beyond that, Joe never told me much. He knew his brother and I never got along. I was happy to let him go do whatever he wanted to with his brother as long as it meant that he would stay out of my house. Parker has an ugly disposition sometimes…”
“Uh-huh, and just how ugly are we talking here, darlin'? Are we talking ugly as in just rude comments? Did he ever threaten
Meredith raised an eyebrow. “I’m surprised he hasn’t had you out in that pool, yet.” She turned and wiggled both of her eyebrows at the others. “There’s a lot of fun to be had with two wet bodies…” She stopped there as they all watched Susan’s face turn red.
“Oh, come on now, girls, we’re embarrassing her.” Betty turned her gaze to Susan. “But seriously, what’s it like to be with…” she pitched her voice low and soft so only the occupants at their table could hear. “I’ve never even dated one of our kind, let alone…well, you know.”
Susan knew Betty had come from an extremely abusive relationship prior to her turning. She reached across the table and held Betty’s hand. “Just give it time, hon. Your knight in shining armor will show up. Just be patient.”
“Well, I wish he’d get his fine ass down to Texas and find me!” This had all the women giggling before they started eating their lunch.
About halfway through their meal, Meredith inquired with a twinkle in her eye. “So, Susan, you never answered Betty’s question earlier.”
Shit, she had been hoping they would all forget about that and move on. Not a chance with this group.
“Oh, Merr,” Sissy chuckled, “You’re just being ornery now. You know damn well they haven’t done anything, yet. You can’t smell it.”
“Oh my freaking God!” Susan gasped out loud. “You mean to tell me you’re going to actually be able to smell when I’ve had sex with him? Thanks for the heads up, I’ll be sure to take a double shower!” she hissed at her friends.
If she was expecting them to get upset, it wasn’t going to happen. “Only up until he marks you as his mate. After that, both of your scents will mingle and the difference won’t be so pronounced.”
“Yeah, about that mate marking thing… Someone want to fill me in on exactly what that entails?”
Chapter Four
The remainder of the day at the office went by quickly. Susan wondered why she didn’t feel violated, even though she knew the team was literally digging into her life and would be likely be dragging any old skeletons out of the closet. The answer came immediately. She didn’t feel violated, because she considered this rough group of Rangers her family. Therefore, she had no secrets to hide from them.
It was about an hour before quitting time when Ethan perched his ass on the side of Susan’s desk. “So, Susan, I’ve gone through all of your financial records and I can’t come up with anything. There seems to be nothing new since the original investigation we did months ago on Joe.”
“What exactly did you think you would find going through my financial records?” she asked him as she stopped typing and sat back in her chair, her arms folding over her chest. “You guys know almost everything there is to know about me.”
“You’re correct, we do. It’s the ‘almost’ that I’d like to finally put to rest.” He stared at her for a moment before continuing, “So, tell me about your family. And while you’re at it, tell me about Joe’s.”
“My parents are divorced, but they both live in El Paso. I have two sisters; both are married and have families. One lives in Indiana and the other lives in Florida.”
Ethan jotted down notes as she talked. “Joe was never close to his family, except for his brother who never liked me at all. His name is Parker, but I can’t even tell you where to find him. I tried contacting him numerous times after Joe died. I still haven’t been able to reach him. I know he travels a lot for work, but beyond that, Joe never told me much. He knew his brother and I never got along. I was happy to let him go do whatever he wanted to with his brother as long as it meant that he would stay out of my house. Parker has an ugly disposition sometimes…”
“Uh-huh, and just how ugly are we talking here, darlin'? Are we talking ugly as in just rude comments? Did he ever threaten
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