by M. K. Moore
Luckily, the wedding went off without a hitch and so did the reception. To be honest, I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the help of his mom and mine, surprisingly. Ever since our conversation, she has been different. More like a mom and I have to admit, it has been nice. Some of it, I credit to the growing attraction between her and Miles.
Mom went with me the day after Silver and I got back together to go get my tattoo of his name done. She wanted us to bond and who was I to say no? While I was getting my ink done, I noticed that she was paying an awful lot of attention to the guy tattooing me, and he was paying equal amounts of attention to her. I was getting a little nervous about how much attention he wasn’t paying to what he was doing to me, but in the end it turned out ok. Since then, she has been back to the shop a couple more times and even accompanied Miles to a few of his conventions as his assistant. I am not sure what to make of the this budding situation, but I figure she is a grown woman and she knows what she is doing.
Avalynn has been an invaluable friend and sister-in-law and so has Rosalind. She and I have become close since she got hired. I go and have lunch with Sterling everyday when I take a break from writing and me a Rosalind have taken to chatting and being a general pain in Sterling’s ass. The first time I met her I was taken aback because she has eyes like mine. I found that amazing because I have only ever seen eyes like mine one other time. It’s not just the eyes though. From the very first moment we met, I felt a sort of kinship to her that I could not explain.
I have never had friends and so adding one more is just fantastic. She has become extremely antsy around the office lately, and I suspect it has something to do with the way Maxwell; Sterling’s other brother looks at her. I want to ask her about it, but I don’t want to embarrass her and I figure when she is ready to talk about it, she will come to me.
Plus, I have enough entertainment watching Penny run from Jace. I have to admit, I am impressed with that girl. She has managed to avoid any type of relationship with him for months. Definitely stronger then Avalynn and I. Oh well. He will wear her down soon.
Grandpa got out of the hospital the same day and with Greta leading the charge, he has been doing as he is told and is slowly on the mend. He gave his approval of Sterling and I saying that someone needed to tame this Casanova. This of course made Silver fidget. But it didn’t bother me. I know that whatever his past, I am his future and he would never do anything to hurt me.
Now here we are back from the honeymoon and my crazy husband has decided that the whole house needs to be baby proofed today. “Babe, the baby is not due for another 6 months. Why are you doing this now?” he gets up and looks at me the way he has from the first moment he saw me. Like, I am the honey to his biscuit.
He grabs me by the waist and nibbles on my earlobe. Shivering, I grind myself into him letting him know I am ready. Ever since we went on the honeymoon, I have become more and more ravenous and he is always ready to answer the call. “I am doing it now, my love so that I can spend the rest of the pregnancy, simply enjoying the changes in your body and the new experiences without feeling the panic when we are weeks away.” Who am I to argue with the man who puts me first with everything he does. “But now I am going to take a break and go upstairs and ravish my wife. Is that ok with you?” In an answer to his question I start removing my shirt as I walk up the stairs feeling not only horny as hell, but loved beyond measure.
Who knew that a girl from Road-to-Nowhere Illinois could find her future in Moosehead Minnesota?
The End
Want to know what’s next in the Moosehead Minnesota Series? Turn the page and feel the sparks with The Sparks between Us Max and Rosalind’s Story.
Story still being written and edited. Content subject to change.
Chapter 1
Rosalind
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY outside. I love walking from my little apartment above the grocery store to my new job everyday. I have been in this town for about 2 months and I couldn’t be happier. I moved here from El Paso Texas and it couldn’t have happened fast enough. I left that town because the memories there were too much to handle any longer and with no living family, I had no reason to stay. I started looking at classified ads for job opening that I knew i could qualify for. I went to school for secretarial work and billing and coding and now I just want to start a new life and move on.
The family i work for is wonderful. They are a father and his 4 sons and they are the most caring, sweet, helpful people I have ever met. I haven’t met the one brother. I think his name is Max. He has been away on a buying expedition, but if i remember correctly he should be back today. I don’t know what to expect, but with brothers like his, I am sure he will be the same. Not to mention the wives of two of the brothers. AvaLynn and Kennedy are amazing. They are both so friendly and welcoming and have taken to including me in thier girl outings. Which have now included baby shopping since both of them are pregnant. I have to admit i envy the both of them. I have always wanted a family. I strongly feel like i was made to have kids and be a wife and when i finally get things in order, that will be my goal.
Finally making in to the office, i go straight into the kitchen area start the coffee pot for the guys and make my tea. When it is done, i take my cup, walk into the office and get started in the invoicing I have to do. I am the first one into the office everyday and i like it that way. It gives me time to work with my mind empty and no buzzing. I have craved the quiet ever since my mom died because it was the only thing that kept me sane, was not having to talk to people while i worked through the grief. So although i no longer want to be alone, I still need some quiet at some point during the day to ground me.
I am about an hour into my work day when i hear the chimes go off on the front door. I assume it is Clarence since he usually makes it in before the rest of them. I don’t bother looking up because whenever he comes in he goes straight for the coffee before speaking. He is not a morning person. What I don’t expect is the four letter word I hear or the person who said it.
Fuck.
Startled because i have never heard that type of language in this office, I look up abruptly and…wow…..the man that greets me is beautiful to say the least. He is tall like an adonis and even thru his work shirt i can make out the definition of his muscle and strength. I mean his hands are like bigger then my face and i imagine those hands grabbing my ass as he lifts me on top of my desk and has his way with me. My lady bits are throbbing and i am pretty sure they are getting wetter the longer i sit here. I don’t even realize I am staring at the very impressive package in his pants when he clears his throat bringing my attention back up to his eyes, which are also alluringly gorgeous. His eyes are a beautiful shade of blue. Not like a dark blue, but blue like the ocean. I can see myself getting lost in those eyes given the chance and that is how i know he is dangerous to me and i have to stay away from him. But that won’t be a problem if the scowl on his face is any indication.
“Who the hell are you?” Well the infatuation was short lived. He is an ass. “My name is Rosalind. I am the new secretary. Is that alright with you?” He stares at me for a few seconds and I can feel him trying to peer into the very heart of me. It’s like his eyes are slowly trying to coil its way into my soul and resurrect all of my secrets. He is definitely dangerous. I decide to just ignore him and his potty mouth and go back to work, because I can’t engage with im in anyway.
It seems he has the same idea because he walks away. But as he walks away he grumbles something about somebody playing a joke on him and how he didnt need this crap right now. Like somehow i am a nuisance to him.
Whatever. Estupido.
Chapter 2
Max
I DEFINITELY DON’T NEED THIS shit right now. The most exoticly beautiful woman I’ve ever seen is my office. I am not here much, but I insanely wonder at how many assholes have seen this girl? The girl who walked straight out of my dirtiest fantasies, right down to her tight secretary outfit.. I mean,
I know it’s just a skirt and a blouse but damn. Ham and Sterling are loved up in that stage where they think everyone else should be.
She looks like Penelope Cruz and Sofia Vergara had a baby twenty something years ago. She is exactly my type and my dick brothers know that. I enter my office and stop just short of slamming the door. I clench my fists. I haven’t been with a woman in years.
That bitch Elizabeth ruined my life and my brother Ham’s. He finally moved on with the girl that was meant for him in every way.
I’ve had no desire to date anyone, let alone fuck someone. I hate so much that Elizabeth has been the only person I’ve been with. Willing my erection to go down, I pace my office. I only know her first name, but I do know she is mine.
My mother didn’t raise a mannerless asshole, so I go back out to her desk and wait until she acknowledges me. She is muttering under her breath, in Spanish.
“hombre estúpido” Stupid man.
“sólo porque es guapo” Just because he’s handsome.
I smirk. She will be mine. What she doesn’t realize is that I am fluent in Spanish.
“Lamento lo de antes, mi Rosa.” I am sorry about earlier, my Rosy.
She gasps and looks up at me. Her eyes are so expressive that I am floored for a moment. But it is not only that. I have only seen eyes like those one other time and they belong to another woman.
“Dios mío Mr Crawford, I am sorry. That was very unprofessional of me.” She switches back to English, blushing so prettily.
“No worries. So are you really a secretary and not a stripper?” I ask. I just need to be sure.
“Excuse me? Do I look like a stripper to you?”
“Not at all. You are infinitely more beautiful than any stripper I’ve seen.”
She frowns when I say that. “You’ve seen a lot of strippers.” She asks with a haughty voice.
We just met but I can tell she is jealous as hell.. “Fuck, of course not. But my brothers, they are assholes.They would find someone right out of my dreams, just to fuck with me.”
“You, Sir, have some mighty foul language. Don’t talk to me again, until you clean it up. Unless it is about work. You are ⅕ my boss, after all” When she calls me Sir, something snaps inside me. I walk around her desk and pull her into my arms. I put my lips on hers. When she moans and opens her mouth for me, I kiss her harder. Suddenly, she pulls back. “Dios Mio.” She says touching her lips. Finally, she hauls back and slaps me.
Right across my cheek. Fuck that hurt.
I am speechless for a few minutes. Her bountiful chest is heaving as we stare at each other.I am also a little short of breath. My first kiss was crazy passionate and I am so glad it was with my Rosy. My possessiveness over her already knows no bounds.
I say first kiss because Elizabeth would never let me kiss her. We only had sex a handful of times, one of which Ham caught us. I still have no idea what her exact plan was when she wedged herself between us. She was and if I am honest still is, very weird. I don’t like to think about it for too long.
“What the hell was that for?” I ask, rubbing my cheek.
“Don’t you watch the news? You shouldn’t take liberties with your employees. She says, smiling.
I don’t know that right answer here. I am not sure what to say. It sucks, but that is big gun she brought out.
“You are right. I apologize. It won’t happen again.” I turn to go back to my office. She grabs the back of my shirt and pulls me back towards her. I spin around and she pulls my head down to her level. I’ve got to be over a foot taller than her.
“I was kidding.” She says as she kisses me again. We got lost in that kiss too.
“I see you’ve met Rosalind Maxi Pad.” Sterling says, laughing, as he breezes into the office. I really wish that nickname would die a thousand deaths.
“Mierda” She says under her breath again.
“I am sorry Mr. Crawford. It won’t happen again.
“I’ve told you several times. Call me Sterling.”
“Right, Sterling. Sorry. I am getting back to work now.
When he goes into office, I sit on the edge of desk and cross my legs at my ankles.
“Have dinner with me tonight?” I ask, eager to finish what we started.
“I am not sure that is a good idea.” She says. I am not a macho alpha guy, but in this momement I vow to be in the future when it comes to my Rosy.
“Alright Rosy. Just think about it. I know I will be.” I go back into my office and finish my work in record time. When I go leave, she is not at her desk. That is a good thing, because all I wanna do is sweep everything off of it and fuck her until I break the desk. That wouldn’t be good for anyone since she is skittish.
The Sparks Between Us
Coming July 2018…
To Love Series
Brother in-law to love
Kissing Junction Series:
Candy Corn Kisses
Thankful Kisses
Candy Cane Kisses
Champagne Kisses
All for Love Series
All for Erica at Christmas
Birds of Paradise Series:
The Life She Left Behind
The Life She Wished for: Coming soon
I want to say thank you to ChaShiree for taking this journey with me. It has been so fun! I can’t wait to finish this series and see what else we can dream up.
Thank you to my husband, Daryl. I love you so much for like ever!
To my Mama for all your support.
To my #UnicornPack. I love you guys! KL and Elisa <3
To all the readers and bloggers, I couldn’t do this without you! Thanks!!!!
—MK
To my family. I love you all. Thanks for the support.
MK Moore, this was fun. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you and look forward to it in the future. I love you like a fat kid love cake.
Melinda Grier the greatest editor ever. You are freaking awesome. I can’t do any of this without you. Thank you for everything.
Jenny Tye. You are the craziest chick I have ever met. But you are also one of the most kick-ass proofers out there. Thanks for keeping things consistent.
KL Fast. Thank you so much for this cover. It is so Sterling and Kennedy.
To the V-Squad. You ladies are my sistas from another mista. I love each and every one of you!!!! #Vsquadmobcultforever
Finally, to my Lifers!!! I love you ladies. Thank you for the support and the laughs and for being Betas and Alphas. If I didn’t have you, I would have lots of blurry days.
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