Page 32 of Dragon Her Heels

“He bought me the trailer. He claims I’m being punished. Yes, I’m being punished with a trailer big enough for four horses and a nice tiny apartment I can live in when I’m going to races.”

“That idiot.”

“If my punishments involve being given really nice trailers, I really don’t mind.”

“It’s not a punishment if you like it,” she replied with a laugh. “Don’t worry about it. Lucy is all about the balance right now, so he must feel you’re due good fortune. You’re probably a goody-goody. Goody-goody girls get the best toys when my idiot of a husband is involved. Goody-goody girls also get the best boys.”

I spent a few long moments thinking about the tall, dark, and handsome from the feed shop. “Does he gift wrap the best boys?”

“Only if the best boy is an incubus, an escort, or can be convinced. As such, nobody gets their men wrapped often, forcing the goody-goody girls to get rough. It would solve a lot of problems should he just let us throw the people we want together at each other and let the problems solve themselves. Without clothes, of course. That helps with the problem resolution.”

I stared. “That won’t work with me, by the way.”

“Yeah, I could guess judging from your status as a virgin. Lucy does like corrupting the virgins into frequent indulging. It’s a devil thing. Demons, too. Really, we just love spreading the joy.”

I reminded myself I was being paid a fortune to put up with the Devil and his family. “I don’t suppose you know anything about this dragon that has a castle in the lake?”

“He’s not bad as far as dragons go. He’s trainable. There’s a lot to be said about trainable men of any species. You should have at least a few months before he comes calling, maybe longer, so enjoy the freedom while it lasts. If you need a little work to keep you busy, I’m sure we can figure something out, although it looks like you’re keeping yourself busy enough without help. You have how many chickens?”

“Close to a hundred,” I admitted. “I do use magic to help with my chores, though. It’s one of the benefits of being a hedge witch. With a little elbow grease on my part, things tend to go mostly right around here when it comes to the plants and animals.”

“You have an impressive number of wards in place, that’s for certain. If I’m not mistaken, you have one that lets you cuddle with alligators?”

“Alligator cuddling has happened a time or two,” I confessed. “It was the only way I could go near the lake without risking life or limb. I quite like the lake, and I enjoy alligators when they aren’t trying to eat me.”

“I’m just saying, you probably shouldn’t try to claim the dragon as a pet.”

I raised a brow at her. “If his castle proves to be uninhabitable, I’m pretty sure if he stays at my house, he’s my pet dragon.”

The Queen of Hell blinked, and after a few moments, her brows furrowed. “You know what? I can’t argue with that, can I?”

“You really can’t. Let’s eat all the pizza before Lucifer gets back, then we can make him go fetch us more so he can have some,” I suggested.

“I like the way you think.”