His Absolute Betrayal - Elise's Love Story: The Billionaire's Continuum (#2) (A Contemporary Romance Novel) by Cerys du Lys Page B

that."
    "That's fine," he said.  "May I ask why?"
    "I don't want to get cum in my eye.  That would be really disgusting."
    He stared at me.  He stared at me for a few seconds, then looked away and sliced off a piece of sandwich for himself.  Then he stared at me again.  I didn't know why he was staring at me.  It really was!  Who wanted semen in their eye?  Even if I closed my eye it could get in my eyelashes or on my eyelids and... ick.  I didn't even want to think about it.  No.  Breasts were safe and fine and good.  Faces weren't.  Not at all.
    "You're extremely peculiar," he said.
    "Feed me more," I countered.  "That piece right there, please?"
    I pointed and he cut the piece off and lifted it to my mouth with his fork.  I'd completely forgotten my mimosa, so I picked up the champagne flute and took a sip and—oh God—it was amazing.  I took another sip, then another one, too.  Lots of sips.  Lucent tried his, also, nodding agreeably.
    We ate and drank and everything was very nice.  It didn't seem like we were on the run from the police or being sought after by some random assailants or anything like that.  I had the hard drive, but it was off to the side, nearly forgotten and unimportant.
    I knew it would be important later.  I knew lots of things would be, and none of this would last.  Right now, sitting next to Lucent and eating breakfast at a quiet, cozy restaurant, everything felt regular again, though.
    That lasted a few minutes more, until someone knocked on the front door of the deli.
    Sam didn't officially open for breakfast in the mornings.  He allowed people in if he knew them, but other than that, all signs indicated the restaurant was closed.  He kept most of the lights off except for the ones behind the front counter and in the kitchen.  The booth Lucent and I sat in was far in the back and off to the side, so darker than most, too.
    No one who knew Sam would bother to knock, because the door was unlocked.  There were rustic window blinds covering most of the glass door, too, so people from the outside couldn't exactly see in.  If they put their face close to the glass door, they could probably see something.  It was easier for people inside to see everything outside than it was the other way around, though.
    This happened sometimes for one reason or another.  People knocked, thinking that the large sign stating Sam's was closed didn't actually mean it was closed.  And, it wasn't really closed, I guessed, but it sort of was?  I peeked over my shoulder to see who it was and what was going on, and...
    "Sam?" a voice called out.  "I know you're in there.  I'm on official police duty.  I just need to ask you a few questions.  It'll be quick.  If you could let me in, that'd be great."
    A police officer.  Standing right outside the door.  Wanting to come in.  Obviously.  I froze.  Sam stood behind the counter, brow knit, glancing from me and Lucent to the officer and the front door.
    Lucent slid out of the booth, taking me along with him.  We stood immediately.  He grabbed our plates and strode to the counter, offering them to Sam.
    "Hide these, please," Lucent said.  "I can explain after, Sam, but please do not mention the fact that Elise and I are here.  It's of the utmost importance.  I apologize for putting you into this predicament."
    The officer knocked on the door harder.  This time it shook slightly, moving inwards.  The man outside seemed to guess it was open.  "I'm coming in," he said.
    Lucent rushed towards me, grabbing my hand and leading me towards the back supply room.  It wasn't a room of particular note, nor barely much of a room at all.  Extra boxes of napkins, paper plates, cleaning supplies, mops and brooms, and all that sort of thing lay scattered around the room, either directly on the floor or on metal wire racks along the walls.  A curtain blocked off the doorway, but there was no door to speak of.
    Lucent and I moved in as far as we