first flakes drifted down to them, landing softly on Cain’s leather coated shoulders. She reached out and touched the white spots, watching it melt on her gloves.
“It’s snow!” Lily gasped. He chuckled at her, shaking his head. She couldn’t help being excited about it. She pouted shamelessly. “Hey... we don’t get snow where I’m from.”
“Sorry... I’m still adjusting to the idea that there’s a place in the world where the sun never stops shining.”
She arched a brow at him and then looked up at the sky. The snowflakes were becoming denser and more closely packed as they fell rapidly from the heavens. Squinting, she watched them dancing towards her, drifting gently down on the cold breeze and making small damp spots on her skin as they melted. She poked her tongue out and let them settle there, noting the metallic taste of them and ignoring the way Cain was staring at her.
Cain smiled broadly as Lily reveled in the feeling of snow on her skin. The flakes settled on her woolen hat and her coat, covering them. Feeling warm inside, he realized that this was the first time in years that his mind hadn’t been on his job. He hadn’t thought about it much all day and it felt nice, freeing.
Enjoying the youthful exuberance of the girl in front of him, he raised his eyes and looked at the snow falling, large white flakes of it slowly covering the grime and the darkness of the city in its purity. Closing his eyes, he wondered if it could cover his sins and his darkness, too, hide it away and keep it there so he could keep this feeling.
He dropped his eyes back down to rest on Lily. She was smiling up at the heavens with her eyes closed, obviously enjoying being out in a snowstorm. Looking around him, he noticed that practically everyone had gone, leaving just a few couples behind, all enjoying the snow along with Lily. He looked out on the city and smiled at how it was disappearing from view, only the brightest lights remaining visible as the storm thickened.
Lily opened her eyes and smiled into Cain’s, feeling a heat like a volcano in her stomach as he brought his hand up and wiped a snowflake off her nose. Her breath caught in her throat as he smiled at her and raised his eyes to the sky.
“So much for the stars,” he said in a disappointed tone.
“This is so much better than stars.” Lily grinned and turned to look at the city. “Wow... where’d it go?”
“It’s getting worse. I suppose we should go down and get back to my place or you’re never going to get to work on time.” He caught her nervous look and smiled reassuringly at her. “None of that. You’ll be fine. I’ll drive you there and stick around until closing, got some business I need to discuss with Jack and could use a stiff drink after all this cold.”
Lily nodded and tried to stifle her nerves, but they were like a tornado inside her, whirling around and making her feel sick.
“Come along.” Cain wrapped his arm lightly around her shoulders as the snow became heavier and guided her back inside to the lifts. He wondered if she’d be as panicked going down as she had been coming up. He smiled as he remembered her acting normal one minute and clinging to his arm the next.
Part of him hoped that she’d do it again.
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Chapter 5
Cain pulled his Mustang into the side street next to Club Infinity and watched Lily get out, fascinated with the way her black slacks somehow emphasized the smooth curve of her backside. Stepping out of the car, he pulled a cigarette out of his pack and placed it between his lips.
Lily turned as she closed the car door and watched Cain balancing the cigarette on his lips, his hand coming up with its usual grace to flick his lighter open and ignite his smoke. She inhaled deeply as he did, her eyes lingering on his mouth, her mind momentarily forgetting the nerves she’d been feeling about starting her first job. It was so easy to get lost in watching him.
“Ready?” he said as she
“It’s snow!” Lily gasped. He chuckled at her, shaking his head. She couldn’t help being excited about it. She pouted shamelessly. “Hey... we don’t get snow where I’m from.”
“Sorry... I’m still adjusting to the idea that there’s a place in the world where the sun never stops shining.”
She arched a brow at him and then looked up at the sky. The snowflakes were becoming denser and more closely packed as they fell rapidly from the heavens. Squinting, she watched them dancing towards her, drifting gently down on the cold breeze and making small damp spots on her skin as they melted. She poked her tongue out and let them settle there, noting the metallic taste of them and ignoring the way Cain was staring at her.
Cain smiled broadly as Lily reveled in the feeling of snow on her skin. The flakes settled on her woolen hat and her coat, covering them. Feeling warm inside, he realized that this was the first time in years that his mind hadn’t been on his job. He hadn’t thought about it much all day and it felt nice, freeing.
Enjoying the youthful exuberance of the girl in front of him, he raised his eyes and looked at the snow falling, large white flakes of it slowly covering the grime and the darkness of the city in its purity. Closing his eyes, he wondered if it could cover his sins and his darkness, too, hide it away and keep it there so he could keep this feeling.
He dropped his eyes back down to rest on Lily. She was smiling up at the heavens with her eyes closed, obviously enjoying being out in a snowstorm. Looking around him, he noticed that practically everyone had gone, leaving just a few couples behind, all enjoying the snow along with Lily. He looked out on the city and smiled at how it was disappearing from view, only the brightest lights remaining visible as the storm thickened.
Lily opened her eyes and smiled into Cain’s, feeling a heat like a volcano in her stomach as he brought his hand up and wiped a snowflake off her nose. Her breath caught in her throat as he smiled at her and raised his eyes to the sky.
“So much for the stars,” he said in a disappointed tone.
“This is so much better than stars.” Lily grinned and turned to look at the city. “Wow... where’d it go?”
“It’s getting worse. I suppose we should go down and get back to my place or you’re never going to get to work on time.” He caught her nervous look and smiled reassuringly at her. “None of that. You’ll be fine. I’ll drive you there and stick around until closing, got some business I need to discuss with Jack and could use a stiff drink after all this cold.”
Lily nodded and tried to stifle her nerves, but they were like a tornado inside her, whirling around and making her feel sick.
“Come along.” Cain wrapped his arm lightly around her shoulders as the snow became heavier and guided her back inside to the lifts. He wondered if she’d be as panicked going down as she had been coming up. He smiled as he remembered her acting normal one minute and clinging to his arm the next.
Part of him hoped that she’d do it again.
----
Chapter 5
Cain pulled his Mustang into the side street next to Club Infinity and watched Lily get out, fascinated with the way her black slacks somehow emphasized the smooth curve of her backside. Stepping out of the car, he pulled a cigarette out of his pack and placed it between his lips.
Lily turned as she closed the car door and watched Cain balancing the cigarette on his lips, his hand coming up with its usual grace to flick his lighter open and ignite his smoke. She inhaled deeply as he did, her eyes lingering on his mouth, her mind momentarily forgetting the nerves she’d been feeling about starting her first job. It was so easy to get lost in watching him.
“Ready?” he said as she
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