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Molly was sure that she would do her best…but what about Zach’s lawyer? She doubted they would extend her the same courtesy. Once again she wondered what she would say if they started asking her the same questions Mandrew Pate and been shouting at her…
“Are you all right, little bird?”
Torus’s mental voice sounded worried.
“Fine.” Molly glanced up at him. “Just tired, that’s all. I could use a cup of coffee—it’s too early for all this.”
It was true that the lawyer’s call had come just as they were getting up—she’d apologized for calling so early and then gotten right down to business. They hadn’t even had breakfast yet.
“I’ll go get you a café con leche and one of those guava pastries you love from that little Cuban diner as soon as this is over,” Torus promised her.
Molly felt a surge of gratitude and warmth for the big Kindred. How did Torus always know exactly how to make her feel better?
“Because I care for you, sweetheart,” he rumbled in her head.
“I care for you too,” Molly sent back to him. “So much!”
The “L” word hovered in the back of her mind but she wasn’t quite sure how he would react if she said it.
Better not, she decided. After all, they were living in the present and planning to part once the trial was over and they could drop their charade. She couldn’t start telling the big Kindred she loved him—what would he think? Probably that she was trying to trap him into a permanent relationship—which wouldn’t work because they’d already established there was no way they could Bond.
“…wrap things up,” Lizabeth Paige said and Molly realized the early morning meeting was coming to an end. “I’ll be in contact with the two of you about when you’ll have to appear in court and what to say soon,” she told them.
“Thank you—we’ll be here,” Torus told her. After a few more pleasantries, the call ended and they were alone in the bungalow again. “Well, should I go for the pastries and the coffee?” he asked, looking down at Molly.
“Yes, please.” Molly put a hand to her stomach. “I’m famished.”
He rumbled laughter and dropped a kiss on the top of her head.
“I can tell. I’ll be back shortly, sweetheart.”
“Thanks—I’m going to get dressed. Maybe we can take a walk on the beach after breakfast,” Molly suggested.
“Sounds perfect.” He smiled and rose from the couch where the two of them had been sitting to take the call.
Molly blew him a kiss as he left by the front door, and went to get dressed for the day, since she was still wearing a bathrobe over her nightgown.
She had no idea she was being watched.
32
MOLLY
After putting on a yellow sundress and flipflops, Molly headed to the bathroom to put on some makeup. Torus swore she didn’t need any, but she liked to wear it anyway—it made her feel more put together and ready to face the day.
But hydration was important too—she decided to make a detour to the kitchen for a drink. She had just finished pouring a big glass of cold water from the filtered pitcher in the fridge when there was a knock on the front door of the bungalow.
Molly frowned as she put the pitcher back in the fridge and set the water on the table before going to answer it.
“Who is it?” she called, through the closed door, not willing to open unless she was sure it was safe. There was no peephole, unfortunately, so she couldn’t look out.
“Delivery for Molly,” a male voice called back. “Got some flowers here for you, Ma’am. Looks like your husband really knows what he’s doing,” he added.
Molly’s heart gave a little skip. Just the other day Torus had asked what her favorite flowers were. Had he sent her a bouquet just to be romantic?
Carefully, she opened the front door just a crack, ready to slam it shut again if necessary. But sure enough, there was a huge bouquet of daisies—which happened to be some of her favorites. In fact, the bunch of flowers was so large, she couldn’t even see the delivery man.
“Oh, those are beautiful!” she exclaimed. “Are they really from my husband?”
