Page 8 of Virgin for Next Door Wolf Daddy
Talia smiled as she drove home. It really did feel good to be back in Angel’s Creek. She figured that if she ever did start craving a night out at the club, she would give Jennifer a call and they would hang out.
The next morning, she grabbed a couple of breakfast bars and coffee and headed to the county office. The amount of paperwork she had to fill out was ridiculous considering the fact that there were computers. However, they had to have a paper copy of everything signed. She got her badge made and grimaced at the picture on it.
I always look like a serial killer in any official pictures, she thought.
She headed to the school where she had spent four years of her life. Somehow, it looked and felt different. She rang the bell and introduced herself so that she could be buzzed in. Talia entered the foyer and faced double wooden doors that were locked. Another buzzer sounded, which unlocked the office doors.
“Hi, Talia. I’m so glad to meet you in person,” Connie Jones said. “I guess you got everything squared away at the county office.”
“I did. I’m official,” Talia said.
Connie introduced her to the office staff, including the secretary of the school, Serena.
Talia smiled, shook Serena’s hand, and said, “I know it’s really the secretaries who run the school. I guess that makes you the head angel or the guardian angel.”
The school mascot was The Avenging Angels.
Serena grinned and said, “I guess so. Your badge will get you through all the doors to get into the school. This key will unlock the office, this key will unlock the supply closet, and this key will unlock your classroom. This key is for your file cabinets, and this key is to your closet that has all your science stuff.”
Talia stared at the keyring and raised her eyebrows. “Wow. I have only three keys on my personal key ring.”
Connie showed her around the school and introduced her to the school resource officer, who was a dragon shifter. “This is Deputy Max Stevens.”
“Nice to meet you,” Talia said. “Locked doors and an SRO. Times have changed.”
“Unfortunately, they have,” Connie said.
Talia met a couple of other teachers who were working in their classrooms. They technically weren’t required to be there, but some teachers wanted to get ahead. She also stopped by to say hi to Sadie. Talia had a little bit of time before she was supposed to meet the tech, so she did some shopping. She was excited about the new page in her life.
I’m just exchanging one form of school for another, but this is going to be great, Talia thought.
Talia got home about five minutes before the tech was due. She slid a potato and hamburger casserole she had prepared earlier into the oven. The doorbell rang just as she set the timer for forty-five minutes.
“Sebastian. I wasn’t expecting you,” Talia exclaimed as her heart skipped a beat.
“Everyone else was busy so I decided to do the installation myself,” he said. “Any boss worth his salt is willing to do any job that he asks his employees to do, even if that means mopping floors and cleaning bathrooms.”
“Do you mop floors and clean toilets?” Talia asked.
“I have, but I avoid it if possible. I have an amazing crew who comes in and takes care of everything for me. They also have a guy that comes in and cleans my house twice a week.”
Sebastian grabbed some equipment from his truck and got to work. There was a security pad that she could activate when she left the house and when she was home. A camera would record anyone who came up on her porch. It would also pick up activity in her yard and driveway.
“The system monitors will call you if there is any suspicious activity. If you say that you need help or if you don’t pick up, the police will be notified as will my company. Remember, though, it will only work if you activate it. A lot of people get security systems put in and then don’t use it.”
“Thanks. I promise that I’ll use it,” she said. “Do you want to come in for a drink?”
“Sure,” he said. “So, what happened to that little girl who left town?”
“I guess she grew into herself,” Talia said. “Brace came off, body filled in, hormones quit messing up my hair. You’ve changed, too. You’re bigger.”
Talia blushed and Sebastian grinned at her words. “I guess I am, but I’m still the fun-loving guy at heart.”
“I can’t see you being the frat boy kind of guy, wearing a cardigan, and going to keggers and chanting, ‘chug, chug, chug’ while his brothers drink beer from a funnel until they pass out.”
“You know my secret identity?” Sebastian asked, pretending to be shocked. “Actually, the only fraternity, so to speak, that I belong to is a biker club that Rory and I run together. Both men and women can join the Griffins. We like to hang out and ride our bikes.”
Just then her oven timer went off. “Do you want to stay for dinner?” she asked.
