Bear Hearted: BBW Paranormal Shifter Romance (9 page)

              “Ha, you’re just saying that.” Gretchen said as she grabbed her new drink. She took a swig of it and chuckled a bit more, definitely starting to feel the effects. “Makes sense I guess. Seems like you’ve had your fill.”

              “Yeah, I have actually.” Shay replied, looking up at the boxing match on TV. “They think it’s fun to go to the strip club and spend money on chicks to see them naked, but they don’t end up going home with them. And if they do find someone, it’s most likely a one-night stand.”

              “What guy doesn’t want a one-night stand?” Gretchen blurted before she realized what it sounded like she was saying. “I mean, just as a question…”

              “Haha! I didn’t say that I didn’t
like
one-night stands it's just that lately I've been ready to settle down on just one woman and stop the drama of new ones every weekend." Shay said, thinking about the real reason he was there in Vegas as he looked over at Gretchen. “Have you eaten? You shouldn’t drink on an empty stomach. Tom makes a hell of a grilled cheeseburger!”

              “Wha…” Gretchen said as her mouth started watering as she wondered what a grilled cheeseburger was going to taste like. “What’s that?”

              “Delicious is what it is. Tom! I need two grilled cheeseburgers over here please and thanks.” Shay said excitedly before he turned back to Gretchen. “Where’d that Sonic Screwdriver go? Tom’s a fan of Dr. Who too; he’d love that.”

              “Oh, I put it in my purse. I honestly thought you were going to leave with your friends so I put it up." Gretchen said, pulling the Dr. Who Sonic Screwdriver replica back out from her purse.

              “No way.” Shay said. “I’m not walking out on a chance to get to know you.”

              “Aww.” Gretchen replied, feeling her heart skip a beat. She started clinching her jaw and pushing at them from the inside with her tongue, what she did when she got nervous. She wanted him. While she had second guessed the entire idea of a hookup on her flight here, she wanted him. She tried to figure out what she truly wanted as she kept wondering how his skin would taste underneath her lips.

              Gretchen spun her knees to the right and got up just as Shay had started to stand at the same time. They stood up right into each other and Gretchen felt his package by accident in the brush off. They laughed but didn’t pull away. After a few moments of eye contact, they started walking off together as the heat radiated off them. She was lost in those wild eyes, that flickered and changed.

              The bartender walked out from around the bar just as they began to leave, holding two freshly made grilled cheeseburgers.

              “Here you go. Fresh off the grill.” He said with a chuckle. "From the looks of it, you two may want these to go."