Shielding Sierra Excerpt
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“I swear to you,” Grover said as if he could read her mind. “We’re gonna get out of here. Also, I should probably warn you…I’m gonna want to continue to get to know you when we get back to the States.”
Sierra blinked. Did he just…? “Are you asking me out?” she blurted.
Grover chuckled. It was a bit rusty sounding, but it still sent goose bumps racing down her filthy arms. “Yes.”
“Um…no offense…but…I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”
“Here’s the thing,” Grover replied quietly. “You intrigued me when I met you the first time, Sierra. And now that I’ve found you, and realize exactly how damn strong you are—you have to be, in order to survive what you have—I’m even more interested. I have no idea what will happen when we’re back home. Hell, I don’t even know where you live. But I’m just saying…I want to continue where we left off a year ago. We were robbed of the chance to get to know each other, and that pisses me off.”
Sierra’s heart was pounding in her chest. Grover sounded too good to be real. Then she thought back to her reaction to him when they’d first met…and realized she wasn’t all that surprised by his confidence and assertiveness.
“Fine,” she said, trying to sound as strong as he thought she was. “If we get out of here, I’ll let you take me out on the usual three dates I give any guy before I decide if we’re compatible. But if they suck, all bets are off.”
“Deal,” Grover said immediately.
For a second, Sierra wondered what she’d just agreed to, but he spoke again before she could reconsider.
“And it’s when, not if we get out of here. Where you from, Bean?”
Sierra frowned. “What did you just call me?”
“Shit…um…nothing. Sorry.”
Hearing Grover sound so embarrassed was kind of adorable. “Seriously. What did you say?”
“Bean,” he mumbled. “I just…I considered Flame, because of your spark and your red hair, but Bean just popped out. It’s because…God. It’s because you’re small and cute. Shit! Ignore me.”
Amused, Sierra shook her head. She’d never had a nickname before, and even though Bean sounded a little juvenile, she couldn’t deny she preferred that over Flame. “It’s okay,” she said. “I know you military guys can’t resist giving out nicknames, Grover.”
“At least I got mine because of my last name, not because I resemble the puppet.”
“Are you sure?” Sierra teased.
“Shit, I walked right into that, didn’t I?”
Sierra chuckled—and realized it had been a very long time since she’d laughed about anything. Even if the worst happened in the next few days, she’d always be grateful to Grover for bringing a bit of levity to her life in this moment.
Shielding Sierra, Jan 4, 2022
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“I swear to you,” Grover said as if he could read her mind. “We’re gonna get out of here. Also, I should probably warn you…I’m gonna want to continue to get to know you when we get back to the States.”
Sierra blinked. Did he just…? “Are you asking me out?” she blurted.
Grover chuckled. It was a bit rusty sounding, but it still sent goose bumps racing down her filthy arms. “Yes.”
“Um…no offense…but…I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”
“Here’s the thing,” Grover replied quietly. “You intrigued me when I met you the first time, Sierra. And now that I’ve found you, and realize exactly how damn strong you are—you have to be, in order to survive what you have—I’m even more interested. I have no idea what will happen when we’re back home. Hell, I don’t even know where you live. But I’m just saying…I want to continue where we left off a year ago. We were robbed of the chance to get to know each other, and that pisses me off.”
Sierra’s heart was pounding in her chest. Grover sounded too good to be real. Then she thought back to her reaction to him when they’d first met…and realized she wasn’t all that surprised by his confidence and assertiveness.
“Fine,” she said, trying to sound as strong as he thought she was. “If we get out of here, I’ll let you take me out on the usual three dates I give any guy before I decide if we’re compatible. But if they suck, all bets are off.”
“Deal,” Grover said immediately.
For a second, Sierra wondered what she’d just agreed to, but he spoke again before she could reconsider.
“And it’s when, not if we get out of here. Where you from, Bean?”
Sierra frowned. “What did you just call me?”
“Shit…um…nothing. Sorry.”
Hearing Grover sound so embarrassed was kind of adorable. “Seriously. What did you say?”
“Bean,” he mumbled. “I just…I considered Flame, because of your spark and your red hair, but Bean just popped out. It’s because…God. It’s because you’re small and cute. Shit! Ignore me.”
Amused, Sierra shook her head. She’d never had a nickname before, and even though Bean sounded a little juvenile, she couldn’t deny she preferred that over Flame. “It’s okay,” she said. “I know you military guys can’t resist giving out nicknames, Grover.”
“At least I got mine because of my last name, not because I resemble the puppet.”
“Are you sure?” Sierra teased.
“Shit, I walked right into that, didn’t I?”
Sierra chuckled—and realized it had been a very long time since she’d laughed about anything. Even if the worst happened in the next few days, she’d always be grateful to Grover for bringing a bit of levity to her life in this moment.
Shielding Sierra, Jan 4, 2022
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pPDqdY
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08RZ6F739
Amazon AU: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08RZ6F739
Amazon CA: www.amazon.ca/dp/B08RZ6F739
Audio: https://adbl.co/3zOs66m
Paperback: https://amzn.to/3wtCuPf
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/shie...
B&N: http://bit.ly/3b8SuiG
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/.../shielding......
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