Chapter 194: Saying No To Hattie
Ever so slowly, Beau turned his head toward me. "Excuse me, Suga’ Bear, you can do what now?"
"I might be able to transport us straight to the Dragon’s Lair," I repeated. "But that is only a maybe and not a definite yes. I could just as easily transport us into the middle of the bayou or the Arctic. I haven’t actually tried it yet."
Beau and Dante exchanged a look before they both shrugged their shoulders. "I’m game if you are," they said, holding out their hands to touch me. "Anything to stop the walking," sighed Beau. "I don’t want to walk anymore."
"Baby," I sneered at him with a smile on my face. Walking over to the gator, I narrowed my eyes. "Okay. I am going to transport us so we don’t have to do so much walking. But that means I need to touch you. No biting off my head, or I am going to be very cranky and walk away with a new purse. Do you understand me?"
If I were a betting woman, I would have sworn that the gator rolled his eyes before nodding his head. However, I was willing to overlook the clear attitude coming from the reptile just this once. He really was more than adorable.
Reaching forward, my arms outstretched, I waited for the gator to crawl up into my embrace. "Ooph," I grunted, leaning back to accommodate his size. I knew the frigger was big, but his stomach didn’t even clear my height, and his head was way above mine.
Feeling awkward, I waddled back and forth to where my four men were standing with a huff. "I’m going to have to put you on a diet," I grunted, feeling a sharp pain in my lower back. In response, the gator snapped his massive jaws over top of my head. "I don’t care what you say! You are huge!"
The gator seemed to vibrate and I had the weirdest sensation that he was laughing at me.
Stupid gator.