Free Amir (BBW Bear Shifter Moonshiner Romance) (120 Proof Honey Book 3) by Becca Fanning Page B

Stacey gave a giggle. It was a well-known fact in the family that Reinicke, Kurt’s cousin, hated to be teased. He looked the least excited by whole fiasco, though even he was tapping his fingers against his chair with impatience. He scowled. Reinicke might have been quite handsome, if not for all the scowling.

    “No thanks, Gram,” he answered dryly. “You’ve got quite enough baby-making going on without my efforts.”

    “Speaking of which,” Kurt tried to interject, but he was cut off once again.

    “Well, what about you Hart?” Anina pressed. “Any new girls on the horizon?”

    Hart caught his brother’s eye for a moment and they shared a sigh.

    “I called Karina at the agency, just like you said,” he told his grandmother, “but she’s short on girls in this area right now. Sorry Gram, it doesn’t look like happily ever after is on my cards just yet.”

    “However,” Stacey said loudly, but once again Anina was jabbering away.

    “Oh, that’s a shame,” she said gently. “I thought you and that girl from Ben’s wedding were very well suited.”

    “She’s gone back to China, Gram,” Ben cut in. “To her husband , remember?”

    “Gram-” Kurt tried again.

    “Ah,” Anina said. “I knew there was a reason that wasn’t going to work.”

    “ Gram… ” he tried again.

    “Such a shame, she was very pretty.”

    “GRAM!”

    Silence filled the room. Kurt’s voice had risen to shake the atmosphere, almost as loud as his roar. Anina looked at him, aghast. She seemed as though she might have been about to tell him off for being so rude, and Stacey felt it her duty to step in. She took the old woman’s hands gently, touching as they had when they’d first met.

    “Anina, we’ve been trying to tell you our news,” she explained gently. “Kurt and I… Well, I’m two and a half months pregnant.”

    Silence followed as the news sank in, then everyone was speaking at once. They rushed to crowd around Stacey and Kurt, congratulating them on the happy news. Even Reinicke got up to shake Kurt’s hand, before making some excuse about finding a vending machine. Amid all the fuss, Stacey looked to Kurt, and this time he shook his head. The crowd was excited enough for one night.

    They’d wait until later to tell them it was most likely twins.

Knox
    120 Proof Honey II
    by
    Becca Fanning

Jasmine looked across the desk as the agency employee typed into her computer. Her feeling of unease deepened as the woman kept clicking and clicking.

    “Well, Jasmine. To be honest, as I’m entering in your information, there’s not much you’re qualified for. You don’t have any work experience or schooling. All you have is your experience as a housewife.”

    The irony wasn’t lost on Jasmine. “Then how do I get experience?”

    “You start out low and work your way up or you get some education.”

    Jasmine let out a long breath, swallowing hard so the tears wouldn’t rush to her eyes. “Is there anything you can find me?”

    “We’ll find something.” She gave Jasmine a resigned look. “It’ll probably involve cleaning, however. Most of those jobs don’t ask for much experience, if any.”

    “Okay, that’s fine. I just need something.”

    She finished typing and turned to her. “I should have some interviews set up for this week.”

    Jasmine left the employment agency feeling deflated. If she hadn’t gotten married so young, or listened to her parents who said you don’t need college, just a good man, then maybe she wouldn’t be in this position. Maybe she would go back to school. But for what? She felt like a little kid asking herself, what do you want to be when you grow up?

    Later that day, the phone rang with the number from the employment agency.

    “I have an interview for you,” the woman said. “It’s a housekeeping position for a group of five men who live and work together. They’re looking for someone to come in everyday to do things like dishes,