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Is she afraid of me? Or just desperate to get away from me?
She glances at Torch, then again at me.
I stop in front of them and drill Torch with a fuck-off stare.
“Leave,” I snarl.
He flashes a cocky smirk. “Welcome home, Griff.”
“Now.”
Torch raises his eyebrows at Molly.
“It’s fine,” Molly whispers. “We’re fine.” She nods toward the racetrack where her friends are huddled together watching our showdown, silently asking him to leave.
Torch blows out a breath and squeezes her shoulder. “I’ll be close if you need me.”
“She won’t need you.” I force as much menace as possible into my voice.
He hesitates for another few seconds, then finally walks off toward the grill.
And I’m finally alone with my girl.
Every minute since I left, I’ve ached for Molly.
And now she’s right in front of me. Why does she still feel so far away?
She stares at the ground while I let my eyes roam over every inch of her. Even though I can only see the half of her face not hidden by the mask, she steals my damn breath.
Her body shivers and she crosses her arms over her chest, drawing my attention to her short costume.
“You want my coat?” I slip the thick, red-and-black hunter’s plaid wool shirt-coat off my shoulders. “It matches your outfit.”
Her teeth chatter and she hugs herself righter. Still refusing to look at me, she shrugs.
She lets me drape the coat over her shoulders, and even curls her fingers into the wool to pull it tighter.
That’s progress.
Don’t get excited, she’s just cold.
“Can we talk?”
“There’s nothing to say,” she rasps in a low, hollow voice I barely recognize.
Is this what I did to her?
The first hint of uncertainty grips me. All along, I thought I’d be able to fix this the minute we spoke. She knows me. She’ll understand.
“Let’s walk.” We’re alone for the moment but a lot of people are still roaming around. I don’t need anyone else interfering.
She sighs and turns, heading behind the food shacks where a long, grassy path stretches all the way to the chainlink fence that encircles the property.
This is not the loving reunion I pictured with my girl.
“I didn’t know you were coming tonight,” she says over her shoulder.
Is that her way of saying she wishes I hadn’t? Or that she’s sorry I saw her with Torch?
