decided to stay in town. He sounded relieved when he promised to pass
the message on to his mom. Ginny tucked the phone back in her purse after
checking for messages.
Nothing. Not even a message from Eddy, but if what Alton said was true, Eddy probably
had other things on her mind.
Like an
immortal lover? Sheesh…
“C’mon.” Ginny grabbed Alton’s
hand and tugged him toward the car. “Let’s find a motel somewhere and figure
out what we’re going to do next.” She glanced at him and caught the raised
eyebrows. “Don’t even think of it. I’m tired and we are not sharing a bed.”
Alton laughed. “If you say so.” He walked with her, hand in hand, to the
little car.
She hardly knew the man and
she was planning to stay with him in a motel room tonight. This was not the way
she did things. So why was she smiling like a total idiot?
Because the world was suddenly
not the world she’d always known. Because there were demons and magic and her
best friend forever was now immortal.
And
there’s a man walking beside me who’s not even human, yet he makes me feel
things I’ve never felt in my life. Good things. If she added it all
together, it still made no sense, but Ginny knew she couldn’t have wiped that
smile off her face for anything.
She just wished the little
frisson of fear that accompanied it would quit coiling along her spine.
Ginny made him wait in the car
while she got a room in a place called a Super 8. He wasn’t sure what that
meant, but she seemed to know what she was doing, which was a good thing. He
wondered if he’d ever figure things out.
This dimension was nothing
like Lemuria.
No, it was so much better, so
much more alive, that he couldn’t get enough of it.
Couldn’t get enough of Ginny
either, for that matter, which probably wasn’t his smartest move, but she
fascinated him. Everything about her, from her attitude to her tall, lean body,
and her beautiful tiger’s eyes that flashed with life and light. He loved her
dark, dark skin and the subtle scent that was all hers, the soft fullness of
her lips and the way she kissed. He leaned his head back against the seat and
closed his eyes.
Damn, but the woman could
kiss. Her lips were so soft and sleek and her mouth fit perfectly to his. He
realized he was running his fingertips over his lips in a vain attempt to bring
back that amazing sensation.
He wasn’t even close. Feeling
like a complete idiot, Alton folded his hands in his lap and gazed toward the
office. Ginny stepped through the door and got into the car beside him. “The
place is pretty full, but I got us a room in the back. Two
beds. I could only get it for tonight. They’re booked solid tomorrow.”
He nodded. “That should give
us time to figure out what we’re going to do next. I really need to get in
touch with Eddy, but I’m not getting an answer on her cell phone.”
Ginny drove around the back of
the motel complex. “Have you tried the house?”
He shook his head. “I don’t
have the number, but you’re right. Ed would know what’s going on.” Why hadn’t
he thought to get Ed’s phone number?
Maybe because he still didn’t
quite understand how cell phones worked. Telepathy was so much easier.
Unfortunately, he’d been unable to maintain his link with Taron back in
Lemuria, and he, Eddy, and Dax had never established a very strong connection.
Come to think of it, he had no
connection at all with Ginny, so maybe it wasn’t all that great.
Ginny drove slowly through the
parking lot, staring at the various doors they passed. “I’ll call once we get
in the room,” she said. “I know all of Eddy’s contact numbers.” She pulled into
a parking space and turned off the engine. “It’s that one up there.”
She pointed to a room on the
second floor. Alton unfolded himself from the small front seat and got out. He
grabbed the scabbard with HellFire and the pack with his extra clothes and
followed Ginny’s instructions on how to
the message on to his mom. Ginny tucked the phone back in her purse after
checking for messages.
Nothing. Not even a message from Eddy, but if what Alton said was true, Eddy probably
had other things on her mind.
Like an
immortal lover? Sheesh…
“C’mon.” Ginny grabbed Alton’s
hand and tugged him toward the car. “Let’s find a motel somewhere and figure
out what we’re going to do next.” She glanced at him and caught the raised
eyebrows. “Don’t even think of it. I’m tired and we are not sharing a bed.”
Alton laughed. “If you say so.” He walked with her, hand in hand, to the
little car.
She hardly knew the man and
she was planning to stay with him in a motel room tonight. This was not the way
she did things. So why was she smiling like a total idiot?
Because the world was suddenly
not the world she’d always known. Because there were demons and magic and her
best friend forever was now immortal.
And
there’s a man walking beside me who’s not even human, yet he makes me feel
things I’ve never felt in my life. Good things. If she added it all
together, it still made no sense, but Ginny knew she couldn’t have wiped that
smile off her face for anything.
She just wished the little
frisson of fear that accompanied it would quit coiling along her spine.
Ginny made him wait in the car
while she got a room in a place called a Super 8. He wasn’t sure what that
meant, but she seemed to know what she was doing, which was a good thing. He
wondered if he’d ever figure things out.
This dimension was nothing
like Lemuria.
No, it was so much better, so
much more alive, that he couldn’t get enough of it.
Couldn’t get enough of Ginny
either, for that matter, which probably wasn’t his smartest move, but she
fascinated him. Everything about her, from her attitude to her tall, lean body,
and her beautiful tiger’s eyes that flashed with life and light. He loved her
dark, dark skin and the subtle scent that was all hers, the soft fullness of
her lips and the way she kissed. He leaned his head back against the seat and
closed his eyes.
Damn, but the woman could
kiss. Her lips were so soft and sleek and her mouth fit perfectly to his. He
realized he was running his fingertips over his lips in a vain attempt to bring
back that amazing sensation.
He wasn’t even close. Feeling
like a complete idiot, Alton folded his hands in his lap and gazed toward the
office. Ginny stepped through the door and got into the car beside him. “The
place is pretty full, but I got us a room in the back. Two
beds. I could only get it for tonight. They’re booked solid tomorrow.”
He nodded. “That should give
us time to figure out what we’re going to do next. I really need to get in
touch with Eddy, but I’m not getting an answer on her cell phone.”
Ginny drove around the back of
the motel complex. “Have you tried the house?”
He shook his head. “I don’t
have the number, but you’re right. Ed would know what’s going on.” Why hadn’t
he thought to get Ed’s phone number?
Maybe because he still didn’t
quite understand how cell phones worked. Telepathy was so much easier.
Unfortunately, he’d been unable to maintain his link with Taron back in
Lemuria, and he, Eddy, and Dax had never established a very strong connection.
Come to think of it, he had no
connection at all with Ginny, so maybe it wasn’t all that great.
Ginny drove slowly through the
parking lot, staring at the various doors they passed. “I’ll call once we get
in the room,” she said. “I know all of Eddy’s contact numbers.” She pulled into
a parking space and turned off the engine. “It’s that one up there.”
She pointed to a room on the
second floor. Alton unfolded himself from the small front seat and got out. He
grabbed the scabbard with HellFire and the pack with his extra clothes and
followed Ginny’s instructions on how to
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