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He turned us so the water ran down my back. “There’s no accounting for crazy.”
“What did she mean, she’ll ruin you?”
“She saidus.”
I waited for an answer.
“I don’t care. She’s not worth the effort of thinking about. Getting caught up in her mind game is a losing proposition.”
Having experienced her rage up close, I wasn’t so sure ignoring her was a wise idea.
I’d accomplished my original goal of getting her mad at him, but I hadn’t anticipated that her anger would be directed so squarely atme. A scowl, a mean comment or two I had been prepared for, but not being attacked like this. She was crazy in a dangerous, unpredictable way.
He rubbed my back, and the brain fog started up again.
“Thawing out?” he asked.
I nodded against his chest—his rock-hard, muscled-like-Apollo chest. “Uh-huh, thank you.” It was the most intelligible thing I could manage as I hugged him. I looked up. “We didn’t get our last dance.”
He started to sway me side to side, without turning as we would have on the dance floor. “This will have to do.”
The muffled sound of a phone ringing began. It was coming from his pants pocket. Apparently, he could afford a waterproof phone—mine would have been history in this shower.
One arm let me go as he fished for it.
I didn’t want the moment to end. “Let it go,” I urged him.
He brought the phone up to eye level. “I can’t. It’s family.” He answered the call. “What?… Slow down. I can’t understand a thing you’re saying. He turned and opened the door to the shower, leaving me alone under the warm water.
I adjusted the temperature up a bit more.
His voice was agitated. “Where again?… I’m on my way.” He put the phone on the counter and rejoined me, lifting my head with a hand to my chin. “I have to go. There’s been an accident.”
The words chilled me, as if the water had turned cold once more. “Who?”
“My brother. Now listen. You stay here. You can sleep in the room across the hall. Don’t you dare leave. I’ll talk to you in the morning.”
“I can come with you.” I knew it was a stupid suggestion as soon as I said it, but I didn’t want to be alone.
“No way,” he growled. “You’re safe here. Don’t you dare leave, Angel. Now promise me you’ll stay.”
I nodded. His calling meAngelsealed it.
The next minute he was gone, and I was alone. Ending the evening at his place wasn’t supposed to be like this.
Eventually I got out, dried off, and located clothes in the room across the hall—women’s clothes. When I found my clutch and phone, I sent a text to Ramona.
ME: Staying out will call tomorrow
It only took her a minute to respond.
RAMONA: Good for you I’m envious
Wait until I told her how tonight had gone.
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Dennis
