day.”
“Well, I’m sure your girlfriend or wife would be happy to provide them for you.”
Oh my god, why did I say that?
Kristian tilted his head and looked at her closely for a moment then sat back in the booth.
“Sadly, I don’t have either of those at the moment.”
Raven snorted. There was no way in hell she would believe that a man like Kristian would not have a female in his life. Just look at him. He was handsome as hell. The wet damage to his hair did nothing to ruin his features. The man was, in other words, flawless.
“You don’t have a girlfriend is like telling me you don’t need air.”
Kristian smiled. “I don’t, Raven. I have not been really looking for any companionship at the moment. It’s hard to find a woman that is as old fashioned as I am.”
“Old fashioned? Yeah, right.”
“I am, Raven. You women today are very hard to keep up with. I’m not use to the fast life as you are.”
Raven laughed. “You speak as if you are almost ninety years old. What are you, like twenty-five?”
“Around the age of twenty-six,” Kristian answered.
“Around the age? What does that mean?”
“That means that I am a lot older here,” Kristian said and pointed to his head. “Than my body.”
“Yeah, right.”
“Keys.” Shane said as he walked up to the table, almost startling her.
Raven looked up to see his arm around Veronica’s waist, and she was smiling more than a child on Christmas morning.
Kristian groaned. “Don’t wreck my car.”
“Yeah, yeah, I know the drill.”
“I will see ya later, Raven,” Veronica said.
“Uh, Veronica, does Billy know you are leaving?”
“Yep. I told him and he said he would lock up when you two leave.”
Shane picked up Veronica before she could get the words out of her mouth and put her on his shoulders.
“Don’t wait up,” Shane said then slapped Veronica on her butt.
“Hey!” Veronica protested.
“You know you like it.”
Shane turned and walked towards the door. Veronica waved as she was being carried.
Raven looked back at Kristian. “I guess I better get going also. It was nice meeting you, Kristian, and thank you so much for getting rid of my headache.”
“The pleasure was all mine.”
Kristian stood from the booth and extended his hand. “If you need any more help just look me up.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. It had his name and cell number on it. The top of the card read NH.
“NH — what’s that?”
“I can’t really tell you, but just know that I work undercover.”
“Nice. You must work for the C.I.A.”
“You can say that.”
Raven grabbed the cup of cold coffee.
“Nice to meet you again, Kristian. If that headache thing comes back I will make sure that you are the first I call.”
“I will be very happy to receive your call, Raven.”
Raven placed the cup and money on the counter. “I’m out, Billy.”
“Okay, Raven. Try to get some sleep.”
“I will.”
Raven walked out of the diner and to her car. The rain had lessened but it was still drizzling. She started the car then looked at the door of the cafe as Kristian walked out. Raven remembered that he had given the keys to his car to Shane. Maybe it would be all right to give him a ride home. She drove up to the door of the cafe.
“Do you want a ride home?”
Raven thought he would decline her offer when he looked away from her.
“Sure. I doubt that anyone would be out in this storm.”
Raven never invited a stranger into her car before but with Kristian he didn’t seem like a stranger to her. It seemed like she had known him all her life.
Chapter 4
Raven knew it was crazy having a complete stranger — well almost stranger — in her car at nearly two in the morning. The rational part of her brain seemed to shut down when Kristian had asked to ease her headache. She was glad he could do that and she hoped that if needed he could do it again. Now her brain had gone on vacation
“Well, I’m sure your girlfriend or wife would be happy to provide them for you.”
Oh my god, why did I say that?
Kristian tilted his head and looked at her closely for a moment then sat back in the booth.
“Sadly, I don’t have either of those at the moment.”
Raven snorted. There was no way in hell she would believe that a man like Kristian would not have a female in his life. Just look at him. He was handsome as hell. The wet damage to his hair did nothing to ruin his features. The man was, in other words, flawless.
“You don’t have a girlfriend is like telling me you don’t need air.”
Kristian smiled. “I don’t, Raven. I have not been really looking for any companionship at the moment. It’s hard to find a woman that is as old fashioned as I am.”
“Old fashioned? Yeah, right.”
“I am, Raven. You women today are very hard to keep up with. I’m not use to the fast life as you are.”
Raven laughed. “You speak as if you are almost ninety years old. What are you, like twenty-five?”
“Around the age of twenty-six,” Kristian answered.
“Around the age? What does that mean?”
“That means that I am a lot older here,” Kristian said and pointed to his head. “Than my body.”
“Yeah, right.”
“Keys.” Shane said as he walked up to the table, almost startling her.
Raven looked up to see his arm around Veronica’s waist, and she was smiling more than a child on Christmas morning.
Kristian groaned. “Don’t wreck my car.”
“Yeah, yeah, I know the drill.”
“I will see ya later, Raven,” Veronica said.
“Uh, Veronica, does Billy know you are leaving?”
“Yep. I told him and he said he would lock up when you two leave.”
Shane picked up Veronica before she could get the words out of her mouth and put her on his shoulders.
“Don’t wait up,” Shane said then slapped Veronica on her butt.
“Hey!” Veronica protested.
“You know you like it.”
Shane turned and walked towards the door. Veronica waved as she was being carried.
Raven looked back at Kristian. “I guess I better get going also. It was nice meeting you, Kristian, and thank you so much for getting rid of my headache.”
“The pleasure was all mine.”
Kristian stood from the booth and extended his hand. “If you need any more help just look me up.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. It had his name and cell number on it. The top of the card read NH.
“NH — what’s that?”
“I can’t really tell you, but just know that I work undercover.”
“Nice. You must work for the C.I.A.”
“You can say that.”
Raven grabbed the cup of cold coffee.
“Nice to meet you again, Kristian. If that headache thing comes back I will make sure that you are the first I call.”
“I will be very happy to receive your call, Raven.”
Raven placed the cup and money on the counter. “I’m out, Billy.”
“Okay, Raven. Try to get some sleep.”
“I will.”
Raven walked out of the diner and to her car. The rain had lessened but it was still drizzling. She started the car then looked at the door of the cafe as Kristian walked out. Raven remembered that he had given the keys to his car to Shane. Maybe it would be all right to give him a ride home. She drove up to the door of the cafe.
“Do you want a ride home?”
Raven thought he would decline her offer when he looked away from her.
“Sure. I doubt that anyone would be out in this storm.”
Raven never invited a stranger into her car before but with Kristian he didn’t seem like a stranger to her. It seemed like she had known him all her life.
Chapter 4
Raven knew it was crazy having a complete stranger — well almost stranger — in her car at nearly two in the morning. The rational part of her brain seemed to shut down when Kristian had asked to ease her headache. She was glad he could do that and she hoped that if needed he could do it again. Now her brain had gone on vacation
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