Alpha Hero - Hope Ford Page 0,65

walk out the door and turn around to Anna. “Okay, kiddo. What do you want to do today?”

She takes a bite of her pancakes. “Can we go to the park?”

Nodding my head, I sit down with her and think about how Luke left without even eating anything.

Luke

I had to get out of there. Just the scent of her strawberry shampoo was driving me insane. She had on another pair of her tight black pants and a wide necked shirt that kept hanging off her shoulder. Her creamy skin was calling to me and before I made a fool of myself, I got out of there. Before getting into my cruiser, I look over at the assigned parking spot for her apartment. The cherry red BMW stands out like a sore thumb in the mix of all the other beat-up cars that surround it. It’s an older model, but still in good shape.

I stand at the rear of it and jot down the license plate number. I feel a little guilty, but surely she knows I’m going to check her out, at least make sure she has no warrants or something. I told her I had the last babysitter checked out, so she shouldn’t be surprised.

I sit down in my car, adjusting myself in the process. My uniform has been tight in the nether regions since she walked into the apartment this morning. It’s like she brought in the sunshine with her. And I wasn’t the only one that noticed. Even Anna, who hardly ever smiles, was particularly happy this morning. I can’t help but worry what this is going to do to her if she gets attached. With resolve in my gut, I make it top priority to start looking for another babysitter pronto.

5

Carly

“You’re home early,” I tell him as he walks in the door. Anna and I had a full day at the park and she watched TV while I cooked dinner and then we’ve been resting on the couch since then.

“Yeah, they let us go after we finished our test,” he says, laying his bag down and kissing the top of Anna’s head.

I can feel my ovaries about to explode just watching them together, so I get up and trail to the kitchen. “You must be hungry.”

He follows behind me and I take the plate out of the oven where I had it warming. I walk over to the dining room table and set it down before walking back into the kitchen to grab his salad out of the fridge. “I hope it’s okay I cooked. Anna wanted spaghetti for dinner and…”

“Oh fuck!”

“Bub, you’re not supposed to say that word,” we hear from the living room.

He apologizes to her before sitting down at the table and breathing in the fresh aroma of the garlic and sauce. “This smells good, Carly. I meant to say, I’m sorry I didn’t leave any money for you all to eat while you were out. I’ll make sure to give you some from now on.”

I shake my head at him. “No way. She wanted McDonald’s for lunch and I figured you wouldn’t want her to have all her meals out today, plus I love to cook. It’s like the one thing I’m good at.” I blush, realizing that I’m bragging. “I mean, I’ve been told I’m good, but hey, maybe I’m not.”

I turn quickly away, but as soon as I do, the sound of Luke moaning has me stopping and my body tightening. Just that sound alone makes my legs tremble and the apex of my thighs wet.

I can’t take it, I turn around and look at him and his face is full of desire when he looks at me. “Oh, don’t doubt it, honey, you’re good.”

He’s licking his lips and I know he’s talking about the food, but the way he says it has my body heating as I walk back into the kitchen to put away the clean dishes from the draining board.

I take my time, taking calming breaths so I can at least act normal when I go to leave. Only minutes go by and he comes up beside me and starts washing his plate. “Thank you for dinner. We don’t get a lot of home cooked meals and that was a good one.”

I take a few steps away. “Sure. So, uh, I’m going to go now. What time do you need me tomorrow?”

“Oh, I don’t go in until later. Can you do a night shift?”

I shrug my shoulders. “Sure,