Page 26 of Wolves' Midlife Reunion
She waited, breathless from his kiss, as he checked his phone.
He groaned. “I’m sorry. I just got called in. I guess the streets are still rampant with tourists who want to have a particularly memorable time while they’re here.”
Tina pushed away from the tree, just now realizing how much the bark had been digging into her back. She’d been a little too distracted a moment ago. “Then I guess we’d better head back.”
“Listen, I really am sorry.” He caught her arm as they moved through the little clearing. The moonlight was just enough toilluminate his face and let her see how very sincere he was. “If I had any choice…”
“No,” she insisted with a smile. “That’s just life. Besides, it just means we’ll need to find time together sometime soon.”
He let out a frustrated sigh. “We can definitely agree on that.”
“I assume you need to get to work as soon as possible?” she asked as they reached the path once again.
His shoulders slumped a little. “Yeah, they need me.”
“Then I’ll race you!” Tina bolted forward, unleashing her wolf again as she ran. She went into the air from two feet and landed on four, flying as fast as she could.
You just keep surprising me, don’t you?
I do my best!The faster they went, the sooner she’d have to say goodbye to him for the night, yet she couldn’t hold herself back. Tina felt light and free, and not simply because her wolf was getting so much exercise.
Dex caught up to her this time, his paws pounding the ground right next to hers. This wasn’t the hot jock who’d caught her eye in study hall and made her wolf swoon. Some of that was still there inside him, and his looks had really only improved over time, but there was a lot more to Dexter Heywood now than there’d ever been when they were kids. He was kind and caring. He loved his daughter and would do anything for her. She was pleasantly surprised to find that he was also rather intelligent, something she’d never ascribed to all the football bros who only seemed interested in throwing around a pigskin and eating as much as they possibly could.
It was easy enough to fall for a hot guy, but there was so much more to him now.
10
“Damn!”Adrian hit the brakes and then the horn. “You’d think all the lights and sirens would be enough to make people get out of the way.”
Dex held on tight as they navigated Salem’s narrowest streets. “Easy there. We don’t want to have to call another ambulance to take care of us.”
Adrian shook his head as he took a hard left.
“I’m just messing with you. I’d much rather have you drive than Lester, anyway.”
“Man, don’t make me laugh when I’m supposed to be concentrating!” Adrian replied, laughing anyway. “I don’t know how they’ve kept him on so long.”
“He’s a little slow,” Dex admitted, “but he really knows what he’s doing. I think it calms people down a little when they see that a grandpa is taking care of them. There’s not as much urgency around the situation.”
“Well, let’s see how much urgency is waiting for us here.” Adrian pulled up at the scene.
They were the first to arrive. Dex hopped out of the ambulance and assessed the area, their flashing lightsilluminating it in the dark. A black coupe with rental plates had its bumper kissing a fire hydrant, tipping it just far enough without shooting a column of water into the air. A couple stood next to it, arguing.
The woman slapped the man with her purse. “You’re such a fucking idiot! I told you that you couldn’t drive!”
The man put his hands up to protect himself and staggered backward. “It’s not my fault, Sheila! It’s not my fault! That guy came out of nowhere.”
Dex and Adrian shared a look. This was going to be interesting.
“Is anyone injured?” Dex raised his voice to make sure the couple could hear them over their fighting.
Sheila turned to him with wide, startled eyes. “Huh? Oh. Just that guy over there.” She gestured toward a grassy area between two buildings.
“I’ve got the lovebirds,” Adrian told him.
Dex hurried over to the grass. A man lay on his back with his crumpled bicycle next to him.
“Sir, can you hear me? I’m with the ambulance service. I’m here to help.” Dex knelt next to the man, putting his bag nearby.
