Free Healing Cherri by Jana Leigh Page B

explain the girls' relationship a little, he also knew where to tread lightly. Although he, Kade, and Brooks determined that Declan also had Alpha qualities just like the three women, he was looking forward to letting his little mate know who was boss.
    Calli and Rissa were standing outside of the lab when he approached. Both women looked at him warily, and it was Calli who said, “She's freakin' a little, go easy on her.”
    Declan nodded and walked into the lab. Cherri was standing in front of one of the computers, talking to herself about Kiki. He stood there waiting for her to notice him. Sabrina was sitting behind the desk reading some kind of magazine and nodded at him.
    “ What am I missing, his blood levels are fine, and everything seems to be on track. Why is his memory so far gone?” she muttered and bit her lip. He smiled. She was so cute when she was working.
    Declan looked forward to seeing her every day in her doctor's lab coat, with her sexy clothes peeking out from beneath. She was wearing a pink and black dress today; he had noticed earlier but had not had a chance to actually appreciate what she was wearing. Her stiletto heels made him want to groan. All he could picture was her wearing them while he claimed her. He already loved her rich, dark, long hair that flowed down her back; it would look nice against some silk pillows. Shit, he had to stop thinking like that. He had gotten rock hard in a matter of seconds from walking in the lab. All he wanted to do was lay her out on the lab table and strip her naked. Then he could examine every inch of his mate and get to know what she liked.
    Cherri turned around suddenly and stared at him. Her mouth in a surprised ‘O'; he could think of more than one thing he would like to do to her mouth. Declan grinned at her and waited. Cherri’s eyes darted around the lab in a panic before settling back onto him. Then her eyes narrowed and she said, “I want a dog.”
    Declan opened and shut his mouth, trying to figure out what the hell his mate was talking about and what exactly the proper answer would be. He somehow thought this was a test of sorts. He decided to play it safe. “Uh, okay.”
    Cherri’s eyes narrowed more. “A little teacup puppy who I could dress up in cute little clothes that match mine. And I get my hair and nails done weekly, plus we have a housekeeper and a cook. Well, Kiki was the cook, but now she's not Kiki anymore, so maybe we'll have to do the whole ordering out thing.”
    Declan stepped forward and put a finger to his mate's lips and whispered, “I don’t care if you want a fuckin’ monkey that will sit on your shoulder while you're at work, or if you need to have a personal stylist come in every morning. And I can cook; my mom made sure I knew how to. As long as you're in my arms every night for the rest of our lives, I'm pretty sure I'm okay with most anything. Plus, just so you know, I hate cleaning and I had a maid in Texas too. I can afford it.”
    ***
    Cherri sighed and looked into her mate’s eyes and saw what she had hoped to, acceptance for who she was. Declan leaned down and kissed her gently, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. Damn, he was tall, she thought, as he lifted her off the floor again so they could be at eye level. She liked it when he did this, acting all he-manly.
    When he lifted his head up, he said, “Can we go home now? I'm beat.”
    Cherri laughed and nodded, “I need to think about this thing with Kiki; something just doesn’t seem right.”
    “ Send the results to the home computer, Kade told me we were all connected with the Agency from home. We can look together over a nice glass of wine and some food.”
    Sabrina cleared her throat, and Declan turned to her. “Sorry, don’t know if they told ya, until the threat is completely over, I'm living in your spare bedroom.”
    “ I heard, don’t worry; I don’t plan on embarrassing you tonight,” Declan said and watched as Cherri walked around