Page 2 of A Reaper's Devotion
This made him smile.“Do you mind if I have a seat?”
“Not at all.”
Damn, he loved that smile.
“I’m glad you stopped by as there was something I wanted to ask you,” Willow said.
He waited as she leaned forward.She licked her lips, tucked some of her hair behind her ear, and then shoved her glasses up into her hair so they laid on her head.
“What did you want to ask?”
“I know your brother got the job before, but I was wondering if it was possible to apply to be the surveillance operator person.”
This surprised him.
“You want to ...observe the town?”
“I took care of my mom for a long time.I think I can do this job, and also, I think I would be quite good at it.”She nibbled her lip.“Unless you think it’s a bad idea?”
“I don’t think it is a bad idea.I mean, I know we’re all taking turns to help out.But I’m sure we’re looking for someone who would be able to take over full-time.”
“Where do I go to apply?”Willow asked.She held up the paper.“This is not exactly helping and there doesn’t seem to be a place for me to apply, so I’m not sure what I’m supposed to be doing.”
“I’ll handle it.”
“You will?”she asked.
“Yeah, but on one condition?”
She tilted her head to the side and looked at him.“What condition?”
****
Willow Evans lookedacross all of the cameras and made a note that she was never, ever, ever going to pull the panties out of her butt again.There was a lot of security all over town, not that she had a problem with it.She knew all the rumors about the past, and her mother had told her some horror stories about what it was like growing up in Lost Creek before The Reapers took over.
She wasn’t exactly sure who was and wasn’t a Reaper.She had a feeling Cyrus was one, also Daniel who owned the bar, and several other men.Again, she hadn’t been lying when she told Cyrus she observed people.It wasn’t a weird thing she did, but her other job, the one she kept quiet, was as a writer.
Taking care of her mother had been a full-time job, and savings hadn’t exactly lasted long with the ever-increasing medical bills.When her mother was sleeping or having a good day, she would take that time to pour her heart and soul into stories.By some miracle or sheer luck, she had become an author.She was so thankful for the invention of e-books and small publishers.No one in Lost Creek knew she was an erotic romance author, with multiple books in her name.
It made her enough to get by, pay the medical bills, and have some independence.She didn’t need this job, but she wanted it.Not for any other reason than to give back to the town that had helped her through the last decade of her life.
Since she hit twenty, she had lost her father, dealt with her mother’s cancer battle and terminal diagnosis.It had been a hard ten years.The people of Lost Creek had been freaking amazing pillars of strength.If watching the town’s security was what she could do to thank them all, that was what she was going to do.
She looked over the footage, and there was nothing of concern.Just the locals going about their daily lives.Teenage kids sneaking around places they shouldn’t be, making out, and doing teenage things.
She took a sip of her coffee and sat back, looking over the screens, trying not to think about Cyrus’s ...condition.He would put in a good word for her, if she agreed to go on a date with him.Dating sounded like a lot of fun.
To most women, this would be an amazing time.Willow wasn’t most women.The last decade of her life had been one piece of bad news after another, and the idea of dating just never appealed to her.It didn’t even appeal to her now.
But, Cyrus did.
Even her mother had seen her interest in Cyrus.
She didn’t even know why she was curious about him.He could have any woman he wanted.Cyrus was sexy, muscular, and he looked like the kind of guy that could take care of you.He also looked a lot like the men she wrote about in her books.The kind that always knew what the heroine wanted and gave it to her.
It was so embarrassing and hilarious.She was an erotic romance author, and was still a freaking virgin.The very idea of it made her laugh.This virgin was also going on a date with one of the sexiest guys she had ever met.
Tonight.
