Free The Bigger They Are… (Lovers on the Fringe, Book Two) by Stephanie Julian

fairy.”
    Then Mike turned to Andy, his head cocked to the side. Andy had seen that expression before.
    It was the look true believers got when first confronted with proof that there were little green men. Only they didn’t come from Mars. More like Ireland.
    Crossing his arms over his chest, Andy just stared back.
    Then, since he couldn’t resist, he flipped the switch. For five seconds, with Jenna’s attention solely on Fry and Andy completely out of her sightlines, he shifted into his Yeti form.
    His body grew taller and broader, his form closer to a bear. His shaggy white fur gleamed in the sunlight and Andy bared a mouthful of sharp teeth in a shit-eating grin.
    Five seconds was usually all it took for the yokels to realize what had happened. Unless they were dumber than the average yokel.
    Apparently Mike was average. His mouth dropped open as his eyes widened. He literally froze, like a kid playing statue. Andy wanted to laugh but knew he’d give himself away with his growl.
    Then Andy flipped the switch again and Mike gave a high-pitched squeal worthy of a tween girl who’d just found out her parents still had sex.
    Jenna didn’t appear to hear him or, if she had, she totally ignored him.
    Moving to her side, Andy knew it was time for the reckoning. Because Jenna was not your average yokel. She might be the smartest person he’d ever met. Her brain never stopped working.
    Except for right now when she looked like Eymorgs had stolen her brain, just waiting for someone to press a button and turn her on again.
    “Hey, Andy.” Fry grinned up at him from the car, his eyes bleary and his grin lopsided. “What the hell happened to you last night, buddy? You disappeared and I had to take care of those tengu all by myself.”
    Jenna blinked again then looked between him and Fry. Between that blink and the next, Jenna’s brain began to compute.
    And what she came up with equaled a hell of a lot more than four.
    “Why does this man have wings?”
    “Jenna…”
    Mike tried to break into the conversation at that point but Jenna held up one hand and Mike closed up like a clam when she turned her sharp gaze on him.
    “How did you know to look for me in Andy’s cottage? Joss called this morning to tell me to go home. After he practically begged me to come up here and check out…this town.”
    Andy caught her slight hesitation and knew exactly what she’d been going to say. Joss had somehow found out about the Mystyk and sent Jenna to investigate. She’d been blissfully unaware of what she’d been about to stumble onto and now she was going to be either pissed off or scarred for life.
    There was no way out of this situation without a little heartache for either of them. He just hoped Jenna didn’t freak. He hated when women he really liked freaked out because they’d slept with him.
    He’d been hoping he could see her again.
    Damn it, he really didn’t want this to be the end of their relationship. He liked Jenna. They had a connection that went beyond a geek’s love of Star Trek .
    But first he had to deal with Mike, because ole Mikey was hiding something.
    And he wasn’t doing a very good job of it if the flush covering his face was anything to go by.
    “Joss was worried about me. Why was that, Mike?”
    Seems Jenna had come to the same conclusion Andy had. That the only trouble Jenna was in was from Mike.
    Which proved to be only too true when Mike pulled a gun. The hand holding the gun shook so much, Andy didn’t think the guy would be able to hit the broad side of a barn. But at this close distance, he wouldn’t even have to aim. A wild shot could hit any of them.
    “Joss was worried I’d find the truth about the Mystyk before you did. And he was right. Now I’m going to be the one who gets the TV and book deals. I’m going to be famous. Everyone will talk about me when I show them a real, live fairy.”
    “I do prefer fae,” Fry pointed out from the back of the Gremlin, where he continued to