“If he does, I’ll shoot him,” she grumbled.
As usual, the hot chocolate was gone before she was ready. She always wanted more of the stuff. It was her one indulgence. The only thing she spent hard-earned money on. With an exhausted groan, she placed her mug on nightstand, turned off the light and sank into the bed.
It was dark, the night quiet.
She glanced at the window, trying not to think about the full moon. She really needed to get some sleep. The shop was always busy in the summer and winter. Tomorrow wasn’t going to be any different. Unless she sold the house and shop and moved—something she’d considered but hadn’t had the courage to do—this would forever be her life.
She closed her eyes, safe and sound in her snuggly warm bed, trying to return to the land of dreams. Mr. Tattoo Man was a coincidence. Nothing more. Just another weird thing that sometimes happened to people. Like déjà vu. Besides, if he showed up again she’d tell him to go fuck himself.
You can run but you can’t hide, Just Rachel.
Who the hell did he think he was? She wasn’t running? No way.
She grinned into her pillow, waiting for sleep to claim her. In dreams she could do whatever she wanted, which meant normal rules didn’t apply. As soon as she drifted off she’d search for a drink to throw directly into his face. After he was good and doused she’d tell him where to go and how to get there. If she was lucky, they’d be in a public place.
She focused on a location, choosing a bar down the road. It was always full of human patrons. Putting him in his place in front of mere mortals would be full of awesome, bordering on epic.
Now that would wipe the smile off his face.
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