Free Passion and Pearls (The pearl series) by Dani Marie

didn’t have the desired effect as she toweled off and slid between the sheets naked. Her fuzzy mind kept thinking of Blu and the one weekend they’d had together. She wanted him here in her bed. He had her heart and she hoped that they could be together again soon.
    Blu sat in his apartment nursing another beer wishing he was with Aqua. That woman was making him crazy. He walked around in a daze half the time and hard the rest. How could she think she was psychic and yet be so perfect for him? The more he thought of her the more painful his need of her became. Just as he was about to go take a shower and relieve the need burning in him, his phone rang. It was very early in the morning and he wasn’t on call so he was instantly on alert worried about his Mom or other members of his family.  He hurried and answered with a husky hello.
    He heard her soft voice and closed his eyes savoring it before what she said registered in his brain.
    “Don‘t you dare, if I don‘t get any release neither do you,” she told him.
    “What?!” Blu couldn‘t believe she‘d said that.
    “You heard me mister and believe me I will know if you do and that’s all I‘m going to say because I‘m still not talking to you. Goodnight lover boy,” then she hung up the phone.
    Blu sat there astonished. That had to be the strangest phone call he‘d ever had. He‘d never understand women, especially that one. He took a long cold shower and headed to bed. Maybe things would make more sense in the morning.

Chapter 7
    Tuesday morning Blu was running late but decided to stop at the bakery and get coffee and a cinnamon roll. He walked in and Wanda handed him a bag and steaming cup. He gave her a questioning look. “Aqua called it in a few minutes ago, said you were running late. She also said to check your coat pocket,” Wanda told him. He wasn‘t sure what was going on again but got his wallet out only to discover he‘d used the last of his cash at the Acorn the other night. Wanda grinned at him and with a resigned sigh he slid his hands into his coat pocket and pulled out a five dollar bill. Wanda smiled and took the cash as Blu turned and left the bakery with a very confused look on his face.
    Wanda called Aqua laughing. Their plan was working, she just had to slowly keep edging him toward being a believer. Aqua spent the morning handling the normal morning office supply rush. She loved dealing with the people and was pleased with the morning‘s sales. She was becoming a member of the community. This was exactly what she‘d been missing where she‘d lived before. Aqua sent up a quick wish that she would always be accepted this way in her new home town.
    That evening Aqua tuned into Blu’s thoughts again but he was thinking about work. Blu was worried about a young boy that he thought might be having trouble at home. It was looking like his father might be abusing the boy, but Blu hadn’t been able to find out anything positive. Aqua quickly tuned back out, she was trying to be respectful of his work and thoughts that were more on the private side. This knowing someone’s every thought if she wanted business was harder than she expected it to be. She knew that it would be hard for her if Blu could read all her thoughts. Especially some of them, like when she was alone in her bed last night. Aqua blushed, even though she was by herself then laughed at how silly that seemed.
    Blu decided he’d go to the convenience store for coffee the next morning. He was still a little freaked about by Wanda yesterday morning. When he walked in he was surprised to see Aqua there visiting with the clerk. She smiled at Blu but didn’t say anything to him. While Blu was wandering the isles one of the store’s suppliers pulled up. Aqua offered to man the till while the clerk helped haul the boxes to the back. When Blu walked up to the counter, Aqua didn’t try to visit but she did tell him how much he owed without looking at what he put on the