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Authors: Jane Wakely

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“Okay, Matt, you have to kiss the next girl that walks by.” His friend’s comment pulled him out of his thoughts.

“Huh?” He hadn’t been listening. They wanted him to kiss someone, but why? He didn’t go around kissing women he didn’t know.

“You lose so you have to kiss the next girl that walks by.”

“How did I lose?”

“You didn’t yell ‘not it’ like the rest of us.” They all broke out in laughter again. Oh geez, he needed to get home. Matt looked around and saw a hot blonde walking toward him. She was tall and cute. He could definitely kiss her. What if she was the one? He didn’t want to miss an opportunity, especially since he’d just been thinking about a lonely death.

He turned to face her right before she passed him.

“Can I kiss you?” He asked.

“Sure
, handsome.” Her smile was genuine.

Matt stepped forward,
wrapped his hands around her waist and gently touched his lips to hers. His friends were unusually silent—probably surprised he actually did it. The girl placed her hands on his shoulders and he licked her lips before sliding his tongue inside her mouth. It was a bold move, but he decided if he was stupid enough to kiss her, he might as well do a thorough job. She didn’t protest and even kissed him back.

It was nice, but the kiss did nothing for him and he broke away quickly.

“Thank you,” he said.

“Anytime, handsome.”
She smiled at him again and walked toward the bar.

He smiled and tried not to lose hope. He had a blind date tomorrow night
.  While he doubted she’d be the one, he hoped they’d find something to talk about over dinner.

 

Chapter Two

 

Jenn couldn’t believe she was going to be late for her own date. Normally she left her job at the library on time, but today there was a lost child somewhere in the building. She and the student volunteer looked for over an hour before finding the boy sleeping under a table.

That fiasco was followed by hitting every single red light on her way home
which meant her normal fifteen minute drive turned into thirty. 

When the date had been set up, Jenn had asked her friend
, Marcy, for Matt’s number but Marcy had given her many excuses before Jenn gave up. She was sure Marcy kept the number from her on purpose so she wouldn’t call and cancel. Not that she would. Okay, if she was honest, it had crossed her mind once or twice, but this was different. Now she had no way to contact him.

Marcy meant well. She was older, married and blissfully happy
and she wanted Jenn to find the kind of happiness that she had. Marcy’s husband worked with Matt. Marcy thought they’d make a perfect couple. Jenn rolled her eyes at the thought.

Jenn parked on the street in front of her apartment building and raced to her door. Christina was standing in the doorway with her purse on her shoulder talking to a man
standing with his back to Jenn.

“You’re Jenn?” She heard him ask as she approached.

“No—,” Christina said.

“I am,” Jenn said
from behind him. “Sorry I’m late.”

He turned to face her and for the first time in the past two hours
, she was suddenly nervous. She’d barely had time to run a brush through her hair while sitting at one of the stoplights.

When she saw his pr
ofile, her jaw dropped and several breathless seconds passed before she remembered to breathe again. Thoughts of his mouth on hers and in several other places caused a tingling between her legs and she shifted her weight to try and ease the need she felt. Embarrassed by her thoughts, she could feel her cheeks heating as he turned and faced her.

Matt, her blind date, was the hot guy from the club
that kissed Christina the night before. Up close he was even more attractive. Dressed in a Kelly green, casual dress shirt with a white t-shirt underneath and khakis; his brown belt matched his shoes. His dark brown hair was still a little too long, parted on the side and one thick, wavy lock threatened to fall in to his dark brown eyes.

Those dark brown eyes looked down on her out of a face that held a frown.
Saddened by his reaction toward her, Jenn broke the connection and glanced down only to notice the bulge in his pants.

“I’ve got to go.” Christina said as she stepped around Matt.

“What?” Jenn asked, startled.

“I’m running late. Have fun tonight
,” Christina said as she made her way down the path.

Jenn stared at Christina’s retreating back. How was she supposed to have fun when her date wa
nted the other woman? It didn’t matter how much she wanted to find someone, Jenn wasn’t going to be anyone’s consolation prize.

She turned to face her date and met his frown again.

“It was nice meeting you, Matt. Thanks for coming by.” She went to move around him and step through the door.

“W
ait! What about our date?”

“I think we both know I’m not what you expected. Let’s just call it a night.”

“Well, it’s true that you’re not what I expected,” he smiled as he said it and the space between her legs tingled again before anger at his words took over. His smile only added to his appearance which made him grow even more handsome in her eyes.

“I think you’d better leave.”
She started to close the door.

He stuck his hand out to stop
her.

“I want to take you to dinner, Jenn. I’d like to get to know you better.”

Jenn felt a little fearful he might force himself into her apartment. Her instincts told her to push him away.

“I don’t want to get to know you at all. I have no desire to go out with a drunk that kisses random women in clubs, or that isn’t afraid to show his obvious distaste for me. Now please remove your hand before I call the police.”

His hand fell but his eyes never left hers. She thought she saw a look of hurt cross his face before she closed the door, but she shoved it out of her mind. How dare he show up and not even hide his disappointment in her. She wanted nothing to do with him, but she couldn’t keep the tears from falling as she made her way to her bedroom.

***
*

Matt took a deep breath as he made his way to the apartment door. He hated blind dates, but his little pity party the night before proved that he was lonely. He really did want to meet someone—maybe this was the only way.

Last week, Dan, a co-worker from the construction company where he worked, had invited him to dinner. Dan’s wife Marcy spent most of the night talking about Jenn and how the two of them would be perfect together. He’d only known her for five minutes, and even though Jenn sounded nice, he decided Marcy was setting them up because they were the only two single people she knew. Matt agreed because he respected Dan and he envied Dan and Marcy’s relationship.

When the girl from the club the night before
opened the door, Matt couldn’t believe his luck or hide his disappointment. Of all the girls in Chestnut Rock, he’d been set up with one he already knew wasn’t the one for him. From the look on her face, she knew it too.

“You’re Jenn?”

“No—,”

“I am.”
He heard another voice. “Sorry I’m late.”

Stunned, Matt couldn’t believe it. Her voice caressed every nerve ending causing him to harden at the
very sound of her. The woman behind him was the one he’d been looking for. All the tension he carried over being lonely floated away. She relaxed and soothed him and his wolf with two words. It was unbelievable.

He turned to see her face and was
stunned by her perfection. She stood at least six inches shorter than him and his protective instincts consumed him. He fought hard not to wrap her in his arms and shelter her from the world. It was like Jenn was made for him.

Her brown hair and brown eyes were lighter than his and tiny freckles sprinkled
her nose. The pink color in her cheeks thrilled him, he was sure she was attracted to him, too. Even though she was still dressed for work and running late, she was stunning. Her pink blouse and brown skirt complimented her skin tone and her feet were encased in dark brown flat shoes that complimented her outfit and still looked comfortable.

Jenn’s roommate said something and ran past them.
The excitement flowing through him made him want to break out in song and he never sang, except very badly in the shower. The urge to take Jenn back to his house and mate with her was strong, but he knew he couldn’t act on it. Dinner had to come first.

“It was nice meeting you, Matt. Thanks for coming by.”

She wanted him to leave? He’d just found her. He wasn’t going anywhere.

Something had gone wrong and Matt couldn’t figure out what happened. One minute they were going to dinner and the next she was saying goodbye. The look on her face when he tried to stop the door from closing tore at him. She thought he was going to hurt her.

Surprised by her anger and quick assessment of him, he let his hand fall and Jenn closed the door in his face. Unsure of what to do next, minutes passed as Matt stared at the closed entrance. The only woman who had ever stirred both his human and his wolf wanted nothing to do with him. She’d judged him before knowing him.

Dejected, he turned and walked to his car.

Chapter Three

 

Jenn woke up early the next day, thankful she had the day off. The library was only open from twelve to four on Saturdays and
she and Marcy took turns working the short shift. She wished she could have slept in, but she’d gone to bed right after Matt left, skipping dinner which meant she’d already gotten enough sleep and now her stomach was growling.

When she made her way to the kitchen, Christina surprised her
. Her friend never got up early, but she was waiting for Jenn with coffee brewing on the counter behind her.

An uneasy feeling swept over Jenn. She didn’t think Christina liked Matt, but she didn’t want there to be any weirdness between her and her friend.
Jenn was about to tell Christina she was free to pursue Matt, but Christina spoke first.

“So
how did it go? Did you kiss him? What did you think? I’m sorry I kissed him the night before. I had no idea he was your date, but still. When are you going out again?”

Jenn stared at Christina. Not only was she up early,
but Christina had energy, and it seemed it wasn’t caffeine induced.

“What’s the matter? Not enough sleep last night?” Christina winked and started po
uring their coffee. “Come on, Jenn, share the details!”

“Nothing happened. I didn’t go out with him.”

“What?” Christina stopped mid pour and turned toward her. “What are you talking about?”


I saw how disappointed he was to see that I was his date instead of you so I told him to leave.”

“What are you
talking about? From what I saw, he seemed happy to see you.” Christina grabbed the steaming cups and carried them to the table.

“You didn’t see his face. He was frowning at me and he had a hard on for you. Plus, he was drunk enough to randomly kiss you in that bar on Thursday. I don’t need a guy like that.”
Jenn sat down and added sugar to her cup.

“Actually, he was frowning at me too. When I opened the door, I knew he wasn’t happy to see me. I wasn’t happy to see him either
, and I didn’t want your date to be ruined because of that kiss. When you spoke up, that’s when he got hard. You did that with just your voice, Jenn!”

They sipped their coffee as she thought about what Christina said.

“Also, I don’t think he was drunk on Thursday.” Christina added.

“What do you mean?”

“I’d been watching that group and his friends drank a lot, but I saw him with the same beer for a long time. When he approached me, he asked me first before he kissed me. I think he was sober.”

Jenn thought about
it and from what she’d seen, Christina was right. His friends were drinking and being loud, but Matt seemed to just be there almost if he was on the outside looking in—or trying to fit in. She remembered his face when she told him to leave. Instead of accepting his offer of dinner, she’d been mean. Thinking of the hurt look on his face, she couldn’t help wonder if she’d made a mistake. Had she judged him too quickly the way so many people had done to her?

The unexpected urge to see him and find out for sure coursed through her.

“I have to go.”

“Go where? It’s seven in the morning?”

“Christina, I think I’ve made a terrible mistake.” 

“Ah. Y
es, I believe you have.”

Happy that her friend agreed, Jenn raced down the hall to make herself presentable before going to find Matt. After a speedy shower, she brushed her hair and teeth before throwing on shorts and t-shirt.

With his address in hand after a quick call to Marcy, she slid her feet into her sandals, thankful that Marcy’s husband had given up Matt’s address easily.

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