“Ms. Niles, the project Dick is proposing will pull this town out of the backwoods of Michigan and put us on the map. The revenue the deal will bring to this community would fund necessary growth that would sustain us fo–”
“Mr. Michaels, as the mayor you should understand that many of your constituents prefer the town how it is. I’ve only been here a short time and I know that already. Besides, this business has been in my family for a long time and there is no monetary value you can put on a legacy. So, as I said, I’m not interested.”
“I’m sorry to hear that Ms. Niles.” The annoying man sighed.
The door hit the bells as it was pushed open and allowed in a man in the familiar brown delivery uniform.
“Morning, Nelson,” I greeted as he turned his trolley in my direction and I saw one box – a very torn up and damaged box.
“Morning, Ms. Niles. I’m sorry but this is all I have for you today. There were five boxes on the manifest but I could only find this one which has seen better days.” Nelson lowered his head and shook it in dismay. “In all my years, I’ve never had this happen.”
I sighed and looked at the mangled cardboard.
“It’s fine, Nelson. I’ll contact the company. Should I accept this one or send it back?” I wondered out loud.
A scuffle caught my attention and I looked up to see a smirk curving the mayor’s lips. Could he or the dick developer have something to do with this? I grew up in several large cities and I knew people would do what it took to get what they wanted. I hadn’t liked the feel of the developer guy and I certainly didn’t like the mayor… I wouldn’t put it past either of them.
Moving around my desk, I lifted the destroyed box.
“Thanks, Nelson. I’ll take pictures and send it to the company.”
“I’ll tell them it arrived this way if you need me to,” Nelson offered.
“Thanks. I’ll let you know,” I replied.
“Well, Ms. Niles, I better let you take care of your shipping issue.” The mayor’s tone pissed me off and he was lucky he shuffled out of my door. I really didn’t need to go to jail.
“I’ll stop in tomorrow,” Nelson said as he also left.
Walking around my counter, I set the box on my desk and gently opened it.
“God damn it!” The motorcycle headlights inside were shattered. The lights were hard to find and these were the last ones the vendor had in stock.
“Guess I need to contact the customer,” I mumbled as I dragged my uncle’s order log toward me to look up who they were for.
The bells clanged again and I cursed in annoyance. “What the hell? Is this Grand Central Station and no one told me?”
“Looks a bit small to me,” a deep voice spoke directly behind me.
Shivers rushed up and down my back. I slowly turned to face the man… a sexy beast of a man. Tall, broad, and ruggedly handsome he was sure to make all of the girls fall at his feet.
“Can I help…” My voice squeaked and I swallowed loudly before I was able to continue, “...you? Is there anything I can do for you?” I leaned onto the counter that separated us.
This man had great sex dripping from every inch of him. I could totally have some fun while trying to rock his world.
His nostrils flared and he gave me a sexy grin.
“I bet you can,” he replied – his voice even deeper than before.
“Well…” I rasped.
“And here I was coming to talk business.”
“We can do business first if that’s how you roll.” I grinned and moved to unzip my overalls the rest of the way. “It’s a bit hot in here…”
Turning and taking a couple of steps, I slid the sleeves off of my shoulders and shimmied the cloth down my hips. Bending at the waist, I carefully lifted first one foot then the other from my overalls.
I heard an appreciative noise from behind me. I knew what he was seeing. I was wearing only a cut-off t-shirt and booty shorts. It really did get hot when I was working.
I picked up my overalls and headed towards the backroom. I had a blow-up bed back there – since I’d been staying there until I got the shop back on its feet – so I really hoped he’d follow.
I wasn’t disappointed when I heard his heavy boots against the tiled floor. Once we were inside the room, he moved in close. His hand moved my hair and I felt his warm breath feathering over my neck.
“Just to be clear… you want me to fuck you, right?”
“Please,” I whimpered as arousal soaked my thong.
That’s all he needed. Strong arms spun me around and I felt my back hit the wall. His mouth came down over my own. At that moment he owned me and I melted into him. Relationships have never been for me… but this… this was everything.
Breaking the kiss, I gasped for air and smiled up into his mesmerizing hazel eyes.
“Aren’t you warm in all of this leather and denim?” I asked huskily.
“Oh yeah,” he replied and stepped back as he slid off his vest.
“Holy fuck, you’re built.” I drooled as he got naked.
306
Roark
When the delivery guy had opened the door to Niles’ Tune-ups and Parts, an arousing scent had hit me like a ton of bricks. The leopard inside me sprinted to shift. Thankfully, I wasn’t a cub anymore and could control my instincts. However, I barely had this time. The scent was something like I had never smelled before. It was a mixture of lilacs, cocoa, and femininity.
Nothing could have prepared me for what I’d find inside the shop.
The woman looked good enough to eat. She had light caramel skin, brown eyes, and her black hair was pulled up. The coveralls she was wearing had pissed
