Go Fetch!
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Apparently so.
They didnt speak again until they hit the campus.
As far as she was concerned, that little ten-minute trip was the longest ever. Conall parked as close as possible to the building she needed to get to, then he shut off the motor and stared straight ahead. Miki grabbed her backpack, ready to storm off, but his voice stopped her. When youre done, come back here. Dont go anywhere else. Dont try and sneak off. Cause I will find you. And if I have to do that Ill be much less pleasant.
Youre being an asshole.
Sorry. It must be the aftereffects of the drugs you gave me!
Miki didnt even flinch when he started yelling. Youre going to hold that over my head forever, arent you?
Conall stared at her with his mouth open.
What?
He turned away from her. Dont let the door hit you on the way out.
Okay. Fine. He wanted to be an unforgiving asshole, he could be an unforgiving asshole. Self-righteous prick.
She jumped out of the SUV, pulled her backpack over both her shoulders, and cut across campus toward her advisors office.
Hey, psychopath! Miki, halfway to her destination, turned around to see Amy and Craig walking toward her.
Hey.
You okay? Amy knew her well. I cant tell if youre pissed or sad.
Both. Its nothing. Im okay. What are you guys doing up so early? Or did you even bother going to bed?
Amy sighed. I gotta teach a bunch of freshman about quantum physics. Three hours of my life Ill never get back. She bitched a lot, but Amy was one of the best associate professors the university had. And if they were smart, theyd cough up and give her tenure before MIT or Harvard finally stole her away.
And Im here to see Professor Leucrotta. Miki felt a shudder go down her spine at Craigs muttered words. And it wasnt one of those cool ones Conall gave her. But one of those creepy shudders she got like when she saw a spider crawling around her bathtub.
Why?
Dont worry. He agreed to meet with me about the grant money. Maybe Ill be able to track down his password while Im in his office.
Be careful. Dont do anything stupid.
Who? Me? And where is my fifty bucks?
She smirked. I believe you forgot to give me that this morning.
Youre not giving that back to me, are you?
Miki grinned. Nope. But thanks for checking up on me.
Anytime. We felt like we couldnt leave you alone with Conan the Barbarian.
Hey, Mik. Amy nudged her. Check it out. Your boring dream man. Miki followed Amys nod and saw Troy Benson walking toward her.
Miki? Is that you?
Miki braved a smile at Troy and quickly slipped her backpack off her shoulders. Nothing geekier than walking around with a giant backpack attached to you. And Troy was so not geeky. Almost six feet talla nice normal height, unlike some other abnormally large males she knewwith light brown hair and dark green eyes. Shed had a crush on him since Advanced Chem. Not surprisingly, Troy had his arm around some tall, blonde babe who looked like she didnt eat without throwing up after, but he kissed her on the cheek and sent her on her way before walking over.
Wow, you havent changed. Still my little Miki.
Funny, that didnt seem like much of a compliment.
* * *
Did she say anything else?
Conall leaned against the passenger door of the SUV, his cell phone against his ear, and stared out at the deserted campus. It was still early and students were just starting to appear. Said she was trying to get herself a cowboy.
I dont really think thats helpful.
Conall grunted and Zach was silent for a moment on the other end. Is everything okay with you? he finally asked.
Yeah. Why?
Ive just never heard you sound so muchlike me.
Conall chuckled. Im fine.
Miki still giving you a hard time?
Something like that. He wasnt about to admit to his Alpha Male he let some crazy woman drug him and take off in the middle of the night. If for no other reason, he knew Zach would never let him live it down.
Im sure shell get over it eventually. Anyway, did you believe her? Yes! But he was never going to believe short, vicious women again. Especially ones whose whole bodies shook during orgasm.
Who?
Victoria Lwe.
Ohuhyeah, yeah. I did. I believed her.
Okay. Well, you two be careful anyway. Soon as Mikis done, bring her ass back here before my mate forces me to start drinking. When shes stressed, she paces. Its driving me nuts.
Conall sniffed the wind coming from the direction Miki had headed. He smelled something. Mikis scent, but mixed with something else. Somethingmale.
Conall growled.
Conall? Are you listening to me?
Yeah. Sure. Well be careful. Gotta go. He shut off the phone and followed.
* * *
So? Still living in Texas, huh?
Miki took a deep breath. She would stay calm. She could do this. Although it wasnt like Miki was exactly Miss Smooth with the moves. In fact, she could be kind of a doofus with menexcept Conall. With him she didnt seem to have any problems wrapping her legs around his waist while he slammed her against a wall.
They didnt speak again until they hit the campus.
As far as she was concerned, that little ten-minute trip was the longest ever. Conall parked as close as possible to the building she needed to get to, then he shut off the motor and stared straight ahead. Miki grabbed her backpack, ready to storm off, but his voice stopped her. When youre done, come back here. Dont go anywhere else. Dont try and sneak off. Cause I will find you. And if I have to do that Ill be much less pleasant.
Youre being an asshole.
Sorry. It must be the aftereffects of the drugs you gave me!
Miki didnt even flinch when he started yelling. Youre going to hold that over my head forever, arent you?
Conall stared at her with his mouth open.
What?
He turned away from her. Dont let the door hit you on the way out.
Okay. Fine. He wanted to be an unforgiving asshole, he could be an unforgiving asshole. Self-righteous prick.
She jumped out of the SUV, pulled her backpack over both her shoulders, and cut across campus toward her advisors office.
Hey, psychopath! Miki, halfway to her destination, turned around to see Amy and Craig walking toward her.
Hey.
You okay? Amy knew her well. I cant tell if youre pissed or sad.
Both. Its nothing. Im okay. What are you guys doing up so early? Or did you even bother going to bed?
Amy sighed. I gotta teach a bunch of freshman about quantum physics. Three hours of my life Ill never get back. She bitched a lot, but Amy was one of the best associate professors the university had. And if they were smart, theyd cough up and give her tenure before MIT or Harvard finally stole her away.
And Im here to see Professor Leucrotta. Miki felt a shudder go down her spine at Craigs muttered words. And it wasnt one of those cool ones Conall gave her. But one of those creepy shudders she got like when she saw a spider crawling around her bathtub.
Why?
Dont worry. He agreed to meet with me about the grant money. Maybe Ill be able to track down his password while Im in his office.
Be careful. Dont do anything stupid.
Who? Me? And where is my fifty bucks?
She smirked. I believe you forgot to give me that this morning.
Youre not giving that back to me, are you?
Miki grinned. Nope. But thanks for checking up on me.
Anytime. We felt like we couldnt leave you alone with Conan the Barbarian.
Hey, Mik. Amy nudged her. Check it out. Your boring dream man. Miki followed Amys nod and saw Troy Benson walking toward her.
Miki? Is that you?
Miki braved a smile at Troy and quickly slipped her backpack off her shoulders. Nothing geekier than walking around with a giant backpack attached to you. And Troy was so not geeky. Almost six feet talla nice normal height, unlike some other abnormally large males she knewwith light brown hair and dark green eyes. Shed had a crush on him since Advanced Chem. Not surprisingly, Troy had his arm around some tall, blonde babe who looked like she didnt eat without throwing up after, but he kissed her on the cheek and sent her on her way before walking over.
Wow, you havent changed. Still my little Miki.
Funny, that didnt seem like much of a compliment.
* * *
Did she say anything else?
Conall leaned against the passenger door of the SUV, his cell phone against his ear, and stared out at the deserted campus. It was still early and students were just starting to appear. Said she was trying to get herself a cowboy.
I dont really think thats helpful.
Conall grunted and Zach was silent for a moment on the other end. Is everything okay with you? he finally asked.
Yeah. Why?
Ive just never heard you sound so muchlike me.
Conall chuckled. Im fine.
Miki still giving you a hard time?
Something like that. He wasnt about to admit to his Alpha Male he let some crazy woman drug him and take off in the middle of the night. If for no other reason, he knew Zach would never let him live it down.
Im sure shell get over it eventually. Anyway, did you believe her? Yes! But he was never going to believe short, vicious women again. Especially ones whose whole bodies shook during orgasm.
Who?
Victoria Lwe.
Ohuhyeah, yeah. I did. I believed her.
Okay. Well, you two be careful anyway. Soon as Mikis done, bring her ass back here before my mate forces me to start drinking. When shes stressed, she paces. Its driving me nuts.
Conall sniffed the wind coming from the direction Miki had headed. He smelled something. Mikis scent, but mixed with something else. Somethingmale.
Conall growled.
Conall? Are you listening to me?
Yeah. Sure. Well be careful. Gotta go. He shut off the phone and followed.
* * *
So? Still living in Texas, huh?
Miki took a deep breath. She would stay calm. She could do this. Although it wasnt like Miki was exactly Miss Smooth with the moves. In fact, she could be kind of a doofus with menexcept Conall. With him she didnt seem to have any problems wrapping her legs around his waist while he slammed her against a wall.
